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WHATCOMESTOMINDWHENYOUHEARTHE
WORD“PERFORMANCE”?
S U SANN E E V EN I N D I ANA UN I V E R S I T Y
LEARNINGSPACES.
ANINTRODUCTIONTOPERFORMATIVEPEDAGOGY.
WHATCOMESTOMINDWHENYOUHEARTHEWORD“PERFORMANCE”?
WHATCOMESTOMINDWHENYOUHEARTHEWORD“PERFORMANCE”?
WHATCOMESTOMINDWHENYOUHEARTHEWORD“PERFORMANCE”?
WHATCOMESTOMINDWHENYOUHEARTHEWORD“PERFORMANCE”?
TEACHERSAREPERFORMERS
STUDENTSAREPERFORMERS
ALLTHEWORLDISASTAGE.
• Weallperforminourdailylives.• Wehavemultipleroles.• Thereareclose/controlledscriptsandtherearesemi‐openandopenscripts.
• Weallimproviseinourrolestoagreaterorlesserextent.
• Wedon’tusuallythinkaboutit.
THINKABOUTIT.
• Whichrolesdoyoufeelmostcomfortablewith?
• Whichrolesdoyouperformbest?
• Whichrolesboreyou?
• Whichrolesmakeyouanxious?
THOUGHTSONROLES
• Wearemostcomfortableifweknowwhatourroleis.
• Wefeelsecureifwecaninhabitthatrolewithoutanxiety.
• Wearemostintriguedifwedonotknowwhat’shappeningnext.
• Wearemostengagedifwefeelwecanmakeadifference.
Knowledge
Nofear
TheUnexpected
Impact
TEXTBOOKROLEPLAY
ROLE‐TAKING:PROBLEMS
1. Therolehasnothingtodowithme.
2. IfIdon’tdoitright,Igetabadgrade.
3. Iknowexactlywhat’shappeninginthedialogue.
4. WhetherIorsomeoneelseplaystherole,itwillbeexactlythesamewords.
ROLE‐CREATING
1. Chooseacharacterandinventashortrolebiographyabouthim/her.
2. Takethedialogueasablueprintandinventaproblem.
3. Together,workoutasolutiontotheproblem.4. Bringthescenetoanend.5. Practiceyourdialoguetogetherandperformitto
theotherstudents.6. Audience:Telltheperformerswhatyouliked
aboutthescene.
THOUGHTSONROLE‐CREATING
1. Yourownideasareimportantforthedevelopmentofthescene.
2. Withthedialoguefromthecoursebookyouhaveasecurebaseandcangoonfromthere.
3. Youworkcollaboratively.4. Youcometoyourveryownresults.5. Youmakeyourownscenepublic.6. Yougetpositivefeedback.7. Theaudienceisinterestedbecauseit’snewand
unforeseen.
THOUGHTSONROLE‐CREATING
1. Ownideas.2. Securebasetostartfrom.3. Collaboration.4. Ownresults.5. Performance.6. Feedback.7. Audienceinterest.
ROLE‐CREATINGTECHNIQUES
EmpathyQuestions StillImage
Doubling
Thought‐Tapping
Hotseating
EMPATHYQUESTIONS
Ruck‐Pauquet (1960: 37)
EMPATHYQUESTIONS
STILLIMAGE
Ruck‐Pauquet (1960: 15)
THOUGHT‐TAPPING
Ruck‐Pauquet 1960: 15
DOUBLING
Ruck‐Pauquet 1960: 15
THECONTEXT
• GinaRuck‐Pauquet1960:DerFlohimSauerkraut• Place:Blumenhausen,atinyvillagewithonly13inhabitants:themayor,thepoliceman,severalfarmers,housewives,threechildren
• Exposition:arrivalofastranger– MrFloh.• Firstreaction:surprise,delight.• Secondreaction:disappointment,rejection(adults),friendship(children)
• Action:attemptstogetridofMrFloh• Climax:MrFlohsavesthepeople• Denouement:MrFlohiswelcome
TEACHERINROLE
Ruck‐Pauquet 1960: 43, 39
HOTSEATING
Ruck‐Pauquet 1960: 44
HOTSEATING
IMPROVTHEATER
• Inorderforanimprovisedscenetobesuccessful,theimprovisersinvolvedmustworktogetherresponsivelytodefinetheparametersandactionofthescene,inaprocessofco‐creation.Witheachspokenwordoractioninthescene,animprovisermakesanoffer,meaningthatheorshedefinessomeelementoftherealityoftheimprovisedscene.Itistheresponsibilityoftheotherimproviserstoaccept theoffersthattheirfellowperformersmake;tonotdosoisknownasblocking,negation,ordenial,whichusuallypreventsthescenefromdeveloping.Acceptinganofferisusuallyaccompaniedbyaddinganewoffer,oftenbuildingontheearlierone;thiscanbeconsideredthecornerstoneofimprovisationaltechnique.
CLASSROOMTHEATER
• Inorderforalessontobesuccessful,theteachersandstudents involvedmustworktogetherresponsivelytodefinethecontents andactionofthe lesson,inaprocessofco‐creation.Witheachspokenwordoractioninthelesson,aparticipantmakesanoffer,meaningthatheorshedefinessomeelementoftherealityofthelearningprocess.Itistheresponsibilityoftheteachers toaccept theoffersthattheirstudentsmake;tonotdosoisknownasblocking,negation,ordenial,whichusuallypreventsthelesson fromdeveloping.Acceptinganofferisusuallyaccompaniedbyaddinganewoffer,oftenbuildingontheearlierone;thiscanbeconsideredthecornerstoneofsuccessfulteaching.
PERFORMATIVETEACHING
„Performativeasalargerconceptmeansacompleterethinkingofeducation,andyoucouldapplyelementsoftheateraesthetics.Ifyoulookattheateraesthetics,onefactorisphysicality.Weneedmoreofthat.Wehavethefactorofemergence,meaningthatteachersareopentowhatisemerginginalesson.Soit’snotallpre‐packaged,pre‐planned.Somethinghappensintheclassroom;[let’ssayyouhave]astudentresponse...whynotbuildonthatandhavethecompetencetoimprovise,andthenteachonthebasisofwhatactuallyhappensintheclassroom.Theatermeanstobepresent[...],theteacherhastobeinthespace,withfullconcentration,andhastobeabletorelatetothestudents.“
ManfredSchewe(2014)
TEACHINGISPERFORMANCE
• Performativeteachingmeanslettingscenes,situationsunfold.
• Itmeanslisteningtoyourstudents,goingwiththeflow.
• Italsomeanslettinggoofrigidteachingplans.• Itrequiresflexibilityandcourage.• Italsorequiresbalancingconflictingdemands(limitedtime,lackofspace,syllabus,etc).
FINALTHOUGHTS
• Eachlessonislikeasmallplaywithdifferentactors.
• Takethestageandmakeityourandyourstudents’own.
• Makesurethatthereisspaceforthestudents’ownvoices.
• Whilethereisascript(thelessonplan),leaveroomfortheunexpected.
• Don’tbetoohardonyourselvesifthingsdonotturnoutthewaytheywereplanned.Youarehuman.Andsoareyourstudents.