Some aspects in the construction of a drama context for the application of Theater in Education (TiE)

The guiding idea is that constructing a drama context is a process in which students actively participate with their own suggestions. The specific drama constructs are introduced and managed throughout the process by the drama leader of the session. The authors’ concept is based on theater and drama practices used for the first time in Edward Bond’s drama theory and their own theoretical and applied training experience. The aspects that are assumed to build an effective drama context for educational purposes focus around two constructs: the central line of the character and the central line of the conflict, which create opportunities for engagement where participants can question their generation’s ways of solving problems. In the educational environment of the dramatically prioritized non-linear situations and staged events, it is assumed that they can make sense of and form their own critical reflections in relation to the studied problem.