MODI DER PARTIZIPATION UND FORMATE PARTIZIPATIVER FORSCHUNG IM THEATER
Impuls von Maike Gunsilius, Professorin für die Ästhetik des Kinder- und Jugendtheaters an der Universität Hildesheim, DE
Partizipation ist ein in Gesellschaft und Theater strapazierter Container-Begriff, der allzu oft schwammig verwendet wird. Maike Gunsilius zeigt in ihrem Vortrag zunächst unterschiedliche Modi der Partizipation im Theater und stellt in einem nächsten Schritt insbesondere Ansätze partizipativer intergenerationeller Forschung im Theater vor. Die performativen Künste haben eine langjährige Expertise für die Gestaltung partizipativer Formate entwickelt, mit denen das Theater zu einem Labor für Fragen des intergenerationellen Zusammenlebens und zum Erprobungsraum für alternative Modelle werden kann. Anhand von Praxisbeispielen werden einige dieser Formate wie das unwahrscheinliche Versammeln, die Institution auf Probe, die Intervention ins Reale etc. herausgearbeitet, in denen ganz unterschiedliche Perspektiven gemeinsam an gesellschaftlichen Fragen forschen können.
Participation is an overused catch-all term in both society and theatre, often employed in vague or imprecise ways. In her lecture, Maike Gunsilius first outlines various modes of participation in theatre before moving on to present specific approaches in participatory intergenerational research within the performing arts. The performing arts have developed extensive expertise in designing participatory formats, transforming theatre into a laboratory for exploring questions of intergenerational coexistence and a testing ground for alternative models. Drawing on practical examples, the lecture highlights several of these formats – such as unlikely gatherings, the institution on trial, and interventions in the real – which enable diverse perspectives to collaboratively engage with social questions.
Participation is an overused catch-all term in both society and theatre, often employed in vague or imprecise ways. In her lecture, Maike Gunsilius first outlines various modes of participation in theatre before moving on to present specific approaches in participatory intergenerational research within the performing arts. The performing arts have developed extensive expertise in designing participatory formats, transforming theatre into a laboratory for exploring questions of intergenerational coexistence and a testing ground for alternative models. Drawing on practical examples, the lecture highlights several of these formats – such as unlikely gatherings, the institution on trial, and interventions in the real – which enable diverse perspectives to collaboratively engage with social questions.