Menininko ir mokytojo vaidmenų derinimas: būsimųjų teatro mokytojų veiklos tyrimų analizė
The Combining the Roles of a Teacher and an Artist: the Analysis of the Prospective Theater Teachers’ Action Research

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the empirical study, which inquiries in the combining the roles of an artist and of a teacher during artistic creation and education processes. The data were obtained by making the qualitative analysis of the accounts of the prospective theater teachers’ action research reports (N – 24). The prospective theater teachers were creating the theatrical performances and taught the students who performed the roles in their performances. There were not found any statements which would indicate that the roles of an artist and of a teacher are considered to be opposite to each other or hard to combine. The prospective theater teachers are performing these roles in some types of combination: a) artist-teacher; b) artist-teacher specialist and 3) teacher-artist according to the different communication situations. During the performing of artist-teacher roles, communication with students is as if they were already artists. That is a way to raise the creative-artistic goals for students and encourage students to achieve them through learning. It can be said that this combination of roles is important, in view of the final objective. The artist- teacher specialist roles require to communicate with the imaginary artistic results (scenario), and the students work on the stage. In other words, to combine what is imaginary with what appears real. Also to determine which students’ skills are necessary to develop for the imaginary result to be closer to reality. This combination of roles is important, for to the evolving artistic result.

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