Hans-Henning Wulf
H. Wulf - Theatre tools for the teaching profession
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Hans-Henning Wulf - actor, director, teacher in theatre and movement - collaborates with Department of Education and Learning / University of Teacher Education (DFA/ASP)'s continuing education department in designing and conducting courses that put tools and methods from theatre practice at the service of the teaching profession.
Can you briefly introduce yourself?
I am an actor, director, theatre and movement teacher.
In my research I explore intersections between the actor's artistic work and educational practices in learning and training contexts. Since 2002, at the Accademia Dimitri I have conceived and developed the Area of theatre education, a service to the territory that deals with conceiving, activating and implementing projects and practices related to theatre as an educational resource, exploring a participatory, creative and experiential approach to doing school and training.
What is its connection with the DFA/ASP continuing education?
Since 2003, my collaboration with DFA/ASP Continuing Education has taken the form of training courses aimed on the one hand at developing teachers' theatricality and communication, expression and interpersonal skills, and on the other hand at acquiring tools that enable them to include theatre activities and courses in their students' school curriculum.
How did the course CAS Classroom teacher and communication: teaching and learning in the body and voice come from?
The CAS was created with the aim of strengthening the role of theatre as a training tool by drawing on the complementary experiences and knowledge of the DFA/ASP and the Accademia Dimitri: my experience as an actor and teacher in theatre and movement and the pedagogical insight of Magda Ramadan, Head of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies at the DFA/ASP. The result is a course based on experiential learning carried out in a workshop setting in which the participants are the active protagonists and drivers of the experience itself.
Which teachers does the CAS address?
The CAS is aimed at all teachers who wish to discover and develop new 'nuances' of being in the classroom by experimenting with their own resources and discovering new territories beyond their own routines. Theatre practices offer a variety of learning channels and stimulate the learner and also the class group to transform.