Beskrivning
av Martha Vestin och Grete Sneltved
This publication is based on the documentation from Methodika 2003, complemented with comments and articles on the theme "The Face and the mask of the actor".
Methodika is a unique international festival exploring various methods of theatrical training. It opens for new directions in the development of theatre pedagogues and the evolution of methodological approaches; distributes knowledge to theatre professionals and scientists; and finally creates a discussion about pedagogy in theatre schools, and in the theatre itself.
Methodika 2003 was the Third festival of Methods in Theatre Training. It was held in Gripsholm, Sweden 2 - 8 August. Dr. Jurij Alschitz, pedagogue, director and leader of European Association for Theatre
Culture, initiated the festival in 1999 and is its artistic leader. Methodika 2003 was organised by SCUT - Skandinavisk Centrum för Utforskning av Teater, Oslo/Stockholm.
The festival for theatre artists, pedagogues, students and scholars of performing arts takes the form of an intense working meeting. The chosen theme for Methodika 2003 was "The Face and the Mask
of the Actor".
How should we define the face and the mask?
What does the actor show when he goes on stage?
What is more "true", the face or the mask?
The structure of Methodika 2003 gave the participants an exceptional opportunity to combine theory with practical research and open discussions. Four masters were selected to lead a group consisting of
students, actors, directors and pedagogues.