Kask & Conservatorium, Graduation

Tibau Beirnaert
Van prikkel naar creatie

educational master in music and performing arts

Mentoren:
Ann Saelens

This practice-oriented design research was based on the observation that young people in arts education often struggled to make the transition from a stimulating environment to a state of focus and creative engagement. Within the context of secondary arts education (ages 14–16, Word Arts–Drama, Studio Drama), the study investigated how drama teachers can support this transition through rituals and methodologies.

Through observations, surveys, practice-oriented interventions and consultations with practitioners, insights were gained into how pupils experienced this transition and which teaching methods effectively contributed to focus and creative participation. The results showed that this transition was not a linear process and that ‘calm’ did not necessarily manifest itself in silence, but often arose through action, play and physical engagement.

Based on these findings, a practical tool was developed in the form of warm-up cards, structured around six perspectives: Lands, Connection, In Motion, Focus, Playing Together and Impulse.

Tibau Beirnaert Van prikkel naar creatie

Tibau Beirnaert
Van prikkel naar creatie