Education through Theatre

A new edition of the Education through Theatre and Community Conference, held within the FRAME Festival of the Faculty of Theatre and Film, has come to an end.
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We are one step closer to helping teachers discover and embrace theatre as a living tool for learning, expression, and connection.

A special thought goes to the alumni who attended the conference to support us, and especially to the current students of the MA in Education through Theatre (Year I and II) — thank you for courageously embracing the idea of sharing your work with students in front of colleagues from Cluj and other counties. You brought vivid examples of how theatrical tools can transform classroom dynamics and open up new ways of learning.

Thank you all for your involvement, energy, and trust! We move forward!

Au fost odată cinci fete care, pe scenă, au preluat personajele din Vrăjitorul din Oz, transformând fiecare rol într-unul personal, arătându-și vulnerabilitatea și împărtășind propriile lor povești. Astfel, ne-au arătat că purtăm în noi tot ce avem nevoie.

Once upon a time, there were five girls who stepped onto the stage and took on the characters from The Wizard of Oz, transforming each role into something deeply personal, revealing their vulnerability and sharing their own stories. In doing so, they show ed us that we already carry within ourselves everything we need.

Te invităm să pășești într-o lume în care poveștile nu sunt doar spuse, ci trăite…
„Dincolo de Oz” este mai mult decât o adaptare – este o reinterpretare sinceră și curajoasă, în care textele au fost rescrise de studente, inspirate de propriile lor emoții, trăiri și întrebări. Pornind de la universul creat de L. Frank Baum, spectacolul devine o călătorie personală, autentică și profundă.
📅 10 mai 2026
🕕 Ora 18:00
📍 Pavilionul Tinerilor – Parcul Feroviarilor
Vino să descoperi o poveste spusă altfel – prin emoție, vulnerabilitate și vocea unei noi generații.
Vă așteptăm cu drag!

De Ziua Internațională a Muncii, actuali și viitori studenți ai masteratului de Educație prin Teatru au ales să sărbătorească făcând ceea ce știu cel mai bine: artă.

Pentru noi, munca înseamnă pasiune, colaborare și bucuria de a crea ceva cu sens. Prin teatru ne descoperim, ne depășim limitele și creștem ca oameni.

Dacă simți că ți se potrivește un proces creativ și viu, te așteptăm alături de noi.

On International Workers’ Day, our Master’s in Theatre in Education students celebrated by creating art.

For us, work means passion, collaboration, and growth through theatre.

Join us if you feel the same.

Grateful for this beautiful moment in Oslo!
With two of my amazing students from the Master in Education through Theatre, sharing laughter, learning, and inspiration at OsloMet.
So lucky to walk this journey together — theatre truly connects hearts and minds. 💜

Working with students means being part of a living process of discovery. I love creating spaces where they can explore, experiment, and meet themselves through art. I encourage them not to be afraid of making mistakes — because they are still in a process of learning, and mistakes are a natural part of growth.

My teaching style is a partnership: we learn from one another, in a constant exchange of energy, curiosity, and presence.

The first edition of the took place as part of the , organized by the in Cluj – and I’m so proud and happy! It truly feels like things are finally starting to move in this field, even here.

We had the joy of listening to three deeply different – yet beautifully complementary – perspectives on the impact of theatre in educational and social contexts.

(Studiourile Ferentari) brought us into the heart of a fragile community, where theatre becomes voice, resistance, and belonging.
(Centrul Replika) spoke about co-producing with education – that living space where theatrical aesthetics meet social activism and critical pedagogy.
shared an emotional project working with seniors – a form of community theatre that rebuilds biographies and reignites forgotten meanings.

Also in the first part of the conference, the master’s students in the program presented their own projects and research. Topics included: theatre and well-being, art therapy, and using theatrical tools in the training of future teachers and educators. These projects highlighted the deep connection between the artistic and pedagogical dimensions of theatre – not just as academic exercises, but as concrete directions for the students’ future professional roles.

Later, during the panel discussion, our colleague from the , Lect. Dr. Mirona Stănescu, introduced a thought-provoking conceptual proposal that sparked rich reflection:
Could we understand as an umbrella field that brings together , , , and ?

Such a structure could help us better navigate the complexity of a field that sits at the intersection of art, education, and social intervention.

This vision includes four core dimensions of theatre:

The artistic/aesthetic dimension – theatre as a creative, metaphorical, and emotional expression, essential to any form of deep communication;
The social dimension – theatre as a space for dialogue, inclusion, and community belonging;
The therapeutic dimension – theatre as a means of reconnection with the self and others, and of symbolic (re)construction of identity;
The educational dimension – theatre as a teaching method that fosters critical thinking and creates a living relationship with the learning process.

Attempting to define and theorize such a field (especially in the Romanian context) would require proper funding to support broader, sustained research.

In the second part of the day, we moved from theory to practice through an led by our Theatre in Education master’s students. Participants explored with educational and social applications – from group games and techniques to exercises in attention, collaboration, and emotional expression. It was a true space for , , and .

The workshop reaffirmed that is not just a method – it is a philosophy of living education, based on relationship, presence, and transformation.

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us – guests, participants, students, and colleagues – for a day filled with meaning, ideas, and human connection.

Today, the first-year Master’s students from Education through Theater took to the airwaves at AcademicRadio!
They shared their reflections, insights, and memorable moments from their first year of study — a journey filled with creativity, collaboration, and growth.
We’re proud of the voices they’re developing, both on and off the stage!