THE ANIMATED FORMS THEATRE: A METHODOLOGICAL PRISM FOR THE FORMATION OF ARTS TEACHERS

Abstract

The paper is the result of a research that analyzes the training conditions of Arts in basic education teachers in a medium-sized city in the interior of Bahia. The actions developed from a work plan of research initiation are approached; its goal was to discuss and propose a methodological approach in the fi eld of Arts teaching, taking as reference one of the techniques of the Th eatre of the Animated Form (TAF): the glove puppet. From the collection of quantitative data with the platform of the Observatory of the National Education Plan, the limited access to initial or continuing education policies for art teachers is questioned, focusing on the distance between the area of activity and the area of training of teachers in this component. From the qualitative research point of view, the perspective of interdisciplinary teaching in the Arts is taken as a potential force for approaching animated forms theatre in the classroom. Finally, as from references such as Paulo Freire, Ana Mae Barbosa and Ana Maria Amaral, a methodological prism about the work with the animated forms theatre is envisioned, as well as its historical, aesthetical, and technical aspects, based on a practical proposition. The aim of this argumentative and propositional path is to contribute with the academic critical resources around possible paths of initial and/or continuing training for teachers or undergraduate students.