PR and Education of the Theatre Institute for Schools, Marginalized Groups and Management Staff

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to introduce the reader to the activities and diversity of the Theatre Institute in Bratislava in the field of non-formal education for children, youth, professionals, as well as the wider public in the field of performing arts on specific educational projects. The study also attempts to define non-formal education as an activity that develops young people's traditional knowledge and experience of theatre, connecting and enriching their knowledge of contemporary theatre production. It also intends to name informal education as a possible source of information, a tool used to link theoretical knowledge of theatre with lived experience and personal experience. The study assumes that the use of a non-formal education method can provide a space for the active leisure of youth developing creativity, communication, and a diversity of thought, and at the same time serve as an enrichment of the educational process in the field of performing arts in schools.