即興演劇の授業における教師の支援

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The present paper is a result of the research work conducted regarding theatre sports activities in a senior high school in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Combining the features of sports and plays, theatre sports have educational effects on participants. The author was engaged in the activities as an instructor, and the research was carried out using the method of ethnography of describing an event he/she encounters as objectively as possible.

It was found that students made use of theatre sports as a shelter for liberating themselves from an oppressive world. This was further reinforced by the presence of several instructors, who focused on making positive feedback to the participants from different points of view. While participants were free to act out any situation as an improvisation, they were asked to follow the rules set by the instructors. The contradictory movements of freedom and restraint are considered to make theatre sports a place of unique educational experience.