School Performances: A Quest for the Poetics of an Internal Cultural Life at School

A school’s cultural life is shaped through a delicate balance between the demands of school theatre as an art form and the educational needs of students as young people. This article examines school plays not from the perspective of "how to". Rather, it focuses onthe conceptual level: exploring the role of the play in the school environment where culture is created. The issues of the culture of theschool and the problem of change are central to this study. They are analyzed through a metaphoric view and personal experiences.This approach enables us to critically explore the theatrical work at schools in order to enhance its quality and find ways towards transforming the school play to a form of school art.