COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course aims to get students to understand the concept of folk theatre and to know some of its various forms such as: (a) to be able to recognise them and to interpret them; (b) to use these forms as sources of inspiration and employ them in various projects relating to the theatre or other performing arts.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course, the students know in depth the meaning and content of Folk Theatre. They come into contact with its various forms in western and non-western societies briefly and in more detail with forms in Greece. They develop critical thinking and reflection through their contact with the main theoretical texts of this kind of theatre. By discovering the diversity and the creativity of the Folk Theatre they learn to respect difference, diversity and multiculturalism, to appreciate undervalued art forms, such as Folk Theatre, and to treat them equally with other artistic forms. They also discover the relationship between the Folk Theatre and contemporary theatre practice, the educational process and social action. Their contact with this theatrical form serves as an inspirational starting point for applications/creations in the field of theatrical and performing arts, in educational-learning processes and in social activities.