The role of theater in education 4.0. Towards non‑digital competencies

Abstract

The aim of the article is to show the role of theater in cultural education focused on new media and cyberculture 3.0, mediatized and medialized contemporary theater, and the development of the so‑called key competencies. In addition to digital competencies, which are closely related to the media, soft and transversal competencies play an important role in adaptation and cultural transgression. They are both the final effect (at the higher level of the competency pyramid) and the foundation of all basic forms of learning. Theater performance competencies and theater criticism allow you to develop the competencies necessary for cooperation, communication, and creative activities using digital media, which makes theater education closely related to education through theater. As part of education 4.0, it is worth remembering non‑digital competencies, which are important for the effective use of tools and resources of the digital environment and the very subjective, creative, and participatory cooperation with its other users. In addition, the development of cultural competencies related to and through theater makes it possible to acquire other performance and cognitive competencies related to the social, political, and civic spheres, which proves the performative power of the theater itself and its “tools” or means of expression.