Dominika Špalková
Theatre maker, lecturer in arts education
- graduate of DAMU, where she received her doctorate at the Department of Theory and Criticism
- works as an independent professional, devoting herself to dramaturgy, directing, creative producing and curating exhibitions for children
- she has a number of original projects and productions to her credit, having collaborated for example with the dancer Miřenka Čechová or the director Anna Klimešová
- she worked as artistic director of the Drak Theatre in Hradec Králové and the International Institute of Figurative Theatre
- for her work she received the Theatre Newspaper Award (co-author of the concept of the production Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart based on J. A. Comenius at the Drak Theatre) and the Hradec Králové Muse Award (co-direction of the production The Wall based on the eponymous book by Petr Sís at the Drak Theatre)
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:17 Changing angles of view and feeling
04:15 Talent? It's drive towards the goal
06:11 MenART as a vitamin for teachers
08:31 Passion is the key
How to recognise talent, how to support and develop it? How to guide students meaningfully? When does a pupil become an artist?
Questions concerning passion, obsession, motivation, inspiration and feedback are answered by prominent figures of the Czech art scene who, in their role as mentors in MenART, help talented students and their teachers find their own path.
Thus the MenART Impulse project was born – a ten-minute story with the ambition to move forward all those who are interested in art, work with art or study it. Desire is contagious!
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