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In this chapter the author looks at group learning, group creativity and leadership in a theatre laboratory. Odin Teatret’s director and founder, Eugenio Barba, is presented in his role of charismatic leader. His own learning trajectory is briefly, but originally, described, going through the milestones that brought him to theatre laboratory: the Military School, the travels, the Polish apprenticeship, the initiation of Odin Teatret. Specific attention is given to the role of the audience as co-creator of meaning and learning experiences, in transformative settings.
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Chemi, T. (2018). Group Learning and Leadership in Theatre Laboratory. In: A Theatre Laboratory Approach to Pedagogy and Creativity. Creativity, Education and the Arts. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62788-5_3
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