The “inter-artistic character” to be achieved by symbiosis of the three performing arts – theatre, music and dance – under one roof, the supposed uniqueness of its physiognomy compared to existing art-themed university departments, and the appeal to emerging soloists and performers seems to are one of the key features of the widely discussed public School of Performing Arts. Three working groups Ministry of Culture and Educationwhich are completing their work today, have prepared proposals for the new institution announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with a horizon up to 2025.

According to “K”, the collectives held eight main meetings (first individually, and then with all groups present), which, due to the complexity of their topics, were in the nature of a principled meeting on the creation of a school of performing arts and art education in general. It is expected that the discussions and opinions of their members will lead to the creation of a roadmap, the implementation of which concerns the jointly competent ministries of culture and education.

Particularly with regard to theater, the group in charge discussed that the theater department of the new school would have more teaching hours for acting than existing university departments, as the goal was to train and graduate professional actors. state theater schools The National Theater and KTHBE are expected to maintain their autonomy with respect to the new institution, with a desire to improve their curriculum so that their graduates can enter the last two years of the new school, but also to meet the general objectives of arts education. As Yannis Rigas, director of the KTHBE theater school, says, “If a higher education institution is established without predicting what will happen in advance, there will be a problem. These issues are being addressed as a whole.”

The state theater schools of the National Theater and KTHBE are expected to maintain their autonomy.

In the field of music education, the question before the competent group is expected to be answered by the new committee due to its complexity: what will happen to the pending classification of conservatory education in the event that the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki falls under the new school of performing arts and ceases to be organizational model for the rest of the country’s conservatories. This possibility is facilitated by the legal status of KOTH (which is a legal entity of public law), in contrast to its drama schools. Nationalfrom CTHBE and her dance school National Opera (which are private law entities), which makes it more difficult for them to be included in the new school. If a CAT falls under it, then its target, – says its director George-Julios Papadopoulos “K”., “will offer specialized training to performers who aspire to solo careers and musical ensemble staffing rather than primary and secondary education.” As Mr. Papadopoulos explained, who highlights the general atmosphere of solidarity of the working groups, the “historic” achievement of the joint presence in the groups of the ministries of culture and education and the interdisciplinary nature of the new school, “our goal is to create another outlet, a new pole of attraction for those who want to get serious about music.

New committee

The State School of Orchestral Arts is also a public law entity. However, the question of whether it will become part of the new school, thus satisfying the ongoing request for the establishment of a university school of dance, may also be subject to judicial investigation and consultation with the relevant authorities. For these, as well as for other steps to be taken after the completion of the work of the working groups, a new commission can be appointed, as we know, from representatives of the university and the arts community. The question also remains whether the new school will be under the Ministry of Culture or the Ministry of Education, with some sources citing the latter as more likely. The working groups also discussed the method of admission to the new institution, with the School of Fine Arts model (based mainly on an art subject examination) being put forward by several.

From time to time artistic directors of large cultural organizations, representatives of theater and music faculties of universities, unions of artists, etc. took part in the meetings of the collectives. necessary legislative initiatives.