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What exactly is emotional intelligence and what does it have to do with us artists? Does the current educational system destroys creativity? How can drama, as a syncretic art, contribute to a better flexibility and training of the young person in the changing process of the current economy? These are a few of the exciting questions that the following article wishes to answer.
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The article refers to two fortunate results of understanding the way in which a director relates to a text. Real creativity is based on lucid analysis of the play, on a way of operating that puts to the issue the liability of the surgeon not only to show off his craft
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Scenography, as an important branch in visual communication goes way beyond it’s role as a fundamental component in the performance phenomenon, entering the social and educational field through art. Nowadays, when information overflows from this diverse and sophisticated media, the university research activity proposes the development of a harmonious and coherent program intended for scenographic language in-depth study and stimulation of student`s creativity in the process of creating the theatre performance through teamwork.
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The article „Lateral Mentality” starts by analyzing paradigms that have contributed to understanding the concept of creativity. Regardless of the type of approach, creativity is defined in relation to the same two factors: originality/innovation and opportunity/adequacy. The author then stresses the importance creativity has in the actor's art. In this area, from the multitude of concepts and techniques to stimulate creativity, the most appropriate is the concept of „lateral thinking” developed by Edward De Bono, involving a twinning between understanding motivation as the main driver to stimulate creativity and a certain attitude inspired by lateral thinking. The central objective should be the enhancement of motivation. The author calls for stronger action to stimulate and maximize creativity.
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All children are creative. Restraints, frustrations, complexes lead towards the inhibition of creativity. It is in the power of parents, teachers, society to prevent the blockages of creativity by the way of approaching the modeling of the child’s and/or young man’s personality. The fostering of the Emotional Intelligence of those responsible for the child’s development offers solutions for the statement and the development of creative personalities. It is known that young people tend to attract attention on them, to stand up, to express themselves, to experiment. By using this need in a creative way we are assuring the future of humanity
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Nowadays, 25 years after the Romanian Revolution, not only does our more mature society require development of the educational system, traditional or alternative, but it also needs the pervasion of education in all aspects of life. The article is inspired by a conference held by Patricia Wallner – a teacher trainer in Montessori method for Infants (aged 0-3) – at the Montessori Institute of Bucharest. The conference was meant to be the introduction of a one-year training (2014-2015) and the audience was formed of parents and, mostly, kindergarten teachers. Patricia Wallner is one of the four trainers in the whole world specialized in Montessori teacher training for this age group and she is also preparing Romanian teachers. Maria Montessori emphasized the importance of starting the education earlier, from the first day of life, when the little human being enters the period of the „absorbent mind”.
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The „Concept”, an original exercise of the Romanian Theatre School, which was impossible to track in other acting school traditions is not theorized extensively and, to some degree, is largely being put to work depending on the inspiration of each teacher. This article is trying to forge an answer on what the „concept” actually is and whether we can clarify how to best use it. Putting together a phrase by Sanford Meisner: „Character comes from how you do what you do” and the „concept”- exercise, I make a suggestion on how to find a consistent use of this exercise in education and the actor's work.
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Created in 1975 at the Performing Garage, an off-off Broadway theatre, located at 33 Wooster Street in New York City’s So-Ho, the Wooster Group is viewed as an experimental theatre company. The group regards itself as a team of avant-garde artists who create highly innovative theatre works. Such artists as Elizabeth LeCompte and Spalding Gray, group’s most prominent members, were joined later by Jim Clayburgh, Libby Howes and Ron Vawter (while working on „Rumstick Road”) by Willem Dafoe and Kate Valk (while working on „Point Judith”) and by Peyton Smith (while working on „Route 1 & 9”) to name just a few. Most of their work originates from a selection of well-known scripts belonging to the universal culture heritage which are then manipulated and placed in new surroundings that generate a multitude of narratives and images.
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It is extremely important for an actor to be able to see through his character’s eyes. This does not mean that the actor will feel the pain or the joy that his character is feeling – since those are the character’s feelings – but in this manner the actor will be able to play his part without having to think if he is sincere or fake. For this to happen, the artist must let himself be vulnerable at all times and, in order to be vulnerable, he must react as natural as possible to everything that happens to him on stage. Only when filled with shame or fear the actor stops being true to his art. That being the case, his attention vanishes and the only thing left for the audience to see will be the empty shell of his character. This must be avoided by all means.
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The present essay explores the archetype of Dracula, as well as its connection to hospitality. Although abundant literature has described the historical context that led Bram Stoker to present this personage, less attention has been paid to the impossibility as evil-doers Dracula does not honor the right of hospitality. Not only he is invited as guest by his victims, but hiding his real interests. Victorian society, in which the story is situated, faced serious problems with understanding and accepting “the Other”, especially that which came from its colonies. Dracula not only defines the problem of what Kristeva dubbed “perverse hospitality”, but also represents a diagnosis of the capitalist ethos. He seduces his victims by offering diverse banquets, food, and even sex. Dracula uses hospitality to meet his perverse needs. His real interests are never unveiled. Although during the years several hypotheses have associated the archetype of Dracula as a symbol of manifest resistance to the advance of capitalism, or to the role of women in Victorian society, less attention has been paid to the idea that hospitality may be the primary criterion for defining why Dracula is an evildoer. The West has developed a sense of hospitality which is specific to Europe. Travellers are sacred persons who are protected by Gods. To avoid disasters and calamities, hospitality should be offered to aliens in the same way that God will provide us with hospitality in the hereafter. The roots of evil may be found in the violation of the sacred-rules of hospitality.
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The international migration of healthcare labor is a significant social issue due to shortages in healthcare workforces at national, regional (European Union) and global levels as well. Possessing high-skill human capital, these professionals take advantage of their right to free movement, experiencing a strong pull effect on the part of (more) developed countries and expecting a favorable reception. The aim of the research on which this article is based is to survey the migration potential of graduating students in medicine, dentistry, pharmacology and nursing in the University of Medicine and Pharmacology of Tirgu- Mures, Romania. Using interviews, it also aspires to give a finely-detailed picture of their motivations for being employed abroad or staying in their homeland, the mechanisms of their decision making and of their views on how they intend to join and take part in the migration flows of healthcare workers in Europe.
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The annual conference of the Hungarian Sociological Association was held between 27-29th of November, 2014 in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca), Romania. The topics of this conference were built around the concept of ‘being Hungarian’ and investigated nationhood and minority from a sociological perspective. The conference involved the Hungarian paradigm (which exists both within Hungary and outside its borders as well), thus it highlighted the importance of individual cultural background.
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Higher education and the role of university stands at a critical position in the twenty first century. There exists a need to identify a sustainable paradigm of higher education and the existential role of university. Additionally, the concept of ‘third mission’ across Europe is becoming an important dimension for measuring the success of universities. The need to identify existential role of universities, need for a sustainable model of higher education and incorporation of third mission presents an ideal opportunity to develop a holistic model of evolution. This article argues that higher education must be viewed from a holistic perspective by introducing a new model called ‘Telos’ that describes evolution of individuals and societies from many faculties of development from an integral perspective. Societal-integration is identified as an existential role of universities with Telos as a framework applied in third mission that integrates individuals, businesses and society.
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The title of the conference that was organized in the modern building complex of the Czech Technical University suggested that, besides addressing the usual, practically ‘mandatory’ subjects, the conference would this time include the unusual and fresh topics Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination. Several factors contributed to creating the optimistic, dynamic atmosphere necessary for this. First of all, the conference was attended by the greatest number of participants ever recorded: 3,500 registrants (at the previous conference in Turin there were 2,600 participants), and the number of papers and posters that were presented also set a new record (2,900), along with the number of sessions (700). The obvious presence of a significant number of young participants was conspicuous to anyone who walked through the corridors of the university or in the university parks. According to the official report of the Program Committee, 28% of the participants were students (and according to one non-official estimate, 40%, if PhD students are also included). So, the fruits of the sociology PhD programs have ripened. Many doctoral candidates wish to test themselves in a professional European working environment, and the PhD graduation process also compels them to engage in as much intense publication activity as possible. Perhaps we don’t need to worry so much about the future of sociology science after all.
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The fifth International Conference on Management was held 18-19th of July 2015 in Gödöllö, Hungary. The topics of this conference were built around the contemporary issues in leadership, management and entrepreneurship from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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The importance of the summer school and its topic can be seen from the location for the official opening ceremony: the Bosniak Institute in the old town of Sarajevo. Indeed, this institution was one of the sponsors of the summer school, along with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany (Sarajevo), the International Relations and Diplomacy Institute, Cultural Heritage Without Borders, and the International University of Sarajevo.
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Endre Sik is a contemporary Hungarian sociologist, a professor emeritus, at Eötvös Loránd University Department of Minority Studies, and senior research fellow at the TÁRKI Social Research Institute. His main research fields are the sociology of migration, labor-market sociology, the sociology of informal economy, and network capital. Endre Sik’s book, entitled A kapcsolati tőke szociológiája, was published in 2012 in Budapest in Hungarian. The English title of the book should be ‘The Sociology of Network Capital’.
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