The impact of university extension on initial training in theA meeting with university extension in theater degree: concerns, crossings and transformations performing arts
University Extension; Training; Theater.
The University Extension gives students the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge acquired during graduation, at the same time allowing them to acquire experiences in the chosen career, while providing a service to society, and thus becoming more prepared and more qualified professionals for the job market. job. In this perspective, the present work resorts to descriptive-analytical strategies of qualitative data referring to the process of initial formation of the author in the Degree in Theater of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and in its intertwining with the university extension that occurred during this period, considering the practices developed through the Eureka Theater Group and the School Theater Circuit. Therefore, we carried out a reflective approach, in a qualitative investigative way, of the contributions of extension in the process of academic training in that course and the benefits arising from this relationship. It also intends to show that it is essential to discuss the concepts, possibilities, potentialities and difficulties in carrying out these aforementioned activities, so that it is possible to improve and expand them in order to increasingly achieve greater contributions and impacts on the training of graduates in Theater.