FORMING CREATIVE EXPERIENCE OF PLASTIC EXPRESSIVENESS OF STUDENT ACTORS IN INTERACTION WITH A PUPPET

The relevance of the research is caused by the need to expand pedagogical means of developing plastic expressiveness of future actors. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the pedagogical possibilities of actors' plastic group interaction with an anthropomorphic object (a puppet) made by themselves in order to develop plastic expression. The author analyzes the use of a puppet in various art forms and presents practical experience of using a puppet in educational and staging process of a drama actor at universities and colleges within the discipline "Plastic Expressiveness". The interrelated components of acting and plastic experience, such as creative, partner, professional and practical, are described. The article determines the criteria for students' group interaction with a puppet and the stages of work on an independent creative task "A Puppet". The basic components of plastic expression, such as breathing, plastic intonation, dynamics and others, transmitted by students to the puppet during the task are revealed. The developmental potential of forming plastic experience in an independent creative task with a puppet, such as variety of covering a given topic with the help of a managed object, development of creative thinking, imagination, overcoming psychological and communicative barriers, and others, are presented. The article is addressed to teachers of theater colleges and universities, teachers of supplementary education.