Although creative drama is essentially defined as a process art, this process sometimes evolves into a visible product – sometimes planned, sometimes spontaneous. In this transformation, striking a balance between the experiential nature of the process and the expressive and shareable nature of the product becomes one of the most fundamental questions of creative drama in education:
Is the process important or the product?
This question leads the educator to a choice that is not only methodological, but also ethical and pedagogical. However, seeing these two concepts as opposing poles may also mean an incomplete reading of the multi-layered structure of creative drama.
Because sometimes the sincerity of a process makes the end product more authentic; sometimes the goal of a product makes the process more focused and deeper.
This year’s congress theme, “Process or Product?”, invites us to rethink this fundamental dichotomy in creative drama as an area of creative tension, not conflict.
We will meet on November 13-16, 2025 at Arı Culture and Art Center!
The conference is organized by IDEA member Çağdaş Drama Derneği and supported by IDEA.
Contact: 33.yaraticidramakongresi@gmail.com
