This is an especially important topic for those of us who study the arts. In my case, studying Theater Acting, I think the career needs many better ones with respect to the educational approach.
There should be a subject per semester called free creation, where one can create scenes, performance, works of his own authorship and without such a clear guide to how things should be done, that is what other subject would be for. I believe that the space for experimentation and creation of works and projects is very important because that is how our work will be.
Professors who only dedicate themselves to teaching should not make classes, they must necessarily be people who are actively creating art, otherwise it may happen that the ideas of these professors become old and outdated, and do not dialogue with the contemporary artistic field.
The issue of infrastructure is especially delicate in our case... The facilities of the Theater Department of the University of Chile are a disgrace! The class rooms are tiny and do not have lights or stereo, the floor is a mess and in winters they are a freezer. Not to mention the leaks that occur when there is rain. A partner once had an electric shock in the class room!
The way of teaching should change as well. Everything should be more horizontal and appealing to the creativity of the students, teachers often take on the role of theater directors a lot and that does not contribute anything to learning how to create a play, it only makes you an interpreter.
