CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE CONDITIONS OF ARTISTIC-PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY: THE POTENTIAL OF STAGE-PLASTIC PRACTICES

Abstract

The article examines the problem of creative development of high school students in the context of artistic and pedagogical activity, which is becoming particularly relevant amid the modernization of education, the orientation towards the formation of a creative personality, and the development of 21st-century competencies. An analysis of modern psychological, pedagogical, and art-historical research has shown a steady interest among scientists in the development of creativity, creative thinking, art education, and students' artistic and creative activity. At the same time, the issue of using stage-plastic practices as an effective means of creative development of high school students remains insufficiently covered. The purpose of the article is to theoretically substantiate the potential of stage-plastic practices in the creative development of high school students in the conditions of artistic and pedagogical activity. The essence of the concepts of "creativity", "creative development", and "stage-plastic practices" is clarified. The features of high school age as a sensitive period for the development of creative abilities, self-expression, and self-realization of the individual are determined. It is substantiated that stage-plastic practices integrate motor, emotional, cognitive, and artistic-creative activities, creating conditions for the development of creative imagination, figurative thinking, emotional sensitivity, the ability to improvise, self-presentation, and artistic interpretation of reality. Based on the analysis of modern foreign research, it was established that the use of creative-dramatic and stage-plastic practices has a positive effect on the development of self-confidence, self-awareness, communication skills, creative thinking, and the ability to solve non-standard problems. It has been proven that stage-plastic activity contributes to the development of originality, flexibility of thought, creativity, and readiness for artistic self-realization. Pedagogical conditions for the effective use of stage-plastic practices in artistic and pedagogical activity have been determined, in particular, the creation of a creative educational environment, support for the creative initiative of high school students, the use of improvisation and artistic experimentation methods, the integration of various types of art into the educational process, and the organization of collective creative interaction. Prospects for further research are related to the development and experimental verification of a methodology for the creative development of high school students using stage-plastic practices, as well as the determination of criteria, indicators, and levels of creativity in the conditions of artistic and pedagogical activity.