{"id":44380,"date":"2019-06-24T08:49:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T06:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2019\/06\/24\/defining-madness-and-the-depths-of-boarding-school-life\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:45:36","slug":"defining-madness-and-the-depths-of-boarding-school-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2019\/06\/24\/defining-madness-and-the-depths-of-boarding-school-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining Madness and the Depths of Boarding School Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who actually decided what\u2019s normal? The 11th-grade \u201cDrama\u201d class explored this question in depth with their production \u201cThe Perfectly Normal Madness.\u201d As part of what\u2019s known as a \u201cscene collage,\u201d the students brought various theatrical techniques to the stage: expression through movement, rhythm, voice, and props. Visitors learned that much of this depends on the perspective of the audience. It all comes down to what the viewers and listeners make of the messages conveyed. <\/p>\n

The DS-Kurs 12 class presented the play *Dead Poets Society*, deliberately exaggerating the routines of a staunchly conservative boarding school and the unconditional support it receives\u2014precisely for that reason\u2014from some traditional parents. Discipline and self-expression are presented here as seemingly irreconcilable opposites; a student\u2019s suicide is attributed to the unconventional teaching methods of a single teacher\u2014because that\u2019s easier than questioning oneself as a parent or the boarding school itself. – A wonderful evening with consistently excellent acting throughout. <\/p>\n

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Who actually decided what\u2019s normal? The 11th-grade \u201cDrama\u201d class explored this question in depth with their production \u201cThe Perfectly Normal Madness.\u201d As part of what\u2019s known as a \u201cscene collage,\u201d the students brought various theatrical techniques to the stage: expression through movement, rhythm, voice, and props. 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