Drama
Therapy workshop (drama activities for children affected
by the war)
• The duration of the workshop
was for two hours daily
• Mr. Sharif Abdel Nour was the trainer for this
workshop. He trained two groups, the first group attended
the first morning session from ten till twelve and the
second morning session from twelve till two in the afternoon.
The goal of the workshop was to
be introduced to the importance of the body to express
problems that face an individual in ones daily life. Through
the improvising activities participants experience alternative
ways of dealing with their bodies and how to communicate
with others through drama. Certain situations were presented
by the trainer and via improvisation activities participants
were made sensitive to the way they react, interact and
deal with certain situations. The role of the trainer
in this case was to develop the physical, vocal and mime
ability in order to convey the message. In addition to
this there were discussion sessions conducted by the trainer
to identify recurrent problems in our society and ways
of dealing with them. The goal behind this was to develop
the participant’s abilities in dealing with children.
It also introduced drama techniques and methods where
children can express themselves indirectly. Thus the trainees
gained techniques that allow them to discover themselves
and their ability to express themselves, these techniques
facilitate their interaction with children.
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