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Theatre workshop aimed at preventing psychological problems in young people
Artistic director of theatrical workshops : Maria Claudia Massari
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The first theatre workshops were organized at the abbey in 1994 and have gradually given rise to an international centre for theatrical specialization and training. Hundreds of children from all over the world have enthusiastically taken part in the courses.
Over the years, experience has taught us that drama – particularly where more importance is given to mime than the spoken word – can give excellent results and since in our case the lessons in mime and dance can take place in contact with Nature, the results are even greater.
The psychological state of young people in today’s society is unfortunately often one of apathy, discomfort and anxiety, due perhaps to a lack of everyday values, enthusiasm, guidance on the part of the family, school and society, and difficulty in finding suitable role models. The absence of such values in young people can sometimes cause psychological disorders and pathologies which can become permanent if not treated. They may also be responsible for the onset of eating disorders, and drug and alcohol abuse.
We strongly believe that drama can have a “liberating” effect, where mind and body working together in harmony can in some way fill the void, represent a stimulus, a source of enthusiasm, self-esteem, interest in creating a working relationship with others. Rather than talk of the value of drama as therapy, we prefer to think of it as a way of preventing and perhaps even curing the pathology as soon as the first symptoms become evident.
Motivated by these considerations, every year we find the time and place to devote part of our activity to the prevention of psychological problems in young people in the hope of offering a better quality of life to as many young people as possible.
Living together, sharing the daily activities; teachers, tutors and students in
full emersion. The theatrical experience and the emotions provoked by the
uncontaminated natural setting together with the possibility to observe and
learn to respect Nature, create a situation in which it is easier to rediscover
stability in personal relationships, and our relationships with food and
everyday life. In the evenings after work, reunited around one large table
reminiscent of the families in the olden days, the diffidence and the shyness
are gradually overcome as stories and secrets emerge, giving rise to previously
unknown sensations. In the abbey courtyard the evenings are enjoyably long and
often accompanied by spontaneous bursts of musical improvisation, creativity
comes alive…
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