Theater for Inclusion 

On Saturday 10 of June we had another workshop of the program " Inclusion in Pissouri". The topic was an introduction to theatre techniques and we created a play in pairs.This activity fosters creativity and playfulness and is developing listening skills and collaborative work through participants by introducing drama therapy techniques.The participants divided in pairs of two and they described their house to each other and later they draw a picture of a partner's house.Then they exchange drawings with their partner and take some moment to briefly comment on the process and the drawing that they received.The group went of the room, and members are instructed to re-enter the space, as if they were visiting a museum. Pairs walked around the room, looking at the houses exhibited, and leave brief suggestions about "who (what characters for example a france teacher,the superman etc ) live in these houses.

And then, the pairs chose characters and we gave them some time to prepare a mini theater play and present it to the group. They don't have to plan the meeting beforehand. They only have to be clear about the following questions: who, where and what: Who the characters are; where they are; and what is each one of them doing.