Sheikha Intisar AlSabah, Farah Wardani

With exercises from physical theatre, playback theatre, psychodrama and theatre of the oppressed, HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah will present this workshop to share a sample of dramatherapy’s abilities to improve intrapersonal skills and inner growth. Lasting between 150 and 180 minutes, the workshop will invite participants from all backgrounds to use their memories as a means for psychological healing. The main focus of the workshop will be memory with an emphasis on the past self.
The workshop will start with a brief check-in exercise followed by a vocal and physical warm up, then two main exercises focused on memory retrieval and sharing, a script writing and a brief performance, and end with a reflection. A brief introduction to the foundation will precede the workshop, with an empirical overview of the psychological impact of the dramatherapy programmes and their role in promoting peace at the end. Most of the exercises used in this workshop have been used before in Intisar Foundation’s sessions and will facilitate the exchange of culture and showcase the flexibility of dramatherapy as a culturally sensitive approach. The workshop will be prepared by Farah Wardani and HH Sheikha Intisar AlSabah and presented by the latter.