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Using theatre as a vehicle, the NTNG’s Winter Artistic Workshops will once again be opening up a world of creativity, expression and imagination to people of all ages across the whole social spectrum.
 
Our workshops set out to encourage participants to express themselves freely and develop their imaginations. We run classes designed for specific age groups, which introduce them to the codes of theatre, tackle contemporary issues, and stimulate participants to play an active role in society as “engaged citizens” with an interest in the social extensions of the arts.
 
The content of each workshop is designed and presented in line with the methodology and philosophy of our educational programmes, which centre on the experiential aspect of the educational process and on eliciting material from the participants themselves.

 

 

Theatre workshop for people with disabilities (free participation)
 

A series of weekly theatre workshops for young people (18+) led by actors and members of the “En dynamei Ensemble”, in collaboration with volunteers from the group.
 
Using structured dialogue, role-play, creative writing, and dance/theatre exercises, we aim to create an original work which will be presented at the end of the workshops.
 
The workshops are aimed at people with disabilities, friends of the group and people interested in acquainting themselves with the ensemble’s modus operandi.
 
For more information, you can contact Ms Eleni Dimopoulou on 6948 202 250.

 
Our infant and preschool workshops set out to expose their young participants to their first attempts at coexisting in a group, at cooperating and at feeling free to experiment. Using non-directive play, with an abundance of sensory materials and stimuli, we create a safe environment for the youngsters to observe, explore and have fun, helping them in the process to gain a more complete sense of self and the world.
 
Along with the joy of play, discovery and expressing thoughts and emotions, the workshops also seek to cultivate the children’s creativity. This allows stimulating play to develop into something more creative and performative—a workshop which introduces the groups to assigning meaning and their first role-playing games. In turn, the sessions’ sensory play is beneficial in terms of improved visual-motor control, problem solving abilities, fine and gross motor skills, imagination, concentration and self-confidence, symbolic play, and verbal communication.

Bring your imagination into play and add new twists and turns to even the best known tales. Based on a tale, a melody, a smell or a colour and guided by theatrical play and sensory education, the workshop’s activities give children the opportunity to cooperate, communicate, think spontaneously, act individually and collectively, and enjoy themselves in a safe environment. The experience helps participants to cultivate their self-confidence, appreciate the importance of teamwork, get to know their bodies and their emotions, observe the world, and express themselves.