The Importance of Performing Arts
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week (7-13 February 2022). The theme is Growing Together which encourages children and adults to think about how they have grown. So, let’s have a think about how being part of Dramacube can help you to grow.
Focus & Thinking Skills
Participating in a performing arts club is really good for your brain. For example, our youth theatre group have to focus really hard to remember stage directions or lines from their scripts. During Drama, Movement and Music classes, our 4-6 year olds have to think on their feet when improvising and retelling stories. When children are inspired and happy, their brains function at a higher rate.
Children make lots of friends at Dramacube. After a long time spent at home, being back amongst peers is really important for social development. Varying ages also means that pupils can enjoy mixing with younger or older children in a safe, secure environment. The sense of belonging is very important to all of us. Spending time with like-minded individuals enables us to grow and flourish.
Showing commitment to something is a life skill. Signing up to participate in a musical theatre production demonstrates great commitment as you will devote time, energy and enthusiasm to the show. Seeing it through from the early days of casting to the final curtain is a journey worth taking.
Speaking and listening
At Dramacube we reinforce basic manners. Taking turns to speak and listening to others is fundamental to our group setting but also helps pupils to concentrate at school . Processing instructions from the Director is a large part of performing on stage whilst having the courage to add your own ideas develops confidence.
This is something that has recently been in short supply so it’s important for children to experience a team setting once again. Working collaboratively towards a common goal demands compromise which is a great skill to conquer. Team work also highlights the importance of individual input- no matter how big or small- and teaches children trust and cooperation.
Participating in a class or show really helps to develop confidence in a child. The sense of belonging, of reaching individual and collective goals, of creating something positive, has a major impact on how a child feels about themselves and the world around them. If you can perform in front of your peers and adults alike, what else could you possibly be scared of?
Perhaps the most obvious- children are able to sing, dance, move and act at a level which suits them. With encouragement and input from Performing Arts specialists, pupils will improve and develop these skills over time.
Sarah Watson- Dramacube
Mafanikio ya watoto katika maisha ya kila siku ni muhimu kwa ajili ya afya ya akili ya watoto (Feb 7, 2021). Mandhari ni Kukua Pamoja ambayo inahimiza watoto na watu wazima kufikiria jinsi wamekua. Kwa hiyo, hebu fikiria jinsi kuwa sehemu ya Dramacube kunaweza kukusaidia kukua. Kujiunga na klabu ya sanaa ya maonyesho ni jambo zuri sana kwa ubongo wako. Kwa mfano, kikundi chetu cha uigizaji cha vijana lazima kiangalie sana kukumbuka mwelekeo wa hatua au mistari kutoka kwa maandishi yao. Katika darasa la Drama, Harakati na Muziki, watoto wetu wa miaka 4-6 wanapaswa kufikiria kwa miguu yao wakati wa kurekebisha na kusimulia hadithi. Watoto wanapokuwa na furaha na furaha, ubongo wao hufanya kazi kwa kasi zaidi. Watoto hupata marafiki wengi katika Dramacube. Baada ya muda mrefu alitumia nyumbani, kuwa nyuma miongoni mwa wenzao ni muhimu sana kwa ajili ya maendeleo ya kijamii. Kuanzia umri wa kwanza hadi wa pili, wanafunzi wanaweza kufurahia kuingiliana na watoto wadogo au wakubwa katika mazingira salama. Hisia ya kuwa sehemu ya kitu fulani ni muhimu sana kwa sisi sote. Kutumia wakati pamoja na watu wenye mawazo kama yako, kunatuwezesha kukua na kusitawi. Kuonyesha kujitolea kwa jambo fulani ni ustadi wa maisha. Kujiandikisha kushiriki katika uzalishaji wa ukumbi wa michezo ya muziki huonyesha kujitolea kubwa kama utaweka wakati, nishati na shauku kwa show. Kuiona kuanzia siku za mapema za kuchaguliwa hadi pazia la mwisho ni safari inayostahili kufanywa. Kuzungumza na kusikiliza Katika Dramacube tunaimarisha adabu za msingi. Kujipanga kwa zamu na kusikiliza wengine ni muhimu kwa mazingira yetu ya kikundi lakini pia husaidia wanafunzi kukaza fikira shuleni. Kutumia maagizo ya mkurugenzi ni sehemu kubwa ya kufanya juu ya hatua wakati kuwa na ujasiri wa kuongeza mawazo yako mwenyewe huendeleza ujasiri. Hii ni kitu ambacho hivi karibuni imekuwa katika ugavi mfupi hivyo ni muhimu kwa watoto uzoefu wa kuweka timu mara nyingine tena. Kufanya kazi kwa kushirikiana kuelekea lengo la kawaida inahitaji makubaliano ambayo ni ustadi mkubwa wa kushinda. Kazi ya kikundi pia huonyesha umuhimu wa mchango wa mtu binafsi - haijalishi ni mkubwa au mdogo - na kuwafundisha watoto kuamini na kushirikiana. Kushiriki katika darasa au maonyesho husaidia sana kukuza uhakika katika mtoto. Hisia ya kuwa na uhusiano, kufikia malengo ya kibinafsi na ya pamoja, na kuunda kitu chanya, ina athari kubwa kwa jinsi mtoto anavyohisi juu yake mwenyewe na ulimwengu unaomzunguka. Ikiwa unaweza kufanya hivyo mbele ya wenzako na watu wazima, ni nini kingine ambacho unaweza kuogopa? Labda jambo la wazi zaidi ni kwamba watoto wanaweza kuimba, kucheza, kutembea na kutenda kwa kiwango kinachowastahili. Kwa kutiwa moyo na pembejeo kutoka kwa wataalamu wa Sanaa za Uigizaji, wanafunzi wataboresha na kuendeleza ujuzi huu kwa muda. Sarah Watson - Drama Cube