Therapy and Theater: A Marginal Gloss on the Play Bici biją [„The Beaten Beat”] in the Ludowy Theater in Nowa Huta
Inka DOWLASZ
Teatr Ludowy, Osiedle Teatralne 34, 31-948 Cracow , PolandAbstract
The author of the paper, a stage director and a psychologist, describes the main objectives of her work by discussing the plays she has staged in the Ludowy Theater in Cracow, Poland, where she continues the Therapy Through Art program, once begun by Jerzy Fedorowicz. Her scripts both reflect the typical structure of a Greek tragedy as described by Aristotle, and incorporate elements of modern psychology. The plays she has staged provide an opportunity for an exchange with the audience about the consequences of problematic actions, inconsiderate decisions, addictions, violence and lack of tolerance. Both her scripts and the workshops she conducts creatively transform fears, aggression, complexes and frustration. The article describes how art may play the role of a successful therapeutic intervention.
Translated by Dorota Chabrajska
Keywords:
therapy through art, art, theatre, the Ludowy Theater, CracowTeatr Ludowy, Osiedle Teatralne 34, 31-948 Cracow
