2023.8.13 lumos conducted an offline Experiential Drama Therapy Workshop in Shanghai, experiencing the process of ice-breaking, script performance, team empowerment, etc., using drama to let everyone feel the farewell of intimacy again.
Let's take a look back at the highlights of the August 13th Experiential Drama Therapy Workshop!
Experiential Drama Therapy Workshop
Highlights Review
Ice-breaking
Scripted Performance
Team Empowerment
End of workshop
- Workshop Reviews
review ①
The magic combination of Drama therapy + theater makes my heart sing, and I was so happy to see it at the Lumos Drama Festival! Hahaha I bought a ticket to Shanghai right away! I was a bit nervous when I arrived because I forgot to ask my friends to join me on impulse, but when I heard everyone mention theater when they introduced themselves, I suddenly felt safe and surprised. When I was wandering around the room, I followed Fay's language and imagined that there were really seagulls flying away with their backpacks in the sky, and at that moment I started to feel like I was gradually integrating into the room; then some gradual dramagame made me feel comfortable and I was surprised to see that my usual introverted personality had disappeared. Of course, the biggest release in the whole healing experience was the five minutes of self-creation, when I realized that the little poem about hugging was flowing out of my hand by itself I suddenly realized that every previous drama qame or group performance or even integration into the environment was making me more open, like a whole classic drama, a little bit of build-up and then arrive at the climax, and then to the release. Release, a regrettable goodbye that I thought I had forgotten, reappeared, not gone, but tucked away in my heart, waiting for a chance to come back someday. When I saw "hug" repeated in the poem, I realized that I was sad that I didn't say goodbye to her properly, that I didn't have the chance to give her a tight hug at the last moment. I knew I was on the verge of tears when I wrote the poem, and when I drew my own poem I felt it constantly reminding me that this sadness and regret was real. I am grateful for Lisa's willingness to accept my hugs and the acceptance of the whole venue, I know that tears and emotions are allowed and accepted here. It turned out that the healing process was all about confronting my deepest hidden emotions, I saw how I really felt about saying goodbye, I started to accept a little bit that I just couldn't deal with goodbye with peace and awareness, and I felt like I was able to say "it's okay" to myself. By the end of the process, I felt a sense of relief and love for drama even more hahaha. This experience allowed me to see once again the power of drama to hit the heart and how much people love it. (I'll be back next time!)
review ②
I found out about this event by mistake.
My knowledge of theater is limited to my textbooks, but I love psychology, so I was very interested in the "healing" mentioned in our event. I came here half an hour late because I was lost (Shanghai is so big), and when I came here I was wondering if it would have a negative impact on everyone, but then a big black rat came out of nowhere and stopped the event. I really enjoy meeting new people, and after receiving the instruction to "introduce yourself out loud", I just let myself go and mingled with everyone as much as possible. The rest of the event was a lot of fun. At the end of the day, we sat around and opened our hearts to each other, infecting others and soothing ourselves. This kind of atmosphere is what I've been looking for. I used to think that Shanghai was an impersonal city because everyone didn't smile and didn't like to talk. My home is in the northeast, on the Songhua River, where the mountains are full of . . sorry for stringing the stage. No. My hometown there in the Northeast, the commissary aunt is my friend, I did not go home for more than a year, and then go back she still knows me. Any cab can chat with the driver very happy, go to eat iron pot stew, eat after opening a bottle of Taiyao orange No boss lady can chat with us another 5 dollars. But before I bought something in the kiosk here was rushed away, involving the interests of both time and money by the people here, let me think that everything is so reasonable, but also organized excess... I had labeled the big city as "indifferent". But this event made me realize what I had overlooked, that "opportunity" is needed in big cities, but also in small places, there are more opportunities to feel warmth. Although my hometown has a "humane" atmosphere, I have never felt the warmth of a relationship. But in the "cold" big city, I felt the clearest honesty between people. When I looked back, I found the person I was looking for in the darkness of the city. Maybe I didn't even think about it at the time, so it was too late to react. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to give feedback, so that I can take a moment to think about what I gained from this trip ...... At that time, I came to participate in this activity's main purpose is to observe the healing effect of others, feel the healing way. Because I am a mentally healthy and happy person every day. But now it seems that even if I don't have any obvious wounds in my heart, I am still being quietly healed in this event. It's really amazing~ I regret that I didn't get to be friends with many of the people I met for the time being, but I love meeting new people and would have loved to be able to have fun and chat with them. I love meeting new people and would love to be able to chat with everyone. I'm sure I'll have a chance to make up for it later! Anyway, I'm very happy to be able to participate in the event with all of you! In the future brothers make sure to take big steps with courage and a smile!
Who we are
Lumos is an online theater festival that we initiated, with the inaugural theme of "Theater Presentation, Exchange and Experience".
Lumos started online, the internet allows us to reach a wider range of people, and although the epidemic has limited our travel, the internet allows us to meet freely;
Lumos does not want to be a project for foreigners to export their culture, nor is it a project used by for-profit organizations to sell their products, but an event organized by "young people interested in theatre" in some international schools themselves.
"We are a group of high school students who love theater. We are a group of theater-loving middle school students from Guangzhou Bayside International School Shanghai American School SAS Shanghai WLSA School Shanghai Baoyugang School Beijing Lecheng International School Beijing 11th School International Department Xi'an Gaoxin No. 1 Middle School World Union College Indiana Culver Academies, Michigan Cranbrook
Schools and the list is still growing! ... Welcome to the organization of the Lumos Theatre Festival as we plan for the next season.