Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and People’s Theatre Association today jointly organised 2nd phase drama therapy to boost mental health of the Rohingya children who flee from Myanmar and living country’s South East part.
Earlier, a troupe consisting of cultural activists visited Rohingya camps in Palong Khali, Thang Khali, Balu khali and other camps yesterday and on October 7 and 8 where around 10,000 Rohingya children took part.
The cultural activists are promoting different cultural activities like acting, mask making, singing and others among the Rohingya children.
‘It is really amazing that Rohingya children are showing great interest in our drama therapy sessions. We hope to help them resist depression and bounce back’, lecturer of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Sujon Mahbub told BSS here today.
“These children have been through terrible experiences. They had to face fire on their houses, gruesome torture on their parents including incidents of rape…they are traumatized and need proper mental care to get back to normal life,” said the artiste.
Drama therapy is the intentional use of drama or theater processes to achieve therapeutic goals. This approach can provide the context for participants to tell their stories, set goals and solve problems, express feelings, or achieve catharsis, reports BSS.
