Theater: all the benefits that you can't even imagine the art of catharsis

Theater: all the benefits that you can't even imagine the art of catharsis

The world of theater is magical for this reason there are so many benefits of attending a theatrical course or attending a performance. To raise public awareness of the enjoyment of the art of catharsis, we celebrate World Theater Day every 27 March.


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World Theater Day was created in Vienna in 1961 during the IX World Congress of the International Theater Institute on the proposal of Arvi Kivimaa on behalf of Finnish Center. An initiative that aims to collaborate between people who work and go to the theater and to spread theatrical art in general.




Since ancient times, the theater has been conceived as one form of catharsis, from the Greek katharsis which means 'purification', or its social role is that of inner cleansing, to see oneself in a different light.

For this, the advantages are both at the level of personal and spiritual growth. In classical greek tragedy, the theater had a collective ritual function. On stage the true essence of the human being, his nature, weaknesses, vices.

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There was and continues to be a strong one psychological value which allows the actor to become his character on the one hand, and the spectators to identify with the scene on the other.

But in addition to the very high social value, thanks to the theater there is the possibility to get involved and also to develop self-irony for this reason anyone can try their hand, even the children.

As many are the benefits for those who live the theater from viewer. In fact, a theatrical show can be a way to escape from problems, from everyday life and immerse yourself for a few hours in a magical and surreal world. Not only that, it increases the socialization because immediately after the event it is almost natural to discuss and comment on one or the other scene with friends.

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What are the benefits of theater?

You learn to manage your emotions

Acting, rehearsing, relating with others helps adults and children to know how to manage their emotions and often to control them. Anger, fear, tears, agitation, nervousness, when you are on stage you learn to manage sensations in a healthier way. And we also get rid of the small ones insecurities, like shame and fear of relating to others.



You learn to discover your own body

Theater is also beneficial on a physical level. It is no coincidence that during the rehearsals breathing and relaxation exercises are done, very similar to those practiced during yoga. With the right movements you learn to express the emotions and moods, throwing out the negativities and worries.

You learn to socialize

The theater is par excellence a place for sharing where dialogue and development are made relational dynamics, both practically and emotionally. Doing theater helps to overcome shyness and problems related to language.

You learn to increase self-esteem

Speaking in front of an audience, rehearsing in front of more or less unknown people helps to increase the self-esteem, even in those people who feel particularly insecure or always subjected to the judgment of others. Theater helps to be independent and to understand that no obstacles it is insurmountable.


You learn to enrich the language and improve the aesthetic side

Learning the script by heart and following the theatrical part dedicated to diction increases the concentration, it improves language and memory, it also helps to correct pronunciation defects and to soften the dialectal inflection. Getting in touch with the set design, make-up and costumes of the characters stimulates creativity and aesthetic sense.


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To sum it up, theater is a way to know yourself and see the world from another point of view that allows us to go out of our self and open ourselves to others without reluctance, the important thing is to do it by putting all our heart.

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