Sunday, October 14, 2007
When the arts really matter
chicagotribune.com: "The Oily Cart is a widely acclaimed, London-based theater company that specializes in theater for the very young and for kids with special needs. Its three, middle-age founders -- Max Reinhardt, Tim Webb and Amanda Webb -- have been invited here by the Chicago Children's Theatre to do something radical."
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I think this is a really interesting form of bringing art to people with special needs. The thought and research on autism and autistic kids that went into this project to really design a show for these kids shows how important this project is. The comment about just giving these kids something they enjoy is a brilliant mission and a great step in further understanding and providing for people with special needs. Although at first, i was struck by the exclusionary setting that the performances will have, by just letting autistic children and their families attend. But then I realized that this stipulation is just one more thing that will add to the kids enjoyment of this project, and that is the focus here, not the general public. I think it will be really interesting to see what grows out of the Red Kite project.
This is truly inspirational. I actually like that is is not open to the public. This allows the autistic community a means of connecting within itself and there is a level of safety.
In addition, the idea of drama therapy is an important one. The autistic children are more able to bring forth their ideas in a meaningful way.
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