“You have to shut your mouth, as if it have been a zipper,” mentioned Dani, one of many small actors within the forged, very concerned in his function. In the entrance row, an distinctive visitor made the gesture. It was Queen Letizia, who this Wednesday attended a really particular play starring fifteen kids admitted to the Niño Jesús Hospital in Madrid. All fifteen have some sort of neurological illness. The fifteen have given the most effective of themselves on and off the boards.
The queen has spoken with all of them. She has given them encouragement, due to the nerves of the premiere and he or she has laughed with the origin of the theatrical manufacturing. She has recognized these little actors first-hand, all of them sufferers on the Pediatric Neurology Unit of the Niño Jesús Hospital in Madrid.
Together with the Queen, the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, and the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, who has additionally attended the theatrical efficiency, and listened to the kids, their moms and dads, and their docs.
Parents and docs are the creators of the “I depend” mission, an initiative wherein theater is used as a remedy for youngsters with neurological situations. The initiative arose greater than a yr in the past on this Madrid hospital. The goal was for the little ones to alter their notion, in order that they didn’t see their incapacity as one thing detrimental. It consisted of making and performing a play. The theater has labored its magic.
“It has been proven that the usage of performing arts instruments in these sufferers improves sociability, temper, communication features, and high quality of life,” says Dr. Victor Soto, neurologist at Niño Jesús.
“Theater is a superb device that helps them relate once more and is a part of their very own therapy” (Victor Soto, neurologist Hospital Niño Jesús in Madrid)
Inés Enciso is the mom of a disabled youngster and one of many promoters of the mission. “In a overview with the neurologists of the Child Jesus, we talked about the potential of someway incorporating the performing arts into the work of rehabilitation and scientific enchancment.” And so it was achieved. Despite being overwhelmed, mother and father and docs nonetheless have time to discover new concepts that enable the little ones to enhance. Once once more, artwork and a smile have confirmed to be the most effective drugs.