El teatro como metodología pedagógica en el desarrollo de capacidades expresivas para la inclusión social en el proyecto de investigación y creación "un mundo en miniatura"

Abstract

This document describes a three-month research-creation process developed at the CINDES Foundation (Center for Inclusion and Social Development) in the city of Pereira - Colombia. Employing a qualitative approach, the study focused on a group of 37 children with mental disabilities, with the fundamental purpose of fostering the discovery and maximum development of their expressive capacities, allowing them to inhabit the stage from their individual and collective being. The methodology was implemented using three instruments: the first for observation, the second for structuring and assigning roles based on the recognition of potential, and the third for consolidating the staging. The result was an experience of theatrical pedagogy in relation to social inclusion, contributing to future endeavors. The work logs documented here, the dramaturgy titled "Un mundo en miniatura" (A World in Miniature), and two songs that emerged as accompaniment to the soundscape of the staging were obtained as inputs. The results showed that some theatrical techniques can become an effective inclusion tool, adapting to the diverse cognitive capacities of the participants. The resulting play allowed for the scenic participation of all children, celebrating diversity and demonstrating that cognitive limitations are not an impediment to artistic expression and creation.