致住我心中的那位孩子：

你還好嗎？

抱歉，我知道我把你晾在一旁不管已經好久一段日子。更抱歉的是，要到我覺得自己過得不好了，才想起要找你。

 

這是一段不容易的日子。其實我時常想起你，想起我們真誠無憂地過的那些時光，就算是短暫也好，也都佔了我心好一大片土地。

 

你知道嗎？外面的世界很可怕，小時候大人教我們該做的事，原來大人們都不會做的。長大成人後，世界又有另一套規矩讓我們學習跟從。

 

我想你是知道的。

 

對不起，也許我該早點來找你，也許我就可以過得比較沒那麼不好了。

 

你曾經的同伴上

 

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繼2021年兩度公演的《向死而生》後，香港表達藝術治療服務中心將於2023年1月再次向公眾呈獻一以全新主題「內在小孩」切入創作的表達藝術治療導向劇場演出。

 

表達藝術治療導向劇場*的創作、排練及演出，均揉合不同藝術家媒介，包括詩詞文學、視覺藝術、形體舞動、音樂及戲劇，演出者將與觀眾誠實地分享個人在創作及排演階段對演出主題的探索和思考，在過程中將與同伴們一起放下理性，從感受出發覺察個人想法與情緒，再以藝術及舞台作為盛載情感的安全空間。

 

*表達藝術導向劇場(ExArtOTheatre)為本中心表達藝術治療師鄧智珊所創的編作及表演形式，在創作及演出階段均以表達藝術治療的手法切入，導引創作意念的流動，讓舞台成為意念和情緒的安全載體，演出期間帶領觀眾同時覺察當下感受並進行創作(Aesthetic Response)，構建雙向的演出與藝術表達平台，讓每個人的感受都能被看見。

 

Dear The Child Who Lives Within Me, 

 

How are you doing?

 

Sorry for leaving you alone for quite a period of time. I guess what makes it even more embarrassing is that I finally came to see you only when I’m not feeling so well.

 

It’s been a hard time. Honestly I always think of you, think of the innocent time we spent. It took a whole lot of my heart even if it lasted for just a short time.

 

Do you know the world out there is really scaring? The grownups taught us many rules when we were kids yet I grew up to find that they barely even keep any of those. When you are a grownup, the world again taught you another set of rules to obey.

 

I think you knew it all the way.

 

Sorry, I should have came to you earlier, maybe then I’ll live a little better. 

 

Loves, 

Your old pal 
 

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In response to the encouraging public feedback from our Sep and Dec 2021 show of “Sein zum Tode”. Hong Kong Expressive Arts Therapy Service Center are delighted to present a brand new Expressive Arts Therapy Oriented Theatre creation with a fresh topic of “Inner-child” in Jan 2023. 

 

Expressive Arts Therapy Oriented Theatre (ExArtOTheatre) incorporates poetry, visual art, dance & movement, music and drama to share the performers’ thoughts and explorations in the theme of performance. It allows us to lower rational thinking, simply feel and aware of how we are personally related to the genuine arts expression of performers. There will also be interactive arts creations led by the show director, which allows our emotions and thoughts to be contained safely by arts. 

 

*Expressive Arts Therapy Oriented Theatre (ExArtOTheatre) is founded by Expressive Arts Therapist of HKEXAT - Ms. Canna Tang, it is a theatre-based approach to Expressive arts therapy, the theatre will become a safe container of thoughts and emotions, the flow of imagination and creation will be initiated in multi-modalities art experiences. Audiences will be guided to feel the moment and to create “Aesthetic Response” during the performance, a two-way arts and communication platform will be constructed. It’s a place where everyone can be seen.