One of the activities
which has made an impact on the life and work in the school
community the past nine years is the Down Syndrom Theatre
Group.
The activity is directed
by "Il Teatro delle Bollicine" (A.I.D.P. Associazione
Italiana Persone Down) which tries as an objective to stimulate
creative and spontaneous expressions in Down Persons. In the
recent years, the group has presented the following performances:
L'Uovo di Colomba
Il Piccolo Principe
Peter oh Peter
(Peter Pan)
Neapolitan comedy
featuring Arlecchino and Pulcinella as the main characters
Mille Luci a musical
production which was performed on June 2001.
St.
Stephen's students and faculty have contributed to the activity
as a support group helping to write scripts, participating
as actors in the performances and working behind the scenes.
For
our students their involvement has been more than just a theatrical
experience but rather has given them the possibility to encounter
an aspect of life which is very different from their own and
understand that there are no boundaries between what is considered
to be "normal" and "not normal" in our
world.
The
development of fundamental values such as solidarity and friendships
between our students and those of "Il Teatro delle Bollicine"
have become more intense each year working together as actors
in theatrical productions and participating in other activities.