Вже чотири місяці поспіль у «Центрі дозвілля та соціальної реабілітації для молодих людей з особливими потребами» при БФ «Карітас-Львів УГКЦ» діє театр «Вогники любові». Weekly rehearsals gave fruit: performances by amateur actors have seen on stages in Lviv and Drohobych, soon they will visit Striy.
Manages theatrical circle Lily Syutyk - teacher, psychotherapist, behind by many years of work with young people with special needs. Зокрема, More than eight years Lily Syutyk engaged theater of shadows "Picture", where actors - with Down syndrome, autism, mental retardation. "Life - the development. We're changing constantly, so we always interesting. Youth is changing, and we – Close to her. They give a lot of joie de vivre. I'm good with them ", – Lily tells Syutyk. First, they learned to feel each other, focus on the stage, oriented in the surrounding space. Divided into two groups - one scene put, and the other while watching, then exchanged views, ideas, remarks. Worked together - as better show this or that phenomenon, event, character. Later matured to a complete performance of "excessive mother's love", which showed the annual festival "unfooted path", and during the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of Social Ministry CF "Caritas L'viv UGCC" – on the stage of the Center for Children and Youth Galicia «Pogulyanka". Performances of actors caused a wave of applause, in fact accompanied by playing musical instruments, special effects. Eye myluvaly original costumes, beautiful scenery. For the performance at the festival team received the letter of Thanks.
Ідея навчити молодь театральному мистецтву визріла у Наталі Загайко, Head of "Center of leisure and social rehabilitation for young people with special needs". «Ми хочемо, щоб наша молодь розвивалась, здобувала нові навики, виявляла приховані таланти, що допоможе їй краще адаптуватись у соціумі, а також спонукати інших до розвитку, до роздумів», – зазначає Наталя Загайко.
Батьки відзначають, що внаслідок театральних занять діти стали більш розкутими, у них з’явилось більше життєвої сили і радості. «Мені тут добре. У мене багато друзів. I like to play on stage ", – divided Anastasia, Down Syndrome, who also writes poetry, a delicate poetic nature.
Members also attend professional project Lviv Theatre. The project has been running 15 years, though now experiencing some financial difficulties, та, Despite all, director and social workers did not lay hands, and continue to work actively on, looking for new creative opportunities and seek to implement them,uk. This year the "Center of leisure and social rehabilitation for young people with special needs" partially support the Lviv City Council,uk.
Members of the project also will go to Krakow, on World Youth Day and meet with Pope Francis. They hope, that there will be an opportunity to show their art.