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Yet many people, particularly outside the arts, have had little or no access to it, despite a clear need for the capacities it cultivates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This session introduces theatre not as performance, but as a practical method for learning. It explores how simple theatrical structures can help individuals develop attention, become more at ease in interaction, and engage with others in a more direct and tangible way. Through guided exercises, participants will experience how these methods create conditions for connection and belonging, while recovering forms of human exchange that have thinned in today&#8217;s cultural and digital life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The session is designed as a participatory experience rather than a presentation, allowing the method to be directly encountered. It offers a clear, transferable approach that can be applied across educational, professional, and community settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El teatro es una de las tecnolog\u00edas m\u00e1s antiguas que tienen los seres humanos para practicar la atenci\u00f3n, la presencia y la conexi\u00f3n. Sin embargo, muchas personas, especialmente fuera del \u00e1mbito art\u00edstico, han tenido poco o ning\u00fan acceso a \u00e9l, a pesar de la clara necesidad de las capacidades que cultiva.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esta sesi\u00f3n presenta el teatro no como actuaci\u00f3n, sino como un m\u00e9todo pr\u00e1ctico de aprendizaje. Explora c\u00f3mo estructuras teatrales simples pueden ayudar a las personas a desarrollar la atenci\u00f3n, sentirse m\u00e1s c\u00f3modas en la interacci\u00f3n y relacionarse con otros de manera m\u00e1s directa y tangible. A trav\u00e9s de ejercicios guiados, los participantes experimentar\u00e1n c\u00f3mo estos m\u00e9todos crean condiciones para la conexi\u00f3n y el sentido de pertenencia, al tiempo que recuperan formas de intercambio humano que se han debilitado en la vida cultural y digital actual.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La sesi\u00f3n est\u00e1 dise\u00f1ada como una experiencia participativa m\u00e1s que como una presentaci\u00f3n, permitiendo que el m\u00e9todo se viva directamente. 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