The Lebanese director believes that every child is born with his own art
Sarah Mezher brings the distances between young people and the world of knowledge closer
In the workshops Sarah draws on her long experience in the world of theater.
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Lebanese director Sarah Mezher works to introduce the importance of image and sound to children through workshops that enhance the value of contemplation in a child's life, and touch intellectual and scientific facts from a different perspective, as it combines science and simple games to bring the distance between the child and the world of knowledge and science.
Sarah, who specialized in directing, relies on her long career in the theater world, as she builds through her experience ways of dealing with the child, to provide him with the nature of sounds and images in a way that he can interact with them and acquire different skills.
In her interview with "Emirates Today" on the sidelines of her participation in the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, which recently concluded its 12th session, the Lebanese director confirmed that she presented six workshops at the festival, including those related to photography and cinema, or space, science and writing.
She explained that since the age of 18, she began presenting works related to children's theater, as she traveled and presented many shows for this age group, and gained experience in many Arab countries, including Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.
She also won the Best Actress Award in one of the plays she presented, and this is what gave her a great experience in this world, which makes the children give her confidence in dealing with them, and therefore all the workshops she participates in are based on the experiences of cinema and theater, as they provide information to the child in a simple way.
simple tools
Sarah Mezher presents science and scientific information to children through art, as she combines these two worlds through the use of some simple tools that enable her to explain difficult information in a reduced form that a child can easily acquire, explaining that she combined science with art and is now making melodies with the child through the tools Simple, as it presents what it has learned on stage and at university in a simple and granular way, teaching them how to discover sound, and the layers of the ocean by designing layers for the surroundings and the use of colors, so the child works with his hands, considering that putting art implicitly in the workshops is important to make the child enjoy arts and colors, what Confirm the information to him.
Sarah presented a series of online workshops, noting that this experience through the virtual world is difficult and loaded with many challenges, especially that the child finds it difficult to focus virtually, especially after the distance study period, while presenting this information in realistic workshops that attract children more, because The child loves words that touch his soul.
She stated that after completing the workshop, she presents any item to the child as a memory that leaves a positive impression on him. She also puts the works accomplished by the youngsters on a website, so they can see these achievements they made, which enhances their positive feeling and loves them to learn and participate.
Develop the imagination
About the skills that young children possess, Sarah pointed out that every child is born with his own art, and that what she does is help them develop their own imagination, as she translates her ideas for them in writing, photography, science and space, with the importance of the place being a space for rest, and therefore not afraid The child from participation or even from error, on the contrary learns how to share ideas and action.
About the age to which she is heading, she considered that the appropriate age for learning about image, sound and the arts of writing can be started from the five-year stage, as the child is a good imitator of the parents and the surrounding environment, stressing that the child is innately creative in all areas and is able to learn in any field, and needs only To develop skills, and this is the role of the school and parents.
She noted that joining workshops that complement the information provided in the school attract the child, especially as he loves design and work with his hands more than reading.
in Sharjah
Sarah Mezher, who participated in the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, which recently concluded, for the third time, said that she is always happy to attend and participate in this event, especially as it is an opportunity to present what is new in the world of children.
And about the nature of dealing with children in the UAE, especially in light of the diversity of cultures, nationalities and languages, she added that the Emirati society is multinational and therefore addresses children through different languages, considering that talking to the child in more than one language makes him accept the workshop more and participate in it, especially since the current generation is A generation is coming to learn languages and speaks more than one language fluently, which in turn removes any obstacles in communicating with children.
Sarah Mezher: "Children are instinctively creative and able to learn in any field, and only need to develop skills."
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