Though it's not widely known, music and art can affect a human's mental state.
If a person is looking a sad deep meaningful piece of art then usually they will feel sad or pity. Music can be used in this sense too. When a person is listening to upbeat music it will get them excited or happy, where if they are listening to calming music then they will become more relaxed. Theater can make a person feel many things at once, like if the end of a performance the main character dies some people may be sad but still feel happy because it was such a good performance. So why can't this be used to change the mindset of criminals, well no one said it can't be done. Though it's difficult to change a person's entire mind set only using these three mediums. …show more content…
theatre is said to be the most integrative of all the arts; it can, and often does, include singing, dancing, painting, sculpture, storytelling, music, puppetry, poetry and, of course, the art of acting. It can be argued that there is an innate healing function in theatre that goes all the way back to its origins in human culture. According to Snow´s (2003) research, therapeutic theatre reduced sense of stigmatization, increased socialization, improved self-image and self-confidence, increased spontaneity and freedom of expression, and expanded positive sense of self..Acting is a great outlet. There are few better ways to escape the stress of daily life than by becoming someone, or something else for a brief moment. By participating in acting classes you will develop great skills, learn to fine tune your body language, gain confidence and make a lot of friends. Criminals will feel better about themselves learns to communicate their problems and gain friends to support them through the tough …show more content…
But these were found to be the most common ways of it. Music is a very calming are relaxing and calm way to release your stress, just sit back and enjoy the sound. Art is another form of stress relief and can be used to vent out all the anger stress or sorrow for an extended period of time. While acting in theatre is a great way to lose yourself in another person's life. Pretending to be someone else for a certain amount of time will help you forget about all your actual problems. These can all be used to help criminals change their mindsets to a more socially acceptable
If a person is looking a sad deep meaningful piece of art then usually they will feel sad or pity. Music can be used in this sense too. When a person is listening to upbeat music it will get them excited or happy, where if they are listening to calming music then they will become more relaxed. Theater can make a person feel many things at once, like if the end of a performance the main character dies some people may be sad but still feel happy because it was such a good performance. So why can't this be used to change the mindset of criminals, well no one said it can't be done. Though it's difficult to change a person's entire mind set only using these three mediums. …show more content…
theatre is said to be the most integrative of all the arts; it can, and often does, include singing, dancing, painting, sculpture, storytelling, music, puppetry, poetry and, of course, the art of acting. It can be argued that there is an innate healing function in theatre that goes all the way back to its origins in human culture. According to Snow´s (2003) research, therapeutic theatre reduced sense of stigmatization, increased socialization, improved self-image and self-confidence, increased spontaneity and freedom of expression, and expanded positive sense of self..Acting is a great outlet. There are few better ways to escape the stress of daily life than by becoming someone, or something else for a brief moment. By participating in acting classes you will develop great skills, learn to fine tune your body language, gain confidence and make a lot of friends. Criminals will feel better about themselves learns to communicate their problems and gain friends to support them through the tough …show more content…
But these were found to be the most common ways of it. Music is a very calming are relaxing and calm way to release your stress, just sit back and enjoy the sound. Art is another form of stress relief and can be used to vent out all the anger stress or sorrow for an extended period of time. While acting in theatre is a great way to lose yourself in another person's life. Pretending to be someone else for a certain amount of time will help you forget about all your actual problems. These can all be used to help criminals change their mindsets to a more socially acceptable