Healing Stage is a project that draws on elements of therapeutic theatre, dramatherapy and Co-Active Therapeutic Theatre. It is neither a club nor a healthcare service — it is a professionally led, time-bound group process with a tangible outcome.
The project rests on three things: artistic practice, professional group work, and the lived experience of every participant. The goal is not a performance as a feat — it is a process that naturally arrives at a public presentation.
Over the course of several months each group finds its own theme. From this work an original or collectively developed performance emerges. A public presentation is not a duty — it is a moment of sharing with its rightful place in the process.
We place strong emphasis on group safety, ongoing supervision and respect for the pace and possibilities of each participant.
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Defining the theme and creating the performance
The group meets regularly, usually once a week for several months. It gradually finds and develops a shared theme that matters to it.
Out of this work grow both the script and the performance itself. The phase typically includes at least one intensive weekend, usually 6 to 8 hours both Saturday and Sunday.
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Public performance
The performance is shown in front of an audience. The group's work enters the public space and speaks to viewers — part of families, the organisation or the wider community.
The public presentation is part of the process, not its goal. It gives the work weight and participants a chance to experience being received.
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Post-performance meetings
After the premiere the group continues in follow-up meetings. These help integrate what emerged during the process and the presentation — emotions, relationships, insights and concrete skills.
This phase is as important as the creation itself. Without it only a performance would remain; with it a lasting experience takes shape.
The project introduced the pilot realisation of Co-Active Therapeutic Theatre in the Czech context. Ongoing collaboration with the authors of the model continues through mentoring and further workshops.
Professional leadership
Regular supervision and ongoing education through conferences, workshops and courses.
Experience across groups
Children and adults with different diagnoses, families with combined impairment, socially disadvantaged groups.
International mentoring
Direct collaboration with the authors of the CoATT model. Workshops for students and the public in Czechia.
Ongoing projects
Healing Stage stands on realised projects and further initiatives already in preparation.
