Efektivitas Seni Pertunjukan Teater terhadap Perkembangan Anak

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ABSTRACT The purpose of writing this article is to provide education and understanding to the public, Moreover, parents of children are often found who emphasize their own will without care about children's potential, parents are more concerned with mathematics than art. Considering the performing arts of theater at the level of early childhood education often considered only as something that is not too important and is considered as a hobby dealer. In fact, basically art can improve cognitive abilities to train focus, skills, remembering, problem solving, learning process, decision making, and thinking. In the process of this research, the researcher uses qualitative methods that are supported by developing ideas from integrating previous literatures and making observations. Until Finally, the results of this writing can show that by studying theater arts, children can effectively develop their cognitive abilities. In this study, the author starts with theater arts because theater art is the mother of art in which there are various other artistic elements such as elements of music, painting, and motion, which are combined into an art show. That is the reason why theatrical arts are categorized as the mother of art. Keywords: theater arts, children, cognitive, performing arts