By Geng Xiaoyan
Shanghai Sunshine Alice Charity Team lately presented a show to families of children with autism at Hongkou Library, which was well received by many students and parents.
Sunshine Alice Charity Team was initiated by Geng Baiyu, a teacher in Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and made up of 40-plus primary and secondary school students and volunteer parents across Shanghai. The team rehearsed Alice in Wonderland wholly in English in the form of children’s musical drama, which is only staged for families of children with autism. During their performance this year, the team even invited three children with autism to play roles, hoping that the drama could build up another channel for the communication between average people and these “children of the stars”, thus enhancing their interpersonal competence.