Article
Theater
Thor Holt
Article
Theater
Ellen Rees
Review
Theater
Nisha Sajnani, Marc Willemsen, Jason d. Butler
Summary: Developmental Transformations (DvT), an interactive and improvisational play practice, has gained international recognition as a therapeutic intervention in various health, care, and recreational settings. This study reviewed the existing literature to identify the observed benefits of DvT, gaps in the research, and recommendations for future studies. Findings revealed seventeen categories of benefits, including general and complex categories, for participants across the lifespan. Inconsistencies were found in reporting practitioner training, frequency, format, population, goals, assessment measures, and outcomes, highlighting the need for more rigorous and standardized research.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Theater
Stephen Snow, Norman Segalowitz, Miranda D'amico, Eric Mongerson
Summary: Despite the awareness of the importance of caregiving for loved ones with mental illness, there is a lack of research on the issues concerning family caregivers. This study examines the impact of an ethnodrama on reflecting the experience of caregivers and influencing audience beliefs and feelings about mental health and caregiver realities.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Editorial Material
Theater
Meaghen Buckley
Summary: This clinical commentary examines the distinct nature of empty spaces in digital and in-person drama therapy practices during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, drawing on Peter Brook's concept of empty space. It explores the spatial experience in drama therapy through the consideration of relationships, body memory, and the impact of digital therapy on clinical practice. The commentary highlights the sense of dislocation in experience, memory, and relationship when bodies are not physically together, and suggests strategies to acknowledge and mitigate these effects.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Theater
Stephen Breithaupt, Ping y. Yang
Summary: This clinical commentary presents insights into introducing drama therapy in China, emphasizing the importance of challenging cultural assumptions and being open to experiences to enable rich and diverse theatrical expressions.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Editorial Material
Theater
Nisha Sajnani
Summary: In this editorial, the principal editor Nisha Sajnani introduces a general issue from an ecological perspective, taking into consideration the rapidly warming climate and the ecological relationships that define each contribution. This issue consists of research articles, clinical commentaries, an interview, report and performance review, as well as book reviews that may be of interest to drama therapists.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Theater
Danna Sharoni, Shoshi Keisari
Summary: This article introduces the techniques of psychodrama and drama therapy in palliative care for oncological patients. By utilizing techniques such as somatic experiences and dramatic projection, patients can reconnect with their spirituality and resolve unfinished matters with others.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Book Review
Theater
Robin Luckwaldt, Jessica Bleuer, Ditty Dokter, Nisha Sajnani
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Review
Theater
Amanda Rothman, Opher Shamir
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Book Review
Theater
Mauricio Tafur Salgado
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Theater
Susana Pendzik, Maria Sol Guerrero Gimenez, Robert Daney Alvarez Padilla, Idalmis Garcia Rodriguez, Elke Jorzyk, Kiara Mendez, Patricia Contreras, Silvana Paola Ortiz, Facundo Sanchez Astrada, Eliane Scheibler, Martin Toci
Summary: This article introduces the First International Drama Therapy Practicum held by the Argentinian Dramatherapy Association in Mendoza, Argentina. The project provided practical experience and advanced training in drama therapy for six students and new practitioners, including clinical seminars and learning about local theatre practices.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Theater
Alessia Hughes
Summary: Clients with severe and persistent mental illnesses often face biased definitions of health and wellness in western psychiatry. The playspace can serve as a potential site for collaboration between the client and therapist, enabling a better understanding and responsiveness. The use of a flexible version of the role profile assessment in individual drama therapy process facilitates nuanced self-exploration for the client, providing the drama therapist with a shared language to understand the client's inner reality in contrast to the repetitive and reductive narrative of chronically mentally ill patients.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Editorial Material
Theater
Grace Schuchner
Summary: In this interview, Sally Bailey discusses the integration of mindful inquiry in the training of drama therapy students.
DRAMA THERAPY REVIEW
(2023)
Book Review
Literature, British Isles
Benedict J. Whalen
Article
Education & Educational Research
Elizabeth Philps
Summary: This commentary explores the politics and artistry of walking 'as a mother' through the GPS Embroidery project, redefining the concept of 'selflessness' to reposition the role of maternal artists in society and art.
RIDE-THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Dana Kristiawan, Carol Carter, Michelle Picard
Summary: This article reports on a project that investigates the impact of a new framework for Readers Theatre on teachers' professional skills. The study involved 21 Islamic secondary English school teachers who participated in collaborative professional development training to experience and provide feedback on the framework. The findings provide fresh insights into the potential of Readers Theatre for teaching peace and conflict prevention in the Indonesian Islamic EFL secondary school context.
RIDE-THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Education & Educational Research
Selina Busby, Molly Mullen, Kirsten Sadeghi-Yekta, James Thompson
RIDE-THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Li Ding
Summary: This article explores the connection between emotion and eventual identity change in five teachers who are learning drama for English Language Teaching (ELT). The study suggests that the teachers' attribution patterns, regulated by their teaching beliefs, influence their emotional responses and subsequent teaching behaviors. Identity change can only occur when the emotion-attribution-action pattern is disrupted.
RIDE-THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
L. de Kock, B. C. Groot, J. Lindenberg, G. Struiksma, T. A. Abma
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of care for our societies and raises concerns about the limitations of relational caring practices. Through a case study of a theatre company engaging seniors, this research reveals that participatory art projects can promote relational forms of care.
RIDE-THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE
(2023)
