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ERIC Number: EJ1390390
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1356-9783
EISSN: EISSN-1470-112X
Applied Theatre for Military Personnel in Recovery: Creativity, Agency, and Re-Imagining the Self
Fewster, Russell; West, Brad
Research in Drama Education, v28 n2 p338-354 2023
Self@arts is a performing arts programme delivered to Australian Defence Force personnel undergoing rehabilitation for physical and/or psychological injuries. In contrast to the cognitive emphasis within the dominant therapeutic arts model, self@arts provides participants with agency for re-narrating the self through a transformative, ritual experience of creativity. This is achieved by drawing on the body and voice pedagogies of Jacques Lecoq and Cicely Berry. The benefits of this approach are illustrated via semi-structured interviews and creative works produced in the programme, which suggest that the participants achieved heightened psychophysical experiences and consequently improved confidence, well-being, and a sense of self.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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