Persona and Performance: The Meaning of Role in Drama, Therapy and Everyday Life - Couverture rigide

Landy, Robert J

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1853022292 ISBN 13 : 9781853022296

Editeur : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1993

Synopsis

This book, by one of the world's leading dramatherapists, demonstrates how the concept of role connects the areas of dramatherapy, theatre and everyday life, and provides a detailed model for a role-based form of therapy. Based on a central assumption that well-being depends on the individual's capacity to manage a complex and often contradictory set of roles, it: examines the origins and development of the role metaphor plays both in drama and the social sciences; discusses how role can be used as a form of therapy, using detailed clinical case studies both of an individual and a group; and provides a comprehensive taxonomy of theatrical roles drawn from repeated types throughout the history of Western dramatic literature, arguing that an understanding of these will enhance an understanding of the dramatic nature of healing through role. With references drawn from art and the social sciences, theatre, popular culture and personal experience, "Persona and Performance" should of useful to all people interested in the use of drama and theatre as therapy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert J. Landy, Ph.D., is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT), a Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) and Board Certified Trainer (BCT). A pioneer in the profession of Drama Therapy, he lectures and trains professionals internationally. He Professor of Educational Theatre and Applied Psychology and Director of the Drama Therapy Program at New York University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1853022292
• ISBN 13: 9781853022296
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 250
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible