Creative Bodies in Therapy, Performance and Community: Research and Practice that Brings us Home

Creative Bodies in Therapy, Performance, and Community explores how the creative body can be used as a catalyst for change in therapy, education, somatics, and performance. It offers practice-based experiences and knowledge through embodied approaches, making it relevant to practitioners and trainees in various fields.

Format: Hardback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 27 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Creative Bodies in Therapy, Performance, and Community is a groundbreaking exploration of the transformative power of the creative body in therapy, education, somatics, and performance. Drawing from a diverse range of fields, including performance and visual arts, psychotherapy, dance, and somatics, this comprehensive volume offers practice-based experiences in a creative language. It invites readers to embark on a journey from the realm of reading to the immersive experience of being in and making sense of the world through a moving body.

The book meanders purposefully through practice-led embodied approaches in research, generating new knowledge and methodological frameworks that respond to the unique needs of different contexts. It also provides a window into first-hand experiences as practice, enriching the reader's understanding and application of these approaches.

With contributions from esteemed experts in their respective fields, Creative Bodies in Therapy, Performance, and Community appeals to a wide range of practitioners and trainees in Dance Movement Psychotherapy, arts therapies, counseling and psychotherapy, somatics, community practice, and performance. This book serves as a valuable resource for anyone seeking to harness the power of the creative body to promote change and well-being in diverse settings.

Weight: 570g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032119816