Exploring public practice drama therapy using Drama Hives. Issue 2 (1st October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brennan, Cassandra; Tam, Rowena
• Is Part Of: Drama therapy review. Volume 8:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 197
• Page End: 212
• Publication Date: 2022-10-01
• Subjects: Drama -- Therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Drama -- Therapeutic use -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.891523
• DOI: 10.1386/dtr_00106_1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2054-7676

Abstract

This article builds on the current knowledge and approach of public practice drama therapy in community settings. We argue that a public practice of drama therapy might be informed by decolonizing methods, liberation psychology, third spaces, public practice art therapy and the Art Hive model. A case vignette of Drama Hives is presented to highlight our experimentations with drama therapy as a form of public practice that might offer a more holistic approach to care that is complementary to the movement for decolonization. The article concludes with a discussion on the futurity of public practice drama therapy and its research implications.