What is it about?
In this conceptual article, the author explores the ways in which online drama therapy utilizes aesthetic distance and dramatic reality. The author theorizes how these concepts translate into an online space without breaking the relationship between therapist and client/group that is already being hindered by the literal distance, the lack of body involvement and the mediation of technology and the screen.
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Why is it important?
The sudden move to online drama therapy during the pandemic has led many therapists to experiment with this new medium, without having any theoretical background on how to work online and how to visualize the therapeutic relationship that is being triangulized through the internet.
Perspectives
Writing this article was very interesting since it allowed me aswell to explore the way online drama therapy can be applied and how its theoretical background can be build. I hope it can provide a stepping stone for more therapists to apply online drama therapy as a different approach as in person drama therapy and not use it only when there are no more choices to work in person.
Maria Schubert
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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This page is a summary of: Seeking dramatic reality in the digital world, Drama Therapy Review, October 2022, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/dtr_00108_1.
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