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RECOMMENDED READS

Routledge International Handbook of Dramatherapy | ISBN: 9781138829725 Edited by Sue Jennings, Clive Holmwood The following review appeared in the July 2017 issue of CHOICE: Essential to have! This edited volume, an update to The Handbook of Dramatherapy (1994), is a comprehensive review of the 40-year history, theories, and current practice of drama therapy (DT) across many cultures.

• Part 1 includes specific chapters on the development and current use of DT in the US, India, Romania, Africa, and Canada. [Read first 3 sections here]
• Part 2 presents the history of DT as a branch of theater, with healing intention, and as a segment of a broader, contemporary category of art-based therapy.
• Part 3 describes the varying theoretical approaches to DT, including social justice, the Jungian perspective, core processes, the use of puppets, and shamanism to heal. The third part of this volume also includes interesting case studies of DT used in Palestine, Israel, the Czech Republic, Australia, the UK, and the US. These case studies examine a wide range of issues that can affect individuals of all ages.
• In part 4, the authors present new, innovative approaches to DT in Italy, Greece, Israel, Argentina, the UK, South Africa, and the US. These methods include yoga, feminist theory, commedia dell'arte, spagyria, and meditation.

This work is an essential addition to any upper-level program offering courses in DT, as well as programs offering a broad range of therapeutic modalities. Reviewed by D. L. Loers, Akoan Consulting Read more here.

World Theatre: The Basics | ISBN: 9781138838055 By E. J. Westlake World Theatre: The Basics presents a well-rounded introduction to non-Western theatre, exploring the history and current practice of theatrical traditions in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, the Caribbean, and the non-English-speaking cultures of the Americas. Read more here. Imagined Theatres | ISBN: 9781138122055 Edited by Daniel Sack Each scenario is mirrored by a brief accompanying reflection, asking what they might mean for our thinking about the theatre. These many possible worlds circle around questions that include:

• In what way is writing itself a performance?
• How do we understand the relationship between real performances that engender imaginary reflections and imaginary conceptions that form the basis for real theatrical productions?
• Are we not always imagining theatres when we read or even when we sit in the theatre, watching whatever event we imagine we are seeing?

Read more here.