Laban: A Guide Figure between Dance/Movement Therapy and Drama Therapy

Publication date: Available online 9 September 2017 Source:The Arts in Psychotherapy Author(s): Jessica Young, Laura L. Wood The field of Creative Arts Therapies stands to benefit from ongoing support and collaboration between practices that comprise the disciplines. Both dance/movement therapy (DMT) and drama therapy (DT) draw upon a creative, action-oriented, and embodied approach to psychotherapy; however, a review of the literature indicates minimal collaboration on theory and research between the two. Through an in-depth review of the literature and a supporting case study, a theoretical model is constructed proposing that Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Role Theory and role method may be a natural point of intersection, enriching each discipline and presenting implications for creative arts therapies praxis.
Source: Arts in Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research