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Embodying the Spiral: A Critical Framework for Returning to the Body through Dance/Movement Therapy
Full text linkSpirals are fundamental to human existence–present in natural geological forms, skeletal and muscular pathways, and developmental patterns. Characteristics of the spiral in relation to the body include: spatiotemporal nonlinearity, the embracing of polarities and dismantling of binaries, grounded curiosity, “contra-lateral connectivity” and multidimensional integration and transformation. Nonlinear and spiralic temporality have been continually embodied, recorded, and practiced transgenerationally in Black, Indigenous, and queer communities as a form of resurgence, resistance, self-expression, building community and being in the world. How can embodying the spiral be a radical resistance to systems of oppression that continually isolate and disconnect people from one another and their bodies, serving as a bridge between dance/movement therapy and activism? The spiral is a critical and embodied framework that can bring about collective transformation, liberation, and interconnectivity through dance/movement therapy.
Keywords: spiral, dance/movement therapy, nonlinear, polarities, transformation, contra lateral connectivity, activis
Synergy in Expression: The Influence of Poetry in Dance Therapy
No full textThis thesis explores the integration of poetry in dance/movement therapy, highlighting how rhythmic and linguistic components of poetry can enrich therapeutic practices. Poetry, with its structured rhythm, repetition and profound use of language, offers dance/movement therapists tools for professional development and effective client interventions. The reflective nature of poetry enhances therapists\u27 sensitivity to nonverbal cues and emotional states, crucial for observing and responding to clients in a therapeutic setting. Furthermore, poetry facilitates thematic exploration and personal narrative, serving as a powerful intervention that supports both individual and group therapy sessions. By engaging in poetry, dance/movement therapists can develop a richer vocabulary to articulate complex emotions and foster a deeper connection with their clients. The inherent rhythm and imagery in poetry also assist in sensory integration and regulation, promoting emotional resonance and body awareness
Dramatizing Healthcare Realities: The Transformative Power of Interview-Based Verbatim Plays
Full text linkThis paper explores the role of interview-based verbatim plays in sharing health and medical experiences. It analyzes how these plays bridge real-life conflicts and theatrical representations, reshaping societal perspectives on healthcare. Through case studies like the plays Grace Under Pressure and TOKOPHOBIA, the paper demonstrates how verbatim theatre prompts reflection and behavioral change among audiences and healthcare professionals. While acknowledging concerns about authenticity, it emphasizes the plays\u27 capacity to humanize healthcare and foster empathy. This research highlights the transformative potential of interview-based verbatim theatre in reshaping healthcare narratives
Embodying Bicultural Resistance and Liberation: Transformative Multicultural Approaches to Dance/Movement Therapy
Full text linkBicultural individuals often navigate complex cultural landscapes that shape their identities, experiences, and psychological well-being. This thesis explores the embodiment of culture and the influential dynamics on bicultural identity, molding both the perception and expression of the self. By integrating the frameworks of liberation psychology, body story, embodied activism, and liberating movement, dance/movement therapy offers a multicultural-competent approach for addressing the complexities of bicultural identity. This integration enhances the therapeutic process by aligning with the social justice goals of the field, facilitating transformative restoration from oppression through personal and cultural narratives of individuals. Furthermore, this approach empowers those marginalized within their cultural contexts to promote an enriched sense of autonomy and resilience. With cultural identity as the priority, this enhanced approach respects and honors the rich tapestry of experiences that bicultural individuals bring into therapy, nonverbally and verbally, making it a powerful modality for addressing the specific needs and challenges of this population
Some of Their Parts
No full textSOME OF THEIR PARTS is a YA coming-of-age / supernatural investigation novel about competitive academics and the stress of the American college application system. The full text will be about 60,000 words.
For as long as she can remember, Vivi has been preparing for college. She studies. She volunteers. She finds tasteful extracurriculars. She knows what’s expected of her, but she’s never really felt it—until, in her junior year, her mother’s new professorship means Vivi gets sent off to a boarding school in southern Vermont. A school that mixes its human students with amalgams.
Amalgams are people, same as Vivi—only instead of being born, they’ve been sewn together from carefully-chosen corpses and copper thread: children hand-crafted by their parents. When Vivi stumbles across a group of them practicing for an academic competition called scholars’ bowl, she finds herself tumbling into a world of deep rivalries, unsettling teenage swagger, and (perhaps, begrudgingly) the best friends she’s ever had.
But Southridge Academy’s sco-bo team has seen better days. Their star player has vanished, and his disappearance has scattered the team’s veterans to the wind. One of the few who’s left seems to be haunting Vivi’s footsteps—delivering cryptic warnings before her practices and skulking about the campus at night. And someone in her dormitory seems to want Vivi gone, too, if the overtuned heater and constant rearrangements of her fridge magnets are any indication.
If Vivi wants to get to the bottom of this, she needs time—and support. But the pressure is on for her to perform, she’s growing increasingly concerned that the one teammate she’s actually friends with is nursing an unwanted crush, and—most worryingly—every hour she’s thinking about ghosts and missing persons is an hour she isn’t preparing her college applications.
SOME OF THEIR PARTS is a story about friendship, competition, and the stifled anguish of being a seventeen-year-old who wants to change the world. It may appeal to readers who enjoyed the investigative team dynamics of Trenton Lee Stewart’s The Mysterious Benedict Society or the quiet desperation of aspirational otherness in Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown