Theater and Human Flourishing
Author | : Harvey Young |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2023-02-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780197622261 |
ISBN-13 | : 0197622267 |
Rating | : 4/5 (267 Downloads) |
Download or read book Theater and Human Flourishing written by Harvey Young and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection explores the link between theatre and human flourishing. It interrogates both the social good of theatre and the personally restorative work of a range of live embodied performances. It brings together the disciplines of theatre (and performance studies) and psychology, especially positive psychology, to explore the social benefits of theatre: creating community, encouraging interconnection, serving as a mean to reveal and share both healing and trauma"--