AUSTRALIA: How puppetry and theatre skills are helping people with dementia
"Playing with puppets to help people living with dementia is not something Danielle Jackson ever thought she'd end up doing. But that's...
USA: UMass Medical School introduces unprecedented 'drama therapy' for mental illness
Kalea Barger, Zachary Wipff, Dr. Xiaoduo Fan and Victor Agwu, left to right. Rick Cinclair/Telegram & Gazette Virtual co-active...
FIJI: Australian Volunteers Program Use Puppetry in Fiji School for Students with Special Needs
This excerpt was reposted from The Fiji Times News- "Pillay praises partnership of the Australian Volunteers Program" Head of Lautoka...
USA: Improbable Players merges with Rhode Island company COAAST; renamed 2nd Act
During the onset of COVID-19, Improbable Players’ former executive director Andy Short and COAAST founder, executive director and...
BERMUDA: Treasure Tannock Earns Duperreault Fellowship
The Duperreault Fellowship, an endowment fund that supports the professional development of Bermuda residents working or studying in the...
USA: NADTA 2021 Conference Call for Proposals until July 15
The NADTA is now accepting Poster Session and Performance Proposals for its 42nd annual conference in the fall to be held virtually....
CZECH REPUBLIC: WADth representatives speak at the 2021 European Federation of DT Conference
Representatives from the WADth speak at the 2021 European Federation of Dramatherapy Conference that took place May 7-8, 2021 in Prague,...
INDIA: Drama Therapy India March 2021 Newsletter- Journey to a Collective
Drama-Therapy India is delighted to issue its first newsletter capturing the journey to form a collective of Drama-Therapists in India....
NEW ZEALAND: Drama Therapy for Children in a post-Covid world
In times of crisis, people often turn to the arts for comfort, stimulation, creativity and escape. A growing body of research has shown...
ISRAEL: Preserving Holocaust stories for life with Edut
Drama therapists the world over know the benefit to be had from putting one’s feelings into artistic visual form. That applies all the...