Performing arts and therapeutic implications / / Tanvi Bajaj, Swasti Shrimali Vohra

• Autore: Bajaj Tanvi
• Pubblicazione: New Delhi : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.019
• Soggetto topico: Performing arts - Psychological aspects; Performing arts - Therapeutic use; Art therapy
• Altri autori: VohraSwasti Shrimali <1964->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Plates; Foreword; Preface; 1. Nrtta. Natya. Nrtya.; 2. The Spiritual and the Performer; 3. Rhythm Divine; 4. On The Other Side; 5. The 'Play' of Life; 6. The Guru-Shishya; 7. Bharatanatyam: The Ultimate Remedy; 8. Intangible Ananda: Music, Dance and Drama; Annexure; Glossary; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Presenting an alternative perspective, this book proposes that performing arts forge an emotional bond between the performer and the audience, making the act of performance a therapeutic and restorative experience, and not merely recreational.Studying the life-experiences of six artists, and their unique engagement with three art forms - music, drama and dance - the book highlights the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual effects of performing arts both on the performers and the audience. More importantly, it takes the current understanding of the therapeutic role of arts beyond a defici
• Titolo autorizzato: Performing arts and therapeutic implications
• ISBN: 1-315-65665-5; 1-317-32572-9; 1-317-32571-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797426103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II