Marian Chace Foundation Annual Lecture: The Improvisation of Order

In her speech at the 46th annual Conference of the American Dance Therapy Association, Berger explains her perspective on dance as therapy, that it is improvisation that results in form and order, order from chaos. She traces her own journey in dance-movement therapy and the role improvisation has p...

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Published in:American journal of dance therapy 2012-06, Vol.34 (1), p.6-19
Main Author: Berger, Miriam Roskin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Berger, Miriam Roskin
Body
Careers
Clinical Psychology
Creative processes
Dance-Movement Therapy
Education
Health Psychology
Improvisation
Personal experiences
Personality and Social Psychology
Psychology
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Summary:In her speech at the 46th annual Conference of the American Dance Therapy Association, Berger explains her perspective on dance as therapy, that it is improvisation that results in form and order, order from chaos. She traces her own journey in dance-movement therapy and the role improvisation has played in her life and career. She discusses the body as the base of all symbolic process and the basic construct, time, space, symbolism, the therapy process, aesthetics, neuroscience, and the future of dance-movement therapy.
ISSN:0146-3721
1573-3262
DOI:10.1007/s10465-012-9128-8