Monthly Archives: November 2022

Final thoughts The drama was my major for four years as an undergraduate, but the Drama I studied in the past has only been presented on stage for people to watch and be entertained. This postgraduate journey has provided me … Continue reading →

To inform my research, I interviewed an expert in drama therapy, Professor Peng Yongwen from the Department of Social Performance at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, who provided me with a lot of knowledge and references related to drama therapy. He … Continue reading →

Question  How can elements of Drama Therapy be used to help relieve psychogenic insomnia?  Stakeholder  People who suffer from insomnia due to psychological factors.  The 2021 White Paper on Exercise and Sleep, published by the China Sleep Research Association, shows … Continue reading →

Based on stakeholders’ feedback and advice from my mentor Jasminka, I addressed the issue of the “Breathing Exercise” part of fifth intervention being too lengthy. Firstly, it was shortened from 20 minutes to 2 minutes. Secondly, I re-recorded and re-edited … Continue reading →

Based on the feedback from the last intervention, I realised the importance of the warm-up part. To enable the stakeholders to better enter the imagination, I add a breathing exercise before the story begins. This allows them to be able … Continue reading →

Based on the feedback from the third intervention and the advice given by my tutor Jasminka, I tried to make an audio clip of my intervention workshop so that it would be easier for my stakeholders to start their interventions … Continue reading →

Based on stakeholder feedback from the first and second interventions, I started thinking about how to use more elements to help stakeholders sleep. At the same time, these elements could be made into emotional memories and links to emotions to … Continue reading →