Abstract
Performance can be used as a means of communication in performance studies and as a treatment medium in drama therapy. This article shows autoethnographic performance could heal the personal pain and cultural wound, and could balance personal and professional, English and Chinese, and mind and body. In this journey, I performed both roles of myself and Laozi, the Chinese philosopher and the father of Taoism, in dialogue. In this article, the readers can watch and hear the authentic and therapeutic impact of the autoethnographic performances embodied by myself as a scholar in communication and performance studies in the academic and pedagogical setting.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 199-216 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Arts and Health |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- autoethnography
- drama therapy
- Laozi
- performance studies
- personal pain
- ritual communication