2010 Annual NADT Conference November 04, 2010
The NADT 31st Annual Conference-November 4-7, 2010
Chicago, IL
Pushing the Boundaries:
Contemplating the Liminal Space in Drama Therapy
Victor Turner defines the liminal space as a “place where boundaries dissolve a little and we stand there, on the threshold, getting ourselves ready to move across the limits of what we were into what we are to be. It is a space of transformation between phases of separation and reincorporation. It represents a period of ambiguity, of marginal and transitional state.” And this year at the 2010 conference we challenge you to explore just that.
The last National Association for Drama Therapy conference held in Chicago was back in 1993. A lot has changed in our field and the world since then. What are the ways that we as a field of drama therapy are continuing to push the boundaries in our work? How are we dissolving the boundaries between our field and other creative arts therapies, other disciplines, other technologies, and other world views? How are the current political and cultural climates transforming our field and work? In what ways does a seeming dissolution of boundaries shed light on new perspectives and understanding? How can we (or should we) measure, research or try to capture such flux and ambiguity? Are there some boundaries that should remain?
And, how do our clients benefit from the myriad of ways the play space offers liminality? What is the growth and change that happens from the liminality in rituals, time, places, beings, people, folklore and even pop culture? How does the ability to tolerate this ‘no mans land’ provide insight and understanding of what has happened and what is to become? And why is the liminal space so powerful?
How do we as drama and other creative arts therapists continue to play at the threshold and yet not become exhausted? How do we hold or challenge our own struggles with liminality? In what creative ways do we foster our own liminal space? Are there limits in liminality and how do we as drama therapists address this?
The possibilities are endless, the boundaries waiting to be expanded are limitless….and we look forward to seeing you there in our mutual exploration.
Acceptance of proposals will begin in December 2009. The deadline for all submissions is February 28th, 2010.
HOTEL INFORMATION
The Hotel Orrington (www.hotelorrington.com) is a renovated, historic Four Diamond North Shore luxury hotel in Chicago that features a great location in the heart of downtown Evanston. It is just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport. Here you will find boutique shops, a wide variety of restaurants and pubs, a multiplex movie theater, art galleries, Lake Michigan, a Chicago subway train station, and Northwestern University all within walking distance.
Reservations can be made by calling (888) 677-4648 or (847)866-8700. Please ask for Group Reservations. A special conference discount of $139.00 a night will be provided when mentioning the code NADT or Drama Therapy. Reservations must be made by October 13th 2010 to receive the discount.
website to register and submit your proposal.
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