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Volume 46, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0263-0672
  • E-ISSN: 2157-1430
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Abstract

Dramatherapy in Latin America has evolved through community-rooted practices shaped by a tradition of theatre as resistance, healing and education. This article reflects on the (), held in Mendoza, Argentina, in 2024, where participants from over a dozen countries explored connections between dramatherapy, resilience, education, the arts and neuroscience. Entirely volunteer-led, the congress was both a professional milestone and a deeply human encounter, highlighting the region’s unique contribution to the global field.

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Second Latin American Congress of Dramatherapy: Community, education, performing arts and neuroscience
Dramatherapy 46, 115 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1386/dj_00030_7
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  • Article Type: Other
Keyword(s): applied theatre; arts-based therapies; community-based practices; intercultural dialogue; Latin American mental health; social justice paradigm

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