Volume 6

• Selina Busby, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK
• Amy Cordileone, New York University, USA
• Ashley Hamilton, University of Denver, USA
• Norifumi Hida, Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, Japan
• Byoung-joo Kim, Seoul National University of Education, South Korea
• David Montgomery, New York University, USA
• Ross Prior, University of Wolverhampton, UK
• Daphnie Sicre, Loyola Marymount University, USA
• James Webb, New York University, USA

ISSN: 1552-5236

ARTSPRAXIS provides a platform for contributors to interrogate why the arts matter and how the arts can be persuasively argued for in a range of domains. The pressing issues which face the arts in society will be deconstructed. Contributors are encouraged to write in a friendly and accessible manner appropriate to a wide readership. Nonetheless, contributions should be informed and scholarly, and must demonstrate the author’s knowledge of the material being discussed. Clear compelling arguments are preferred, arguments which are logically and comprehensively supported by the appropriate literature. Authors are encouraged to articulate how their research design best fits the question (s) being examined. Research design includes the full range of quantitative-qualitative methods, including arts-based inquiry; case study, narrative and ethnography; historical and autobiographical; experimental and quasi-experimental analysis; survey and correlation research. Articles which push the boundaries of research design and those which encourage innovative methods of presenting findings are encouraged.

ARTSPRAXIS Volume 6, Issue 2 engages members of the global Educational Theatre community in dialogue around current research and practice on theatre and heath.

An aging population, increasing climate and politically-motivated displacement, unstable housing, the rise of depression and anxiety, and the challenges of providing comprehensive healthcare amongst other concerns make health a significant challenge for our times. With this in mind, we invited authors to explore how theatre, including improvisation, performance, and other drama processes, contribute to psychological, neurological, physical, social, civic and public health. Teachers, drama therapists, applied improvisation practitioners, theatre-makers, performance artists, and scholars were invited to share vocabularies, ideas, strategies, practices, measures, and outcomes.

Article submissions addressed one of the following questions:

• What understandings of health and wellbeing inform improvisation and theatre-making?
• How can theatre, including performance, improvisation and other drama processes, be used to address specific health concerns and promote wellbeing?
• How can we assess health outcomes related to theatre?
• How are artists, educators, and therapists using improvisation and performance in health related research?
• How do health-related contexts inform aesthetic choices and social considerations?
• What factors contribute to the therapeutic benefits of theatre?
• What practices facilitate accessibility and participation in therapeutic theatre?

We encouraged article submissions from interdisciplinary artists and scholars across the many fields engaged in performance as activism. Our goals were to motivate a dialogue among a wide variety of practitioners and researchers that will enrich the development of educational theatre in the coming years.

Editorial correspondence should be addressed to Jonathan P. Jones, New York University, Program in Educational Theatre, Pless Hall, 82 Washington Square East, Rm 223, New York, NY 10003, USA.

Call for Papers

Papers were no longer than 4,000 words, accompanied by a 200 word abstract and 100 word biographies for the author(s), and conformed to APA style manual.

Reviewing Procedures

Each article was sent to two peer reviewers. They provided advice on the following:

• Whether the article should be published with no revisions/with revisions.
• The contribution the article makes to the arts community.
• Specific recommendations to the author about improving the article.
• Other publishing outlets if the article is considered unacceptable.

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