A Review of the Creative Dialogues Project: Using Creative Arts Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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creative arts, creative arts therapy, subjective experiences of the pandemic, improvisationArticle Information
Creative Arts Educ Ther (2023) 9(2):120–142 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2023/9/13
A Review of the Creative Dialogues Project: Using Creative Arts Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
In this article, the authors review the Creative Dialogues project, which began in January 2020 as a response to the health crisis that was then emerging in China. The authors asked a group of creative arts therapists from China, Guam, and the USA to join them to develop arts-based collaborative improvisations using dance, art, creative writing/poetry, and fairytale-making about their experiences related to COVID-19 in an online setting. The project expanded to be international in scope as the virus spread and continued until November 2022. The authors reviewed the metaphors and verbal reflections created in these meetings. In this review, the authors identified five broad themes that included personal connection, confrontation of the unknown, conflict, resilience and hope, and spirituality. Examples of the themes are presented.
Keywords: creative arts, creative arts therapy, subjective experiences of the pandemic, improvisation
摘要
本文中，作者回顾了2020年1月开始的“创意对话”项目，以应对当时在中国出现的健康危机。作者邀请了一群来自中国、关岛和美国的创意艺术治疗师加入他们的行列，利用舞蹈、艺术、创意写作/诗歌和童话故事创作，在网络环境中讲述他们与 COVID-19 相关的经历，开发基于艺术的协作即兴创作。随着病毒的传播，该项目扩大到国际范围，并持续到 2022 年 11 月。作者回顾了这些会议中产生的隐喻和口头反思。在这篇回顾中，作者确定了五大主题，包括人际关系、对未知的对抗、冲突、韧性和希望以及灵性。介绍了主题的示例。
关键词： 创意艺术, 创意艺术疗法, 大流行病的主观体验, 即兴
