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Trajectories of a research on Mindfulness and its crossings in the actor’s work

Maria Luiza Tavares Cavalcanti

Performance and Mindfulness April 21, 2023 DOI: 10.5920/pam.1300 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Population A group of drama students from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO)
Intervention Mindfulness practices
Topics Meditation
Key findings The author reports on implementing mindfulness practices with drama students in the acting classroom, as part of doctoral research exploring the possible reverberations such practices can have in the actor's work. The article describes this classroom experience with UNIRIO students rather than reporting measured outcomes.

Abstract

The object of my doctoral research is to discover the possible reverberations that mindfulness practices can have in the actor's work. In this article, I report on my path on implementing minsfulness practices with actors in the classroom, addressing an experience with a group of drama students from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO).

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