What a day! And the feeling of awe when everyone is talking about me and my work. This was an extraordinary experience when the British Association of Dramatherapists and Leeds Metropolitan University hosted a Festschrift, or celebration, of my work and publications over the last 40 years. Different academics and practitioners spoke on my anthropological research in the Malaysian rains forest, the pioneering work in Dramatherapy and Play Therapy, the development of Healing Rituals in therapy and performance, and my bold statements in 1977 during times of unrest and turbulence... And much more.
Attended by over 100 people: former students, colleagues, friends and family who listened to papers, anecdotes, letters and then watched DVDs from overseas contributors. It is taking time for me to process it all. The contributions will be published in a special edition of The Prompt (BADTh news), early in 2013.
At the end of the day it was announced that I have been awarded a Visiting Fellow at Leeds Metropolitan University. More about this to come!
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