Περσεφόνη Σέξτου
Biographic Data
| ID | 6728085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Περσεφόνη Σέξτου |
| GIVEN NAMES | Περσεφόνη |
| FAMILY NAME | Σέξτου |
| SIGNATURE | ΣΈΞΤΟΥ Π |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newman University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0884-7041 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Theatre, disability and wellbeing
Routes to building accessibility in theatre are proposed as a shared and personal endeavour; value is placed on learning from disability as crucial in preserving wellbeing, creativity, and effective arts practices across disabled and non-disabled communities
Health through Arts
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Future stories
Hospitalisation can be a challenging experience for young people, including higher levels of anxiety, social isolation, and depression. In this paper we identify the possibilities of an applied theatre pilot that aimed to combine co-designed virtual reality (VR) approaches with intermedial work with young people in hospital. Within the pilot study we worked with three participants in individualised bedside workshops over a four-week period. Analy…
Theatre in paediatrics
This paper relays the findings of the evaluation of an applied theatre project for children in hospital as perceived by hospital teachers. A mixed qualitative approach was used. Data were analysed using thematic analysis to explore the teachers’ views on children’s engagement with learning and the improvement of the hospital experience as a whole through applied theatre. The article presents examples of children’s stories that illustrate the find…
Broken Puppet Symposia
Broken Puppet Symposia introduces the reader to the contents of this double special issue on applied puppetry and health. It starts with the Editors’ definition of a Puppet to move on to important theoretical articles, revealing notes from the field (projects and practitioners), fascinating interviews with experts in performance in healthcare and beautiful illustrations. The Editors bring their experience of organising the Broken Puppet Symposia …
Exploring methods of training the actor/puppeteer in healthcare
This article explores the role of Puppetry as an engaging tool in Applied Theatre practice with children in Healthcare. Inspired by the Socratic Dialogue, the authors have chosen to explore their experiential understanding and how this forms their views of performing in clinical settings in the form of a dialogue between the pedagogue and the student. Together they refer to experience gained during the Community and Applied Drama Laboratory (CADL…
Trapped in the labyrinth’
Mental health difficulties remain a major source of burden and distress for individuals, families, health and social care providers with stigma a key target for educational campaigns attempting to improve care pathways and access to support. Stigma is a multifaceted concept having a range of drivers including shame and is thought to act as a barrier to successful help seeking and engagement with support services. The current paper explores some o…
Bedside theatre performance and its effects on hospitalised children's well-being
This article reports on practice-based pilot research being undertaken at Birmingham Children's Hospital in England on the impact of bedside theatre performance on hospitalised children's well-being. It discusses the process of creating theatre for sick children, connecting with the hospital and working within the hospital tight routines, dealing with ethics, working with theatre artists and performing to children bedside. It also reports on evid…
Drama and Theatre in Education in Greece
The provision of drama and theatre in education is a field which has been winning ground in Greece over the past 20 years. This article looks at what has been involved in the development of drama and theatre practice in pre-school and primary education in Greece since the 1980s up to the present. The aim of this article is to argue that the hard work of previous years has created advanced circumstances for further development in the provision of …
Trapped in the labyrinth’
Mental health difficulties remain a major source of burden and distress for individuals, families, health and social care providers with stigma a key target for educational campaigns attempting to improve care pathways and access to support. Stigma is a multifaceted concept having a range of drivers including shame and is thought to act as a barrier to successful help seeking and engagement with support services. The current paper explores some o…
Drama and Theatre in Education in Greece
The provision of drama and theatre in education is a field which has been winning ground in Greece over the past 20 years. This article looks at what has been involved in the development of drama and theatre practice in pre-school and primary education in Greece since the 1980s up to the present. The aim of this article is to argue that the hard work of previous years has created advanced circumstances for further development in the provision of …
Bedside theatre performance and its effects on hospitalised children's well-being
This article reports on practice-based pilot research being undertaken at Birmingham Children's Hospital in England on the impact of bedside theatre performance on hospitalised children's well-being. It discusses the process of creating theatre for sick children, connecting with the hospital and working within the hospital tight routines, dealing with ethics, working with theatre artists and performing to children bedside. It also reports on evid…
Trapped in the labyrinth’
Mental health difficulties remain a major source of burden and distress for individuals, families, health and social care providers with stigma a key target for educational campaigns attempting to improve care pathways and access to support. Stigma is a multifaceted concept having a range of drivers including shame and is thought to act as a barrier to successful help seeking and engagement with support services. The current paper explores some o…
Broken Puppet Symposia
Broken Puppet Symposia introduces the reader to the contents of this double special issue on applied puppetry and health. It starts with the Editors’ definition of a Puppet to move on to important theoretical articles, revealing notes from the field (projects and practitioners), fascinating interviews with experts in performance in healthcare and beautiful illustrations. The Editors bring their experience of organising the Broken Puppet Symposia …
Exploring methods of training the actor/puppeteer in healthcare
This article explores the role of Puppetry as an engaging tool in Applied Theatre practice with children in Healthcare. Inspired by the Socratic Dialogue, the authors have chosen to explore their experiential understanding and how this forms their views of performing in clinical settings in the form of a dialogue between the pedagogue and the student. Together they refer to experience gained during the Community and Applied Drama Laboratory (CADL…
Future stories
Hospitalisation can be a challenging experience for young people, including higher levels of anxiety, social isolation, and depression. In this paper we identify the possibilities of an applied theatre pilot that aimed to combine co-designed virtual reality (VR) approaches with intermedial work with young people in hospital. Within the pilot study we worked with three participants in individualised bedside workshops over a four-week period. Analy…
Theatre in paediatrics
This paper relays the findings of the evaluation of an applied theatre project for children in hospital as perceived by hospital teachers. A mixed qualitative approach was used. Data were analysed using thematic analysis to explore the teachers’ views on children’s engagement with learning and the improvement of the hospital experience as a whole through applied theatre. The article presents examples of children’s stories that illustrate the find…
Health through Arts
Preview this article: Health through Arts: Connecting People & Communities, A Sidney De Haan Research CENTRE Webinar Series, Kent, UK, January–June 2022, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/jaah/14/2/jaah.14.2.271_Grainger-1.gif
Theatre, disability and wellbeing
Routes to building accessibility in theatre are proposed as a shared and personal endeavour; value is placed on learning from disability as crucial in preserving wellbeing, creativity, and effective arts practices across disabled and non-disabled communities
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art Therapy and Mental Health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Visual arts (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Theatre and Performance Studies (3 works)