Drama therapy and the invisible realm

This article is based on the Keynote for the 38th Annual Conference of the North American Drama Therapy Association, ‘From theory to practice: The drama therapist’s toolbox’, Danvers, Massachusetts, 2017. The speech explored the notion of the ‘invisible’ in drama therapy, in dialogue with four interrelated bodies of knowledge that partake of this concept: shamanism, theatre/arts, psychotherapy and spirituality. By focusing on the invisible, a genuine tool of drama therapy, within a comparative outlook, this article positions the field within a broader perspective while simultaneously pointing out its uniqueness.