WHEN DRAMATHERAPY WITH ADOLESCENTS REVEALS THE EMPATHIC DIMENSION OF ACTING
This article proposes a psychoanalytic approach of dramatherapy with teenagers. Can the transitional space of this therapeutic setting help adolescents to access more empathy? Adolescence psychopathology can be considered as a difficulty in relationship to others. A case study illustrates this analysis, and then enlightens the way embodiment of the theatrical character and listening to game partners leads teenagers to authentically understand the differences with others. Thus, acting in dramatherapy sessions enhances teenagers’ empathic abilities, thanks to the construction of a shared area of dream between patients and therapists, and among the group of patients.