Dançaterapia: proposta de uma escola de dança contemporânea como alternativa para tratamento da mente em Curitiba - PR

Abstract

With the increase in psychic illnesses due to the stressors of new demanding and accelerated routines, the search for therapies has become common, and, from this, new ways of dealing with society’s problems emerge. Faced with this problem, alternative therapies seek through actions, combined or not with traditional therapy, to alleviate the causes and symptoms of mental disorders resulting from external and internal factors to the human beings. Based on this principle and on the idea that non- traditional therapies also contribute to improving the quality of life, we sought to propose a Contemporary Dance School in the city of Curitiba, Paraná. The school’s proposal is due to the search to make more accessible activity together with health professionals that seek to understand each individual and their needs, in order to facilitate living in society and self-knowledge. Therefore, the objective is to offer a space dedicated to movement and contemporary dance, which offers freedom of expression and is accessible to the population, offering improvements in the well-being of all. The purpose of this research is to reflect on how dance, architecture, and spatial perception can actively contribute to improving the quality of life.