A Venezuelan Psycho-Opera: A Group and Individual Technique of Operatic Psychodrama
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The author presents Venezuelan psycho-opera's four forms of decreasing structure that foster an increasing capacity for spontaneity in participants. Drawing on a synthesis of Moreno's organic and instrumental forms of psychomusic, the author devised a technique that focuses on the exploration of the singing voice and the concomitant affects. The participants are accompanied by recorded collages of excerpts from orchestral music and follow a loose plot based on opera libretti or general and personal themes.
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