Autumn Issue 2022, Vol. 17, Issue 3

Abstract

Dance theatre as a sup-portive for survivors ’ . Cancer patients commonly experience global distress, depression, anxiety and problems with adjust-ment. This dance project is a cross-over between dance therapy and per-forming dance theatre combined with psychotherapeutic elements to enhance coping processes. Sixteen men participated in the project and were self-selected. The results show that anxiety symptoms were significantly reduced and the level of distress and depressive symptoms slightly improved during the project. The results of the interviews revealed positive effects of the dance project in terms of coping with late effects, physical strengthen-ing, emotional disclosure, developing personal empowerment and increased self-esteem. Further studies are warranted to build on this prelimin-ary research.