ITHACA – REPETITION AND RETURN IN THE ARTS THERAPIES

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The conference theme is inspired by the poem Ithaca written in 1911 by the Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy. It is a poem which explores the idea of journey, using Homer’s Odyssey as an allegory. It speaks to notions of home and cycles of experience. It reflects on a journey of encounter – with places, creatures and states of being. Cavafy energises a call to adventure, offering images for internal and external struggle and playing with the paradox of destination.

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The Location

This ECArTE conference will be held in the city of Pula, in Istria, Croatia. It is a place of rich history and is a crossroads for culture, commerce and art. Questions of repetition and return in the Balkan countries will have a particular resonance in many aspects including transgenerational trauma. We are pleased…