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Chess therapy II

Series: 
Echécothérapie
Performance type: 
Performance
Free tags: 
échecs
Creator: 
Bruno Mendonça
Performer: 
Bruno Mendonça
Witness: 
Annie Vautier
Ben Vautier
Jean Mas
Bibliographical sources: 
Bruno Mendonça: Bibliothèques Ephémères, éd. de l'Ormaie, 2002
Website: 
//bruno-mendonca.com
Theoretical background: 

The concept of "chess therapy" (also "failure therapy") is a therapeutic approach which will be continued in two nursing homes in Pergomas, as well as in a Parisian hospital as recreation for the young patients. The data will be refined in the course of various interventions with blind people and with autistic youth, for whom a dance following a game of chess allowed them to reposition themselves socially.

Occurence: 
Objets: 

pièces et plateaux d'échecs

Technique description référence: 
pièces et plateaux d'échecs
Documents: 

compte-rendu dans les Chroniques de Ben

Type: 
Presse
Technique description référence: 
compte-rendu dans les Chroniques de Ben
BEN_VA

plans implantation des tables

Type: 
Manuscrit
Technique description référence: 
plans implantation des tables
Description: 

Twenty-some games had been presented on the tabels in Ben’s garden. A great ladder leaning against the highest window of his house, enabled me, dressed in all leather, to come down the side of his house to the garden, where a game of chess has begun. I appear before every player who responds to my previous move and in response, I make the move that seems most appropriate. I go around to all players and return to table 1 and start again until each part is lost or gone.

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