ABSTRACT This article stems from practice-based research conducted during the 2018 S-Word conference hosted by the University of California, Riverside. As a psychology professor and theatre professor, we take a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to examine the roles of reciprocity, empathy, and power dynamics. We ground our exploration in a participatory theatre exercise that emphasized varying levels of eye contact and interaction prompted by playing with the dynamics of observing and being observed. We employ psychology and neuroscience research on areas such as eye contact, mutual gaze, and power to make relevant connections for the actor-audience dynamics. We contend that by shifting perspective taking, theatre and participatory theatre exercises contribute to mitigating power imbalances between actors and their audience, thus making space for increased empathic connections.

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通过戏剧促进互惠：来自 S-Word 实验室的跨学科思考

摘要 本文源于加州大学河滨分校 2018 年 S-Word 会议期间进行的基于实践的研究。作为一名心理学教授和戏剧教授，我们采用协作和跨学科的方法来研究互惠、同理心和权力动态的作用。我们将探索建立在参与式戏剧练习中，该练习强调通过观察和被观察的动态而引发的不同程度的眼神接触和互动。我们在眼神接触、相互凝视和力量等领域采用心理学和神经科学研究，为演员-观众动态建立相关联系。我们认为，通过转变视角，戏剧和参与式戏剧练习有助于缓解演员与其观众之间的权力失衡，