🏆 Ethnoacting in VR for Resilience in Acting Students

Pilot Study | University of East London | January 2025

💪 Why Resilience? Acting students often face high levels of stress, anxiety, and self-doubt, which can impact both their mental health and career progression. This project addresses that challenge by offering an innovative intervention grounded in dramatic practice and psychological theory.

🎭 The Approach Rooted in the Interacting Cognitive Subsystems (ICS) theory from psychology, the intervention combines:

Ethnoacting – performance of lived experiences and real-life testimonies Virtual Reality – immersive environments that simulate public performance settings Resilience Modelling – repeated exposure to narratives of perseverance and growth Through embodied storytelling, students encounter and internalise attitudes of resilience, self-belief, and emotional regulation — key traits for sustaining a creative career.

🧪 The Pilot The pilot was delivered at the University of East London in January 2025. It involved:

Immersive VR sessions featuring real-world testimonies Experiential learning grounded in actor training traditions Survey-based evaluation of wellbeing and skill development The results underscore the value of soft skill development through experiential learning, particularly for students from underrepresented backgrounds.

📚 Forthcoming Publication Findings from the study will appear in the following Routledge volume:

Stamatiou, E., Thoma, V., & Sanni, O. (forthcoming 2025). Ethnoacting in VR for Resilience in Theatre Students: A Vakhtangov-inspired Intervention. In Stamatiou, E. & Carnicke, S. M. (Eds.), Stanislavsky and Actor Training for the Screen. Routledge.

🏆 Ethnoacting in VR for Resilience in Acting Students

Pilot Study | University of East London | January 2025

🎭 The Approach Rooted in the Interacting Cognitive Subsystems (ICS) theory from psychology, the intervention combines:

🧪 The Pilot The pilot was delivered at the University of East London in January 2025. It involved:

📚 Forthcoming Publication Findings from the study will appear in the following Routledge volume:

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