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A public theatre as a living lab to create resilience Cover

A public theatre as a living lab to create resilience

By: Alina Apostu and  Maria Drăghici  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.623 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 14, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 27, 2026
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Published on: Feb 25, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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