Counselling for Dance Professionals from BAPAM and Dance Professionals Fund
Free mental health support from BAPAM and Dance Professionals Fund Thanks to generous support from Dance Professionals Fund, eligible dance professionals can now access up to 6 free sessions of performing arts specialist counselling provided by BAPAM (the British...
BAPAM Presentations at the Performing Arts Medicine Association Symposium 2021
BAPAM was very well represented at the PAMA symposium this year with no less than 6 presentations by BAPAM Practitioners and staff. Health Promotion Claire Cordeaux (BAPAM CEO) and Dr Pippa Wheble (GP Assessor and Trainer/Facilitator of our online Community Drop In...Research: The Physical and Psychological Aspects of Being a Professional Orchestral Musician
A research team at the School of Psychology at Queen’s University-Belfast are conducting a project to examine the physical and psychological aspects of being a professional, working-age (18-65) orchestral musician in the UK or Ireland and how they interfere with daily...Studying the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dance Freelancers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing
If you are over the age of 18 and work as a dance freelancer, you may be eligible to participate in this research study. This is a collaborative research project between the University of Birmingham, One Dance UK and the National Institute of Dance Medicine &...
The BAPAM Vocal Rehabilitation Coach Project
In 2017 Vocal Rehabilitation Coach, Dane Chalfin, highlighted to BAPAM the benefit of singing rehabilitation coaches as part of the multidisciplinary team in specialist Voice Clinics which treat professional singers. At the time, there were a very few singing...
At the @artsmed PAMA Symposium 2021 BAPAM Practitioners & staff presented work on health promotion, a multidisciplinary pianists’ clinic, occupational risk, lessons for clinicians from the ... performing arts, & warm-up/cool-down protocols for instrumentalists https://www.bapam.org.uk/bapam-pama-symposium-2021/
Calling physiotherapists, osteopaths and chiropractors with experience of working with dancers. Paula Andrade, with @UCOLondon & @onedanceuk is recruiting participants for a qualitative study ... looking to broaden knowledge and improve healthcare for dancers
https://www.bapam.org.uk/research-manual-therapists-perspectives-of-caring-for-injured-dancers/
"No one should have to feel as though they are asking for special treatment or being awkward when requesting safety measures are enforced during a performance."
Important read for anyone booking ... artists in this period @FeaturedArtists @IVW_UK @AIP_uk @LiveMusic_UK: https://twitter.com/emzaemusic/status/1420124239353589761
New newsletter on something very personal to me - making sure clinically vulnerable artists feel as included and protected as possible in live music’s return, with a shoutout for @attitudetweets ❤️ https://emzae.substack.com/p/023-how-can-we-make-sure-live-musics
(📸: @NigelBig)