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Free Online Alexander Technique Constructive Rest Sessions
Cathie Kidger, who is a BAPAM Registered Alexander Technique teacher, is offering free 30 minute Alexander Technique Zoom sessions, three times a week, to help artists and creative practitioners during the current pandemic. Cathie first had Alexander Technique lessons...
New BAPAM Website Launched
New BAPAM Website Launched For the past few months we’ve been focusing on creating a user-friendly resource and information hub for BAPAM’s unique specialist health support services for the performing arts and we are delighted to launch our new website. Jump straight...
Fit to Sing! BAPAM Vocal Health Factsheet Updated
Whatever your style of singing and whatever your repertoire, you should take a holistic approach to your practising and performing. Our Fit to Sing! factsheet covers 12 tried and tested tips for healthy singing and has been updated for 2020. We are grateful to Millie...
FAQ: Returning to Performance Work After the COVID-19 Lockdown
This list of frequently asked questions covers some of the key issues around returning to performance work after Covid-19 lockdown, but if you have other queries, please email them to info@bapam.org.uk with the subject Risk Assessment and we will put them to our team...
Risk Assessment for Freelance Performers Returning to Work During COVID-19
Most performers and many other workers in the performing arts are freelance and will be working in many different environments as we return to work following the COVID-19 lockdown. The environment you will be working in will be doing their own risk assessment, but if...
Warm Up Exercises for Musicians: 2020 Update
The go-to resource for musicians preparing to perform, our new and improved Don't Cramp Your Style: Warm-Up Exercises for Musicians factsheet is now available online. These essential tips and warm up exercises for musicians are designed to prepare you for healthy and...
What happens during BAPAM community drop-in sessions?
Our weekly sessions started at the beginning of June and are designed to help performing artists to set goals and stick to healthy practice routines. It includes new techniques and strategies to help maintain mental and physical health now and into the future. The...
Healthy Practice Community Drop In
Healthy Practice Community Drop In - supporting you to develop and sustain your healthy practice as a performing artist Knowing what you should do to keep healthy is one thing, adopting healthy practice as routine in your life is another. It can be hard to create new...
Return to work and study: Post COVID-19 Occupational Health Service for the Performing Arts
For more information contact claire.cordeaux@bapam.org.uk As lockdown eases and students and professionals start to return to work and study, institutions will need, in addition to their health and safety responsibilities, to assess the level of fitness to work and...
Managing Anxiety: BAPAM CBT Group for Performing Artistes
During the current social distancing period, we are pleased to be working with Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Dr Sidrah Muntaha, and GP, Dr Tamara Cohen, to offer free online group therapy for mild to moderate anxiety. This 6 session programme is for performance...
Healthy Practice Resources
As a companion to our Healthy Practice Webinar Series, here are collected BAPAM resources to plan and sustain healthy creative practice: Healthy Practice Diary Knowing what you should do to keep healthy is one thing, this diary is aimed at helping you to adopt healthy...
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
Even at the best of times, maintaining good mental health while sustaining a career in the arts presents unique challenges. The current pandemic disrupts our communities, creative practices and ability to earn a living, and brings significant...
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