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Mental Health, the Creative Industries & Me: How to Cope in 2020 – Mandy Panel Session with BAPAM and ABTT
This Thursday, 17th September, BAPAM GP, Dr Tamara Karni Cohen, joins Mig Burgess of the Association of British Theatre Technicians for a Facebook Live panel session with the Mandy Network centred on mental health in the creative industries. Tamara and Mig will...
More Free Online Alexander Technique Constructive Rest Sessions
Alexander Technique teacher Cathie Kidger is to continue offering two free Constructive Rest sessions a week for BAPAM registered performance professionals and students. In June this year, Cathie started offering free 30 minute Alexander Technique Zoom sessions to...
UPDATED FAQ: Returning to Performing Arts Work post-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...
Introducing Mental Practice Skills: Focus, Imagery & Vision – Community Drop-In
This week’s blog draws on some helpful messages from our Community Drop-in which has been running over summer as part of our training and education programme. In the early sessions, some participants mentioned that they were struggling to find the motivation to...
We welcome Specialist Pain Physiotherapist to the BAPAM Directory
We at BAPAM are very fortunate to have an extensive list of health professionals on our Practitioners Directory, all of whom are experienced in helping creative professionals with health problems related to their work. The list contains over 200 health professionals...
Breathing for health and wellbeing – Community Drop In
Our Community Drop-in has been running all summer, facilitated by Dr Pippa Wheble and we’ve been delighted to have over 130 participants to date. Each participant has a copy of our Healthy Practice Diary and is encouraged to set...
Fundraising in Memory of Luke Westlake
We would like to offer our condolences and thanks to the family of actor, Luke Westlake, who are fundraising for BAPAM in Luke's memory. These donations make a very real difference to our service, helping us to provide clinical consultations to performers with health...
Summer 2020 Newsletter
Our Summer 2020 Newsletter is now available to read online. This edition features: Free Online Healthy Practice Training Sessions and Community Drop-in Covid-19 Advice Anxiety Management BAPAM 2019 Annual Review Updated Factsheets Articles and Press You can read all...
Applications to join the BAPAM Directory Invited from Music, Drama and Art Therapists
The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) is a highly regarded specialist charity supporting health in the performing arts through free clinical services, expert training, essential resources and clinical leadership. Our Directory lists...
A new age digital production – Labyrinth Project
A unique and interactive theatre production which promises to challenge, test and help the audience uncover secrets about themselves starts today. The Labyrinth Project is a 7-day digital experience where viewers navigate through a maze full of twists and turns as...
Managing Anxiety about Creative Work in the Covid 19 Pandemic
In this guest blog, BAPAM counsellor and therapist, Fiona Macbeth, offers practical advice for arts workers experiencing anxiety about work during the Covid 19 pandemic. There’s a lot that people who work and create in the performing arts could be doing, and should...
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 to help artists and creative practitioners during the current pandemic. Cathie first had Alexander Technique lessons whilst studying for...
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