In her blog for BAPAM this month, Performance Psychologist, Dr Anna Waters, shares her tips and techniques to help you make the most of auditions. “I’ve always approached things with hunger and just enough fear. Plenty of confidence, you know, but just enough fear...
In her blog last month, Performance Psychologist, Dr Anna Waters, highlighted how useful mental imagery can be in managing performance anxiety. Here, she expands on how this powerful technique can help you achieve your creative goals. “Before stepping on stage, I...
Did you know that strategies for meeting the psychological demands of your rehearsal schedule, expectations, and performances can also help you avoid physical injury? Our guest blog from Dr Anna Waters this month looks at the role of Performance Psychology in injury...
In the first of our new series of guest blogs, Performance Psychologist, Dr Anna Waters, shares a simple exercise to help performers refocus and achieve their creative goals. New Year resolutions not working? Performance psychology tips can be more effective than New...
Home » London Researchers at University College London (UCL) are looking for actors who are working or who have previously worked in the immersive theatre genre to take part in a research study. Participation involves completing an anonymous online survey answering...
Home » Archives for 2024 For September 2024, the magazine of the British Psychological Society, The Psychologist, turned their focus to Science Communication. For this edition, the article Joined in Dance by BAPAM’s Monia Brizzi (Counselling Psychologist), and...
Home » Main News In this guest blog, actor and writer Tahlia Norrish, talks with researcher, lecturer and violinist, Berenice Beverley Zammit about life as a professional musician, pre-performance routines, and the importance of physical fitness for performers....
Bethany Shum is a Physiotherapist, conducting research that explores sources of pain, pain perception and pain self-efficacy among acrobats as part of MSc in Performing Arts Medicine at UCL. Acrobats can contribute by completing an online questionnaire (10-15...
Health in the performing arts industry – whose responsibility? Every year BAPAM helps with hundreds of inquiries about health problems related to working in the performing arts. These include musculoskeletal problems caused by strain and intensive use of parts of the...
Simone Willis, a Performance Science researcher at Cardiff Metropolitan University, has shared with us this recently published paper on the relationship between occupational stress and well-being in performing artists. The aim of this systematic review was to...
It’s been a busy year for all things Performing Arts Medicine (PAM). Here’s a look back at one of the highlights of the year. The annual PAM DAY 2018 was held at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health on 21st July and organised by the Department of Performing...
