A beautiful day to be back at Snape Maltings Britten Pears Arts singing with the East Suffolk Skylarks this morning. If you know someone Suffolk-based & living with #Parkinsons , this lovely friendly group is always welcoming new members: brittenpearsarts.org/take-part/adul…

Hilarities working with these two consummate professionals Britten Pears Arts today recording vocal exercises & original songs in all the styles for the forthcoming MediSing app Nicola Wydenbach

Really exciting focus groups starting with the development of the singing app both live and in person. We have so far engaged over 50 people living with Parkinson's in the co-design of the app Arts Council England, London Trinity Laban Sing to Beat Britten Pears Arts Amy Mallett

Lovely to be back Dulwich Picture Gallery this week leading training for Performing Medicine on cultural #socialprescribing for link workers from #Southwark #Merton & #BromleybyBow .
Including exploring evidence for a range of #artshealth interventions through our True/False game...

What a lovely way to spend a Sunday. With the inspirational Nicola Wydenbach Trinity Laban co-creating original musical content with a studio full of singers living with #Parkinsons . Some promising ideas generated, including some truly testing #tonguetwisters

Fab to get creative with the #NoResearchAboutUsWithoutUs project team Choice Support Westminster today. Using #protestart to explore how to make #research more #inclusive

Sad times. Things looking bleak for art & culture in #Suffolk & beyond. Knee-jerk cuts to this delicate ecosystem are so short-sighted, as stability for arts/cultural orgs is a long term investment in the health & wellbeing of communities.
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Honoured to be amongst the 80 films chosen for the Together Together! 2023 Disability online #FilmFestival hosted in London this weekend. Our festival premiere for this piece featuring performances & artwork by 85 people living with #Parkinsons . #Opera #Community

So proud of our *AMAZING* choir who worked so hard yesterday. A fun-packed day of rehearsals followed by the world premiere of the Unsung Heroes Songbook to a full & most appreciative audience. Thanks to all the many heroes (teachers, parents & supporters) who made this happen!!

For a project that began as a conversation over coffee & cake, this certainly did escalate! Now in the final week of prep for our Unsung Heroes concert.
#Suffolk peeps why not bring your little ones along next Sat 5-6pm?
#history #heritage #singing #songwriting #familyfun

So heartening to be working with Suffolk Libraries UK on a review of their Jumpstart wellbeing programme, hearing how access to FREE fitness classes is having such a positive impact on the lives of participants.
Have your say & help shape the future programme surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CB6QKGX

Great afternoon The Gallery Studio Theatre today for a reading of 3 new unsettling #audiodrama pieces co-written with Clare Burman & #CarolynAllum as part of my Arts Council England #DYCP .
Beautifully brought to life by the talented Isabella Inchbald Chris Larner Jack Gogarty Emma Bernard

Well worth waiting for! Such a fab evening New Wolsey Theatre with a full house of Uncanny: I Know What I Saw Danny Robins devotees then straight back home to watch episode 3 on BBC iPlayer. Genius storytelling & such a lovely sense of community
#IKnowWhatISaw

Our programme really is making a profound difference to the lives of some of the many people currently living with #longcovid . If you know anyone who might benefit from accessing #creativhealth activities & connecting with others facing similar challenges pls share.

Lovely to be back at beautiful Sutton Hoo today for some more creative research & development. Victorian diaries, Anglo Saxon musical instruments & Old English language. Plus the awe-inspiring views of this stunning landscape.

Wonderful to be at the 10th anniversary celebration of fabulous UnsceneSuffolk this evening, complete with full 'This is Your Life' treatment by their inspirational founder Jenni Elbourne & performance by the wonderful Unscene Singers led by Emma Bishton

Creative friends! Know anyone thinking about applying their practice within arts & health?
Pls share dets of our new online course #CreativeHealth Toolkit for #Artists . 3 Sat morns in Sept via Zoom 10:30 BST. Interactive CPD to reinvigorate & inspire coherearts.org/creative-healt…

In #Newham today delivering training to artists around #socialprescribing of arts & culture for Performing Medicine