Sign up for our latest Beds Talks: Hear & Now
Dear colleagues,
Sign up for our third Beds Talk of the academic year, ‘Hear & Now: The impact of a holistic Arts and Health project on participant wellbeing’.
The event will share the findings of a recent research project which examines the impact of the community arts and health project, Hear and Now, upon its diverse participant groups and takes place February 13th at our Bedford campus.
Click here to reserve your free ticket.
Hear and Now is an award-winning community creative project developed over the past ten years by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Orchestras Live in Bedford, which aims to include diverse participants in projects that include dance, movement and film.
Academics from the University’s Research Institute of Media, Arts and Performance will undertake qualitative research into the impact of the project, focusing specifically on the potential benefits that intergenerational practice can yield in relation to quality of life and social inclusion.
Guest speakers for the event include Dr Imogen Aujla, Stuart Bruce, Catherine Bullough and Amalia Garcia.
Also in the calendar…
29 April 2020 - Shame: A play about the reality of having an alcohol problem in later life.