Healing Arts is a global campaign by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab in collaboration with the World Health Organization

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Here you can find events such as celebratory performances, exhibitions, public art programmes, workshops and dialogues.

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Curious Seed, A Field Happening...NOW

22 August 2024 10AM-6PM

Holyrood Park, Queen's Dr, Edinburgh EH8 8HG (by the hedge near Holyrood Palace wall)

An invitation to gather with one another in nature in a durational dance vigil in solidarity with those facing oppression, apartheid, genocide and state violence across the world. Over 8 hours, dancers will take the place of the candle which stays lit during a vigil. Come and be in community with us, as witnesses and / or active participants, to dance / rest / listen / heal / contemplate / connect / question / play / process / breathe together. (Please bring food to enjoy).

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make the Bed

11-25 August 11:50AM - 12:50PM

ZOO Playground, High School Yards, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH1 1LZ

make the Bed is a 60-minute solo show that relies on gesture, physicality, and soundscapes as Ariela brings the audience along with her on an anxiety-filled downward spiral. In showing her own struggle with mental illness, particularly anxiety, Ariela wanted to create a piece in whihc other anxious people could see their own experiences reflected. This piece is part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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The Show for Young Men

2-24 August 2024 5:30PM-6:30PM

Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh , EH1 2JU

Directed by Eoin McKenzie in collaboration with Robbie Synge and young performer Alfie, this is a funny and tender new contemporary dance performance for audiences aged 8+ that considers familiar and unexpected ideas about masculinity and friendship.

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In Two Minds

1-25 August 2024

10 Cambridge Street, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED

Explored through the dynamic of a mother-daughter relationship, In Two Minds is deeply personal, inventive, funny and life-affirming.

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Steps Towards Healing: Performance and Panel Discussion

22 August 2024 5:30PM-7PM

Lyra Artspace, Niddrie Mains Terrace, Edinburgh, EH16 4NT

Through panel discussion and performance, discover how Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity collaborates to create tailored art experiences for children in isolation in hospital and watch a dance performance from Step Out.

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BATSHIT

2-25 August 2024

10 Cambridge Street, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, EH1 2ED

BATSHIT draws on personal stories, pop psychology and Prozac-laden humour to explore the myths, fantasies and fears that keep us compliant, and the systems that let us down.

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Dance for Parkinson’s Open Day

22 August 2024 11:30AM-1:30PM

Dance Base, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH12JU

A celebration of Dance for Parkinson’s at Dance Base, for anyone interested in taking part and learning more about the project. This practical dance and movement session will be taught by Dance for Parkinson’s specialists and will focus on key elements of this established methodology.

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