Healing Arts Scotland at The Festival of Politics

19-23 August 2024

Scottish Parliament, Horse WYND, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP

Healing Arts Scotland is teaming up with the Festival of Politics with a series of discussions from leading experts from the worlds of politics, the arts and health on a variety of topics including dementia, mental health and resilience, trauma, ageism and inequality and how engagement in the arts can make a difference to all walks of life.

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.

Wild and Free

23 and 30 August 2024 5:00PM-6:30PM

The Meadows (by the Pavillion Cafe), Melville Drive, Edinburgh, EH9 1JZ

Connect to your inner wild, through yoga, Mixed Movement and creative play. You will be led on a journey, exploring embodied practices of connection; movement, breath, sound and creative nature play. This event is for all bodies.

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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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Mental Health and Young People

23 August 2024 10:45AM - 12:15PM

Scottish Parliament, Horse Wynd, Edinburgh EH99 1SP

What is the potential of the arts to relieve stress, build resilience, support identity and empowerment, and develop vital social connections among young people. How and who is using music, dance, visual art, drama, and creative expression to better incorporate the art forms into health and healing for young people experiencing mental health issues?

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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.