Embrace - Professional Development Training

Connecting people and everyday life through danceAs one of the most distinctive voices in British dance theatre, Luca Silvestrini has been using a blend of original choreography, spoken word, humour and music to entertain and provoke audiences since 1997. Protein has carved out a reputation for high quality, innovative work in both professional and community settings blurring the boundaries between watching and participating.With financial support from Arts Council England and the Royal Borough of Greenwich

Luca Silvestrini's Protein

Join Protein and guest speakers for a 2 day training focused on creativity with older people living with dementia and in care settings.

Woolwich Works

EMBRACE - Professional Development TrainingWednesday 31 January &amp; Thursday 1 February 202410am -5pmJoin Protein and guest creatives Magdalena Schamberger and Zoë Gilmour for an insightful two-day professional training focusing on approaches to creativity with older people.Ahead of the Protein’s tour to care homes with their performance May Contain You, this two-day training is an opportunity open to all creative practitioners to develop skills and understanding when working with older people in care settings.Embrace, Protein’s ongoing professional development programme, includes practical and reflective work and allows space for sharing and discourse around artistic practice and community engagement.

Day OneMagdalena SchambergerMindful Arts aims to give an insight into aspects of ageing and dementia by exploring challenges within movement, word finding and memory. It is aimed at increasing awareness, confidence and skills, thereby inviting meaningful engagement and connections with people living with dementia. This taster session is suitable for artists of all art forms and levels of experience and will be using a multi-arts approach.Day TwoZoë GilmourMemories: GalaxiesAn interactive workshop about creative engagement with people living with dementiaIn this session, Zoe will share some of her approaches and starting points when co-creating pieces based around memory, embodied reminiscence and life stories. In practical, thought-provoking group exercises, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on the potential challenges of working creatively in care and health settings - and together find ways of navigating this complex galaxy with attention to consent and dignity.

Biographies<a href="https://proteindance.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c48f647717022d18b44fe3291&amp;id=45b7760390&amp;e=3aeeab47cd" title="https://proteindance.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c48f647717022d18b44fe3291&amp;id=45b7760390&amp;e=3aeeab47cd" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Magdalena Schamberger</a> is an independent creative collaborator, theatre director, consultant and teaching artist, combining 30 years of experience in physical &amp; visually driven theatre and clowning with 20 years of creatively engaging with people living with dementia. She has trained with Philippe Gaulier, Monica Pagneux, Pierre Byland, Jos Houben, John Wright, Anne Basting and Nadine George.Magdalena is Co-founder, former CEO and Artistic Director of Hearts &amp; Minds, Scotland, and has created the Elderflowers programme in this role.In recent years, she has devised Curious Shoes and In the Light of Day, collaborative performances for people living with dementia and their loved ones, which have toured extensively to theatres, care homes, day &amp; community centres throughout the UK. She is currently working on research &amp; development for Framed, the third part of her dementia responsive trilogy.Magdalena has developed Mindful Arts and Artful Minds, two experiential training initiatives for artists of all art-forms, which she has delivered to a number of organisations, including Scottish Ballet and People Dancing, to name but a few. She regularly delivers Compassionate Clowning workshops across the globe.Magdalena is an Honorary Professor with the School of Health Sciences at Queen Margaret University, a TimeSlips Creative Storytelling Certified Facilitator and Master Trainer and Creative Director at bold (Bringing Out Leaders in Dementia).Photo by Brian Hartley

<a href="https://www.zoegilmour.com/about/" title="https://www.zoegilmour.com/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zoë Gilmour’s</a> creative practice spans three decades, with much of her work since 2010 focused on a multi-arts, person-centred approach with people living with dementia. She has extensive experience in bespoke training for staff in both the arts and health sectors. Her collaborations with artists of varied disciplines and many arts, social and health organisations have led to innovative, co-produced sessions, performances and accessible events in settings ranging from care homes to national arts venues.Photo by Tas Kyprianou

<a href="https://proteindance.co.uk/participates/embrace-professional-development-training-3/" title="https://proteindance.co.uk/participates/embrace-professional-development-training-3/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Luca Silvestrini’s Protein</a> is one of the most distinctive voices in British dance theatre, Protein has engaged and entertained audiences and participants for over two decades. Protein connects people to the performance through storytelling, locations or the way in which the performers invite them in, breaking down the boundaries between watching and participating. Nominated Best Independent Dance Company at the 2016 National Dance Awards and having won the accolade in 2011, Protein’s critically acclaimed wide range of productions and outreach projects are much admired and in demand across the UK and the world. Protein is a Resident Artistic Company at Woolwich Works.Photo by Protein Dance

Accessibility Embrace is open to professionals of all ages and backgrounds including; creative practioners, performers, actors, musicians, teachers and choreographers and health care professionals. If you require this information in any other format, please get in touch with michael@proteindance.co.uk if you have any access requirements.For more information, please contact michael@proteindance.co.uk or call 033 0500 2020

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