
USA: Spotlight will go dark: Youth theater group to present its final show next month
"Spotlight Theatre will run one final weeklong camp Aug. 8-12 in Riverhead at Vail-Leavitt Music Hall (established in 1881)...[...]...

CANADA: Concordia professor Bonnie Harnden's short film You Arrive wins multiple international award
"After 10 years of clinical and research work at the Montreal Children's Hospital, psychoanalyst and art/drama therapist Bonnie Harnden...

INDIA: Scientific studies are unravelling the link between art and healing
"Dr Samir Parikh, director of the department of mental health and behavioural sciences, Fortis Healthcare, says that art therapy is used...

USA: Opinion: Investing in Arts Education Can Help Students Heal
"I hope the City Council and Adams Administration prioritize students and their mental health by guaranteeing adequate funding per...

UNITED KINGDOM: ‘How’s that possible?’: Royal Central principal’s surprise role
Olivier-nominated actress Josette Bushell-Mingo reflects on becoming principal of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama,...

AUSTRALIA: Theatre as Therapy for Refugee Kids
"Over the past 10 years, around 80,000 refugees have settled in Western Sydney – and the return of the Taliban to Afghanistan last year...

USA: Drama Therapy for Covid Anxieties
"The pandemic has left many of us scarred. And when trauma and grief are too embedded and daunting to talk about, sometimes play can be a...

NIGERIA: Artist Urges FG To Harness Potential In Arts Industry
Segun Adefila, Artistic Director, Crown Troupe of Africa said that art and culture could be more viable than any other sector in the...

INDIA: A theatre workshop explores marginalisation of Dalits, its impact on their mental health
The Blue Line project hopes to build connections and sustainable support systems within the Dalit student community in the age group of...

GLOBAL: Visions and voices of a healthy planet - A Healing Arts event for World Health Day 2022
"In every crisis, it often seems that the first to arrive to help are healthcare workers and artists. This was most recently true during...