Two weeks following our ASaP Symposium, American Dance Legacy Initiative (ADLI) held it’s annual mini fest. In addition to performing the Battleworks etude in the lec/dem, our dancers took part in a workshop exploring new territory for everyone.
2017 International Health Humanities Consortium: "Diversity, Cultures, and Health Humanities"
On Saturday March 11, 2017, Rachel (Balaban) and Julie (Strandberg) presented a panel discussion with Celeste Miller of Grinnell College called The Undeniability of the Body: The Role of Dance with Both Patients and Medical Practitioners. The program at Grinnell focuses on working with medical students, while Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP) trains undergraduates to work with persons with Parkinson’s disease and Autism Spectrum Disorders.
INTERGENERATIVITY—ASaP’s 5th Annual Symposium March 4
Our 5th annual ASaP Symposium focused on intergenerativity and the power of uniting people across the generations to inspire community, conversation and creativity. We were fortunate to have Dr. Peter Whitehouse as our keynote speaker. A Brown graduate and expert in the field of gerontology and intergenerativity (he coined the word), Peter donned his tree hat and t-shirt and explored our interelatedness through art, humanities, science, health and society.
ASaP Goes to Cambridge for ArtScience Talk at Le Lab
ASaP went to Harvard in late February to tell its story and highlight the need for arts education for medical practitioners as a way to help them navigate in the face of ambiguity and uncertainty. Dr. Jay Baruch joined Rachel Balaban and Julie Strandberg for a presentation to an audience of 75 to address questions like why should physicians be taught to think like "science-using" artists and what happens when physicians and artists work together as partners to improve the health of patients?
ASaP Does a "Six-by-Six"
February Seven Keys Training and Certification Program
From February 3rd-5th 2017, The Miracle Project and Artists and Scientists as Partners (ASaP) of Brown University sponsored a national Training and Certification Program based on Elaine Hall’s “Seven Keys to Unlock Autism: Making Miracles in the Classroom.” Over 25 people attended including educators, artists, and therapists.
Highlights from Spring Semester 2016
Our ASaP spring semester was a busy one. It started with our annual ASaP Symposium, with the theme of Arts Programming in Health-Designing the Next Steps including guests Dr. Sara Houston, David Leventhal, Dr. Barry Prizant, Dr. Colleen Cavanaugh, Jane Hesser and Deanna Camputaro. The day included workshops, a lec-dem and discussion groups, ending with a design workshop led by student/TA Miranda Olson. The design workshop provided attendees with inspiring ways to put their ideas into action.