Reflections on the Symposium

Thank you to all the presenters, performers and audience for an inspirational event on the 20th June. We will be posting feedback and a short film with highlights of the event over the next month.

Three days to go!

This is your very last chance to book a place on the Embodying Loss Symposium at the Siobhan Davies Dance Studios (Wednesday the 20th of June, 12-6pm). Please follow Online Store to make your booking online as NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED on the day! Only a few spaces left now for what promises to be a very inspiring event...

Online Booking System Restored! Last chance to book a place!

Our online booking system has been restored! Follow our online store link to book your place. One week to go for the Symposium and still a few spaces available!

Technical issue with booking system

Our online booking system is still down. Please bear with us while we try to resolve the issue. We are hoping to have the system back up and running in the next couple of days. We are also extending our closing date to allow everyone to book online. Spaces are still available.

Online Store - system down

It has been reported that our online booking system is temporarily down. Please continue to visit our online store system and keep us updated on your progress via email: embodyingloss.symposium@gmail.com. The problem has been reported to our systems team and hopefully will be rectified as soon as possible. We have extended our closing date for booking on the symposium to allow everyone to book their place. Please bear with us while we attend to this issue.

List of presentations and performances

CATR Embodying Loss Symposium

at the Siobhan Davies Dance Studios, 20th June

Presentations

Dr Bonnie Meekums: Lost Bodies (extract from autoethnographic study)

Doe Warnes: Anatomical perspective on loss (blending Western anatomical concepts and Chinese medicine)

Dr Viv Martin: Imagery and identity construction in illness narratives – negotiating loss and transformation

Dr Jeannie Wright: Writing as therapy (autoethnography)

Dr Beatrice Allegranti and Dr Jonathan Wyatt: Performing our losses into being

Gerry Harrison: Embodied Psychopathology and loss

Dr Caroline Hoffman: Mindfullness and loss in the context of Cancer Care
Mitzi Blennerhassett: Never mind (experience of cancer and loss)

Performances

Geoffery Unkovich: Lost Words

Marina Rova: Silent Story (performed by Tasha Colbert)

Screenings

Layla Smith: filmed dance solo of illness and loss in a father-daughter relationship

Dr Beatrice Allegranti and Dr Jonathan Wyatt: Your Story Calls Me (15 mins colour)

Dr Beatrice Allegranti: Driving Life - extract from the 35 min dance and science film Becoming Bodies (2012)

Experiential Plenary

Dr Beatrice Allegranti and Dr Jonathan Wyatt (writing and dancing reflections of the day)

Exhibition

Jackie King: photography exhibition

Neil Emmanuel: art installation

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