The Australian Society for
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The Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare was formed in November 2006. Its members come from a broad range of people who work or who have worked with performing artists at many levels, and who share a passion and common belief. This belief was succinctly expressed in the following sentence:
“The vitality of the arts and culture of any society is threatened by those forces that disable its artists.1”
We are hoping that we will be able to change the culture within which all performing artists operate. We see the health of the performing artist and the quality of their art as inextricably linked, yet all too often the two are treated as somehow separate with health taking a very poor second place to the art.
We believe this must change.
Our aims are best expressed by our Vision and Mission statements, the second of which is enshrined in our constitution.
Vision statement
ASPAH will be seen nationally and internationally as a respected collective of professional excellence in the field of holistic lifespan healthcare for performing artists.
This organisation recognises that all performers, young and old, amateur and professional, have unique needs that may not be met by standard models of health care. Therefore it promotes:
- Accessible high quality holistic health care for all performing artists
- Education for health workers, teachers, performers and students to improve health and well-being
- Research across disciplines relevant to this field
- A culture of lifelong preventative health care and safety practices
- Multidisciplinary discourse among health professionals, educators and performing artists
- Increased community awareness of performing arts health care
Browse our Web site for more information about the Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare. If you have any questions or would like to speak with someone about our activities or about becoming a member please see either our Contacts page or our Membership page
1. Tom Hall, Letter, Medical Journal of Australia Vol 146, page 390
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