How to Practise Healthy Performance Training in the Winter
Do you have a healthy performance training routine for the winter? Check out BAPAM’s advice and health resources online today. Read more on the blog here.
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Research: Removing The Fourth Wall – The Impact of Immersive Theatre on Actors’ Wellbeing
Researchers at University College London (UCL) are looking for actors who are working or who have previously worked in the immersive theatre genre to take part in a research study. Participation involves completing an anonymous online survey answering questions about...
International Podcast Day 2024: Podcasts & Performing Arts
Happy International Podcast Day 2024! Celebrate with some of the best performing arts-related podcasts online. Read more and see top recommendations here.
Should Performers and Creative Professionals Have Non-Career-Related Hobbies?
Home » Featured When was the last time you got lost in a hobby? Life can be pretty busy. However, the benefits of non-career-related hobbies are too profound to ignore! Today, we’re examining why performing arts professionals should schedule time for hobbies, how this...
Celebrating BAPAM’s 40th Anniversary
Home » Archives for 2024 On 18 July, we were delighted to celebrate BAPAM’s 40th anniversary with a special event at the Royal College of Music. Friends and partners from across the performing arts, academic and medical community came together to celebrate four...
How Digital Minimalism Could Benefit Performing Artists
We won’t be the first to tell you that we’re all spending more and more time online! The average UK internet user spends around six hours and eight minutes online daily. Whether for work or leisure, it’s increasingly normal to scroll online for hours. And for most of...
BAPAM appoints Olivier award winning Sheila Atim MBE and PET NEEDS’ Johnny Marriott as patrons
As we celebrate our 40th anniversary this year, it is our pleasure to welcome two new patrons to BAPAM – actor and musician, Sheila Atim MBE, and the lead singer of PET NEEDS, Johnny Marriott. They join our existing Patrons, Imogen Cooper, Sir Mark Elder, Dame...
ABTT and BAPAM Launch First-of-its-Kind Guidance on Physical Health for Backstage Staff in Theatre
Home » Featured The Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) and British Association for Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM) announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind resource dedicated to fostering good physical health for backstage practitioners in the...
On our Reading List: The Colour of Madness
As we come to the end of Mental Health Awareness Week, BAPAM’s Mental Health Ambassador, Anushka Tanna, highlights The Colour of Madness, an anthology of reflections on race and mental health that has been inspiring her work with BAPAM and our partner organisations in...
Performance Anxiety Poster
Ideal for displaying backstage, BAPAM’s performance anxiety poster shares tips for managing anxiety in the moments before going onstage. About to go on stage and feeling anxious, sick, or have shaky hands? Right now… focus on your breath. Box Breathing can...