DanceStream Projects, Indiana University Health Bloomington, Dementia Friendly Indiana and Jill’s House present
Brain Health Social: Dance, Creativity and Community
Date and Time:
Sunday, September 25, 2022
2:00-4:00 PM
Location:
Indiana University Health Sciences Building
2651 East Discovery Parkway
Bloomington, Indiana
Registration:
This is an open and free event, but registration is required.
DanceStream Projects, Indiana University Health Bloomington, Dementia Friendly Indiana and Jill’s House Memory Care invite you to an afternoon of dance, storytelling and brain health!
Join dancer, creative aging teaching artist and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Magda Kaczmarska as together we will discover the science behind the way dance, movement and creativity can make us stronger, more adaptive and engaged in the world around us.
We will wrap up the afternoon with a special session of the co-creative dance, movement and storytelling program Stories in the Moment for people living with dementia, care partners and friends.
People of all ages and abilities are welcome! Light refreshments provided!
Questions? Contact us at 812.353.9299 or magda@dancestreamprojects.com
About the presenter:
Magda Kaczmarska is a dancer, creative aging teaching artist and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health. Magda received her MFA in Dance Performance & Choreography and BS in Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics from the University of Arizona.
Magda has dedicated her career to utilizing the vehicle of dance and movement to amplify and support intergenerational creative community and has over 20 years of experience as a community-based dance artist. Her multidisciplinary work leverages a dual background in neuropharmacology and dance to build bridges and empower individuals and communities to be active agents in their creativity and brain health. Through all her work, she seeks to foster safe, creative and inclusive spaces for discovery, agency and meaning. She believes all of us possess the ability to harness our creative expression to support building meaningful and healthy communities around us.
She founded DanceStream Projects, a community arts and health organization, with a mission to spark brain health and build creative community through dance and movement. Magda created Stories in the Moment, an evidence-informed program which combines dance, movement and storytelling, to ally with and amplify the creative voices of people living with dementia. www.dancestreamprojects.com