INTERMISSION Day 2: A Wellbeing Day for the Arts

Nikki Disney is Assistant Director at The Artist Wellbeing Company (UK). She is a state-registered Drama and Movement therapist and Clinical Supervisor (MA. HCPC, Badth), and has worked within theatre and the arts for over 20 years.  She co-convenes the British Association of Dramatherapist Theatre Arts and Health Sub-committee and works for the NHS as a Dramatherapist in Children's and Adolescent Mental Health. Nikki has implemented and delivered wellbeing procedures with different arts organisations, along with offering supervision and reflective spaces for artists. She regularly delivers training on artist burnout and developing a sustainable practice.  She remains engaged in her artistic practice through poetry, aerial, dance, and short films.

Rosemary (Rosie) comes from an extensive history of using drama and theatre to explore potentially difficult and sensitive themes and issues. She has two Masters Degrees in both Applied Theatre and in Counselling, and often combines her knowledge of these two fields throughout her practice. As a freelance applied theatre practitioner, facilitator and educator, Rosie has taught drama in numerous schools in Singapore, both in curriculum and CCA. She runs workshops and projects exploring themes of self-care, sexual assault trauma, self-harm, communication, leadership and understanding mental health.

Ambre is a pioneering dramatherapist in Singapore, creative facilitator and multidisciplinary artist. With a particular interest around trauma-informed care, inclusion and artist wellbeing, her practice weaves together the transformative power of the arts, embodied connection and the wisdom of nature. At its core, her work stems from a desire to support gentle ripples of change through connection, empowerment and creativity.

Shi Han is a dance movement psychotherapist and experienced counsellor. She is the founder of Movemental, a social enterprise in Singapore that is dedicated to helping individuals and communities heal and thrive through creative embodied approaches. Shi Han has spearheaded various Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) programmes in schools and non-profit organisations and enjoys nurturing a small team to improve access to DMT in Singapore. In addition, Shi Han teaches the Psychology and Expressive Arts Therapy programmes at the Singapore University of Social Sciences and provides clinical DMT to adults and youths at the Institute of Mental Health.

Evelyn graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Master’s in Music Therapy in 2012 and a Bachelor of Arts (Music & Psychology), with a concentration in neuropsychology. She also served two terms as President of the Association for Music Therapy (Singapore). Evelyn is an avid clinician interested in community music therapy, dementia, and the impact of music-making on the elderly as part of preventative mental health care. She has received advanced training in Neurologic Music Therapy and Music Psychotherapy of Guided Imagery and Music.