Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture has announced more than 30 projects as part of its Creative Health programme, harnessing the power of culture and creativity to tackle some of the district’s most urgent health and social challenges.
In collaboration with local healthcare partners, Bradford 2025 is taking a pioneering approach to improving mental and physical wellbeing in the region's most underserved communities - by delivering what is believed to be one of the largest "social prescribing" initiatives of its kind - certainly the biggest single-local-authority, single-year investment made in social prescribing in the UK.
Projects that feature the performing arts include: Bloomin’ Buds - creative workshops, live performances, and art exhibitions for home-bound older adults, to reduce isolation and build community connections;.
Bradford Refugee Forum - creative sessions for refugees, to combat isolation and improve mental health through writing, dance, and crafts; Displace Yourself Theatre - a trauma-informed theatre programme for refugees and asylum seekers using theatre, music and movement to reduce isolation, and Pinnacle Performance 4 All - an inclusive dance programme promoting physical and emotional wellbeing for people with disabilities.
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