He-art-istic Journeys<\/a>\u2019 will share recent arts-based data on health-related human experiences. The public event will take place Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Brock\u2019s Sean O\u2019Sullivan Theatre.<\/p>\nHosted by Brock researcher Sheila O\u2019Keefe-McCarthy and the Heart Innovation Research Program team, He-art-istic Journeys provides a glimpse into the team\u2019s arts-based projects that explore life with heart disease, including the emotional burden of living with a diagnosis.<\/p>\n
According to Health Canada, about one in 12 (or 2.6 million) Canadians aged 20 and older live with diagnosed heart disease.<\/p>\n
In addition to its focus on heart disease, the event will also share the experiences of nurses during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
The evening will include artistic presentations of poems, songs and artwork.<\/p>\n
\u201cArt is a very effective way to learn and remember because you use your whole human body, heart and soul to take that knowledge up,\u201d says O\u2019Keefe-McCarthy, an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing and a registered nurse who has worked for more than 30 years in clinical practice.<\/p>\n
The evening will also see cast members from the \u2018Heart-DIS-ease PlaY\u2019 interact with the audience to enhance engagement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis type of involvement, known as applied theatre, is a form of education and research that uses the benefits of having very impactful conversations in the context of theatre,\u201d O\u2019Keefe-McCarthy says. \u201cBy workshopping a scene, we will be creating a creative, safe and reciprocal space for learning and reflective practices.\u201d<\/p>\n
The interactional information session will be followed by a reception with a chance to discuss the highlighted research and creations with the artists.<\/p>\n
\u2018He-art-istic Journeys\u2019 is intended for the general public, health-care providers, students, those affected by health-related illness, researchers, educators and artists.<\/p>\n
This event is free but registration is required<\/a>. Guests are asked to consider bringing a donation for Heart Niagara.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An upcoming Brock University event is using art to help the community understand what it\u2019s like to live with heart disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":83324,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,9794,7,3319,1,5],"tags":[5521,28,2253,4888,703,8791,488,5541,5505,12387,7486,8704,9998,34,3325,4887],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83321"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83328,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83321\/revisions\/83328"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}