Creative Brainwaves: Talks & Workshops

Creative Brainwaves: Global Voices, Creative Solutions, Healthier Minds

Creative Brainwaves returns to dlr Libraries on 14 November. Join us to explore how engagement in the creative arts can benefit our brain health.

Hosted and curated by Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health, Karen Meenan and Mike Hanrahan with support from Creative Ireland, these sessions will showcase global and local initiatives in creative arts, dementia, brain health, Parkinson’s disease, and extended reality (XR) with talks, workshops, and performances aimed at promoting wellbeing through creativity and innovation.

Attendees are welcome to join the morning session, the afternoon session, or both.

Morning Session  — Talks & Presentations

11.00am – 12.45pm

Speakers include:

• Gráinne McGettrick, Atlantic Fellow and Director of Research and Policy at Acquired Brain Injury Ireland
• Anne Marie Glynn, Chief Operations Officer at the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity College Dublin
• Richelle Flanagan, founder of My Moves Matter and co-founder of The Women’s Parkinsons Project
• Anusha Yasoda-Mohan, programme manager for EMERALD-Lewy and expert on tinnitus
• Nicholas Johnson, Associate Professor, Head of Drama and Global Brain Health Institute faculty member at Trinity College Dublin
• Gabrielle Breathnach, actor and facilitator
• Alice Wroe, XR Lead for Atlantic Institute
• Richard Smith, XR Specialist for Atlantic Institute

Afternoon Session — Workshops

All ticketholders are welcome to join Alice Wroe, XR Lead for Atlantic Institute and Richard Smith, XR Specialist for Atlantic Institute, for a session on extended reality as they create a 360 video.

1.30-2.20pm: Extended Reality (XR) workshop lead by Alice Wroe and Richard Smith

In the booking form please select one workshop from the list below. Your ticket allows you to attend this workshop only.

2.40-3.30pm: Interactive Workshops

1. Theatre workshop facilitated by Karen Meenan, co-hosted by Gabrielle Breathnach

   Participants will join Karen Meenan, dementia communicator, playwright, radio presenter and producer for this workshop and Gabrielle Breathnach, actor and facilitator and writer of the dementia inclusive play Fragments.

2. Theatre workshop facilitated by Nicholas Johnson

   The session will be facilitated by Nicholas Johnson, Associate Professor and Head of Drama at Trinity College Dublin, where he acts as the arts and health lead for the Global Brain Health Institute and co-directs the Trinity Centre for Beckett Studies.

3. Dance with Anusha Yasoda-Mohan

   Anusha Yasoda-Mohan, is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute, and Program Manager for a National Research Programme EMERALD-Lewy. She is also a trained Indian classical and Bollywood dancer, and will lead this accessible workshop, suitable for seated participants.

4. Nutrition for Optimum Brain Health led by Richelle Flanagan (sold out)

   Join dietician Richelle Flanagan, co-founder of the Women’s Parkinson’s Project and My Moves Matter, as she facilitates this workshop about nutrition and the importance of diet for optimum brain health.