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Through the screening of three short video documentaries, research comes alive. The videos were created to communicate, inspire, share and enrich one's understanding of the relationship between Parkinson's disease (PD), dance, dance movement therapy and the arts. 

The three videos screened at the event bring research into a visual, accessible format, and serve as examples of how elements of medicine and the arts therapies are integrated across disciplines. Each film, along with the live presenters, capture the element of joy, community and beauty that is part of life beyond the boundaries and challenges of disease. 

How can you participate? Join us in person or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

Have questions? Send them to info.4@concordia.ca

Organized by Parkinson en mouvement, with funding from Concordia University Part-time Faculty Association Research Grants

La projection de trois courts vidéos documentaires donne vie à la recherche. Ces vidéos ont été créé pour communiquer, inspirer, partager et enrichir la compréhension du lien entre la maladie de Parkinson, la danse, la danse-thérapie et les arts. 

Les trois vidéos projetées lors de l'événement présentent la recherche sous un format visuel et accessible, et illustrent comment les éléments de la médecine et des thérapies par les arts s'intègrent de manière interdisciplinaire. Chaque film, accompagné des présentateurs en direct, rend compte de la joie, de la communauté et de la beauté qui font partie de la vie au-delà des limites et des défis posés par la maladie. 

Comment pouvez-vous participer? Rejoignez-nous en personne ou en ligne par inscrivez-vous à la réunion Zoom ou regardez en direct sur YouTube.

Avez-vous des questions? Envoyez-les à info.4@concordia.ca

Organisé par Parkinson en mouvement, avec au financement de Concordia University Part-Time Faculty Association Research Grants.

Kim Bartlett

Kim has enjoyed dance since the age of 5. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2009. Thanks to Parkinson en mouvement (PEM) classes, support from family and friends, she continued working full-time as Director of Admissions at McGill until 2019. Now “retired”, Kim continues to dance, socialize, study and enjoy her grandkids. She is currently the president of PEM.

Louise Giroux

Louise, passionate about art's therapeutic effects, holds degrees in Psychology (McGill) and Art Education (Concordia). She has worked at the MMFA since 1998, initially as a museum mediator and later as an educational program officer for wellbeing. From 2012 to 2020, she coordinated partnership projects, namely with PEM. Since 2020, she is the programs officer for community projects which offers Visits to Slow Down.

Tetiana "Tania" Lazuk

Tania is a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with over a decade of experience as a Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist in Ukraine. She holds a doctorate degree in Psychiatry, and is a Vice President of the Dance Movement Therapy Association in Canada. Tania provides education, training and supervision in dance therapy, and offers DMT sessions for diverse populations, collaborating with various organizations. 

Joanabbey Sack

Joanabbey is a board-certified Dance Movement Therapist and registered Drama Therapist and a part-time faculty member at Concordia University’s Department of Creative Arts Therapies and Centre for the Arts in Human Development. Joanabbey co-founded Parkinson en mouvement in 2007 with Sarah Humphrey and is now Vice President of PEM. She continues her work with Parkinson’s as a teacher, researcher and writer. 

Zuzana Ševčíková

Zuzana is a Dance Movement Therapist and Drama Therapist who holds degrees in physiotherapy and contemporary dance from the Czech Republic, her country of origin. She is a co-founding member and a past President of Dance/Movement Therapy Association in Canada and a co-founding member and a board member of the Quebec Alliance of Creative Arts Therapists.

Participants in the Post Research video who will speak about their experience:

Marie Vaudrin, Consuelo Acuña, Christiane Simard, and Jeannette Vink