Art cure: The science of how the arts transform our health
- Date & time
- Speaker
- Daisy FancourtProfessor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on Arts and Health, UNESCO Chair in Arts & Global Health
- Location
- Royal Institution Theatre, London
- Organisation
- The Royal Institution
Topics
About this talk
Psychobiologist and broadcaster Daisy Fancourt will reveal the life-changing power of the arts, using results of decades of scientific studies. She will show how songs support the architectural development of children's brains. How creative hobbies help our brains to stay resilient against dementia. How visual art and music act just like drugs to reduce depression, stress, and pain. How dance builds new neural pathways for people with brain injuries. How going to live music events, museums, exhibitions, and the theatre decreases our risk of future loneliness and frailty. How engaging in the arts improves the functioning of every major organ system in the body. How art helps us not only to survive, but to thrive and flourish. Copies of Daisy's book "Art Cure" will be available for purchase after the talk. This is an in-person, theatre-only event where the speakers and audience are together in the Theatre. Doors to the theatre will open approximately 15 minutes before the start time. The building will open from 6.00pm.
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