British Council has launched the arts programme “Urban Futures” since early 2018 across North-East Asia, including Taiwan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and China.  “Urban Futures” program aims to foster greater inclusion and innovation in cities through the arts.  In Taiwan, we support cross-art institutions and practitioners to explore how art can make our cities more open, dynamic, inclusive and fit for the future.  Our programme themes focus on the following topics: 

  • Art & Social Activism
  • Art, Science & Digital Innovation
  • Art & Disability
  • Art & Ageing

In July 2019, as part of the “Art & Inclusion” programme, British Council in Taiwan collaborates with National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) to invite Manchester Camerata and Julian West, Head of Open Academy from Royal Academy of Music to deliver various workshops and give talks, aiming to provide relevant knowledge and training for Taiwanese art practitioners who are interested in community services and/or working with the elderly. Hopefully it will open up interactive dialogues with the elderly and create a more inclusive society through these practitioners’ own musical and artistic skills involving improvisation, co-creation and participation. 

Workshop 1+ Public Talks / Manchester Camerata (4-day event)

Manchester Camerata is one of the best orchestra in the UK and is at the forefront of music-led dementia research. This July, they will be partnering with National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in Taiwan to promote participation of older audiences with creative composition. A short musical demonstration will also take place, giving the audience an insight into the techniques utilised during Manchester Camerata’s sessions to enable people living with dementia to express themselves, communicate, develop confidence and build relationships with others. 

  • Date and Time: 11 July to 14 July, 2019. 09:30-16:30
  • Participants: maximum of 15 people
  • Participants are required to join the public talks held on 13 July
  • Registration deadline: 30 June 2019 

 

Event timetable: 

Date Content Location
11 July Training workshop: Introductory workshop to explore principles of participatory music-making and aims for the music and ageing programme NSO Rehearsal Room
  Demonstration workshop: Delivered by Camerata musicians, observed by participants Care setting
12 July  Training workshop: Practical music making NSO Rehearsal Room

13 July

Public Talks
- Participatory music-making in the community
- Age-friendly care through service design thinking

 Room 405, Student Center, NTUE
14 July - Practical workshop: Co-delivered by half participants with Camerata musicians (observed by other half)
- Reflection session after the workshop		 Care setting

Workshop 2 + Public Talks / Royal Academy of Music and Julian West (4-day event)

This workshop features Julian West, Head of Open Academy, Royal Academy of Music. The session will include a sharing of some ideas about the role of the arts for people living with dementia. It will examine how ideas and assumptions about creativity have influenced arts projects in this field. There will be an introduction to the notion of co-creativity and why it may represent an important new approach.

  • Date/Time: 17 July to 20 July, 2019; 09:30-16:30
  • Participants: Maximum of 10 people
  • Participants are required to join the public talks held on 17 July
  • Registration deadline: 30 June 2019
Date Content Location
17 July Public Talks
Presentation: Dementia Awareness, sharing perspectives from UK and Taiwan, challenging perceptions, changing public attitudes		 Y601, Conference room, NTUE
  Training workshop on dementia awareness and the arts CCIM Hall, NTUE
18 July

- Training workshop: Exploring different approaches for artists and those who will be involved in workshops in care homes; a variety of approaches - performances, participatory, co-creative
- Training workshop: Improvisation and co-creative approach

 CCIM Hall, NTUE
19 July Training workshop: Planning for practical sessions in care homes CCIM Hall, NTUE
  Practical session with a group of residents in a care home Care setting
20 July - Practical session with a group of residents in a care home
- Feedback, reflection and evaluation		 Care setting

Public Talks

Three sessions of Public Talks will be opened for general audience.

Date, Time, Location Content
13 July：Room 405, Student Center, NTUE
9:30-10:00 Opening Speech by Lydia Kuo, CEO, NSO
10:00-12:00

Participatory music-making in the community
Speaker: Lucy Geddes, Head of Camerata in the Community
12:00-13:30 Lunch break
13:30-15:30 Age-friendly care through service design thinking 
Speakers: Yin-Ying Lin, Director of the Board, Hongdao Senior Citizen's Welfare Foundation
Mike Wu, Design Director, 5% Design Action
You-Shun Liu, Executive Director, Music Therapy Association of Taiwan
Chun-Luan Yang, Visual Artist / Registered Nurse, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Tri-Service General Hospital
15:30-15:50 Coffee break
15:50-16:30 Panel discussion
17 July: Y601, Conference room, NTUE
9:30-10:00 Opening Speech by Lydia Kuo, CEO, NSO
10:00-12:00 Demential Awareness, sharing perspectives from UK and Taiwan, challenging perceptions, changing public attitudes
Speakers: Julian West, Head of Open Academy, Royal Academy of Music.
Dr. Ya-Chun Wu, Neurology, Taipei City Hospital
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