Arts workers often walk a tightrope between healthy boundaries and total burnout. But can we achieve balance? Episode 3 tells the stories of professionals assessing risks to physical and mental health, promoting work/life balance in the workplace, and finding harmony in arts, work and life.
Content warning: This episode mentions depression from 20:38 to 21:28 and suicide from 23:22 to 23:37.
You can find mental health resources on APAP's website: https://apap365.org/podcast/arts-work-life-podcast-season-1-episode-3/
Intro: “Off Balance” and Act One: “Body and Soul” with Tony Lopresti, a silent actor living in New York City and mime director for the Festival Musica sull'Acqua.
Act Two: “Team Player” with Rachel Fine, CEO of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Pasadena, California.
Act Three: “Harmony” with Paige Alyssa, a singer/songwriter in St. Louis, Missouri.
You can find a transcript, episode guide and resources related to all the themes discussed in episode 3 on APAP’s website: https://apap365.org/podcast/arts-work-life-podcast-season-1-episode-3/
Are you a performing arts worker with a story to tell? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/AWLpodsubmit
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