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Art of Living

Documentary series revealing how engagement with art has transformed people's lives.

Radio 4,13 episodes

Episodes

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Knife Imitates Art - How Surgeons Use Creativity
Top surgeons reveal parallel lives as sculptors and musicians.
13 Jun 2019,28 mins
A Cape Sound Story
Giant speakers vibrating through the floor transport Andile Vellem into a world of dance.
11 Jun 2019,28 mins
Breath is Life: Eileen Kramer
The 104-year-old choreographer Eileen Kramer takes us on a vivid dance through her life.
04 Jun 2019,28 mins
In My Mind's Eye
Two Welsh artists try to better understand autism with an imaginative new project
18 Dec 2018,28 mins
Only Happiness
YolanDa Brown discovers the world of Williams Syndrome, where sound is the central emotion
11 Dec 2018,28 mins
Lucy Jones, Painter
Tom Shakespeare on artist Lucy Jones.
10 Dec 2018,28 mins
Elvis - A Tribute in Dance
We join choreographer Claire Cunningham as she creates a new work for disabled dancers.
04 Dec 2018,28 mins
Drawing in the Dark
Close your eyes, take a breath. Artist Stephanie Smith invites you to draw in the dark.
03 Dec 2018,28 mins
From the Heart
How can art and science work together to help patients with heart disease?
25 Nov 2018,28 mins
Listening without Ears
How do people with hearing loss engage with music? Eloise Garland tackles assumptions.
12 Dec 2017,30 mins
When Words Fail, Music Speaks
Pupils with disabilities and complex educational needs work with professional composers.
05 Dec 2017,30 mins
Frank Ormsby's Parkinson's
Marie-Louise Muir traces poet Frank Ormsby's creative response to illness.
26 Nov 2017,30 mins
Songwriting with Soldiers
Can writing songs help heal PTSD? American military veterans find out.
12 Nov 2017,30 mins