Innovation based on

heritage

Interventions in two Romanian

psychiatric hospitals
 MULTIDISCIPLNARY TEAM

Traditional dancers of Asociația Folclorică Valea Prahovei

- choreographer Vlăduț Simulescu

Contemporary dancers of Indie Box,

choreographer Denis Bolborea

Loredana Larionescu, dance therapist

Konrad Mihat - coVR Videos

Florian Teodorescu, anthropologist

Organizers

Partners: ASOCIAŢIA ROMÂNĂ DE PSIHOTERAPIE

PRIN DANS ŞI MIŞCARE

Căminul Cultural Giurgița, jud. Dolj

Proiectul nu reprezintă în mod necesar poziţia Administrației

Fondului Cultural Național. AFCN nu este responsabilă de conținutul
proiectului sau de modul în care rezultatele proiectului pot fi
folosite. Acestea sunt în întregime responsabilitatea beneficiarului
finanțării.
 Intergenerational residency

Axis Innovative 360 filming

of
Intervention

Contemporary Performance
Dance-therapy pioneering
in partner hospital
in a previous project
 Paatients' feedbacks

relief community joy

communication freedom wellness

I feel like in 7th heaven, freed from some of my problems

Going back to childhood, unchained

I feel great, free from negative energy

I feel like a different person

I'm sorry I'm checking out next Friday and can't attend any more

I would like this to continue

SO WE CONTINUED
WE WANT MORE FLOKLORE
THEY SAID....
CĂLUȘUL
FROM RITUAL TO
THERAPY

A CONTEMPORARY
ENDEVOUR TO PROMOTE
THE THERAPEUTIC
FACTORS IN THE
CĂLUȘARII DANCE
Intergenerational residency
Giurgița, Dolj - Romania
Simulating the healing ritual for the
360 recording
Testing all viewpoints
Watch the endresult in the VR headset..
Going back to our partnering hospitals
What did you feel? Joy, relaxation welness pleasure, beauty, emotion
What were you urged to do? Dance along, watch, yell, jump around
What thoughts came to mind? great, joy, childhood, family, dancing, I
should enjoy life more, I forgot, freedom
 Some of our favourite quotes

I should enjoy
life more I remembered relaxation
the willingness
to live
tinerețe
sănătate
felt like great joy,
how
dancing pleasure, I forgot
relief beautiful about
along life is my illness
What the patients felt
What they were urged to do
What thoughts came to mind
The wider audience in Bucharest - felt
Wider audience in Bucharest - do
Wider audience Bucharest - think
Comparative outlook - felt
Comparative outlook - do
Comparative outlook - think
 Interesting discoveries

urge to join in the dance

joy & relaxation

very diverse
thoughts in "good and beautiful thoughts"
the city for the hospital audience
auddience at for both folklore and contemporary
contemporary
performance
 Thank you!

loredana.larionescu@gmail.com
denis.bolborea@gmail.com
vlăduț.simulescu@gmail.com