Live music, participatory sessions and creative arts for healthcare, care, education and community settings, led by Danielo Olivera.
Community arts practice with Artlink Edinburgh & the Lothians
Activities Coordinator, NHS Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Postgraduate study in Flamencology: flamenco, wellbeing and mental health
Not every visit has to be a workshop. Many organisations simply want live music; others want everyone taking part.
Singing and guitar for patients, residents, families and staff. A relaxed concert of Spanish, flamenco, Latin, Scottish, English and world music, with no participation required.
Interactive music and arts where everyone can take part: singing together, rhythm, movement and creative activities, at each person’s pace.
Activities can be booked on their own or combined into a session or a programme.
Performances for healthcare, care and community environments, acoustic or amplified.
Group singing, familiar songs and shared music-making, at each person’s pace.
Palmas, body percussion and simple percussion that build interaction and focus.
An introduction to flamenco and Spanish music, with dance, movement and rhythm.
Drawing, painting, colour and visual activities that invite imagination and self-expression.
Accessible talks on art history, artists and cultural traditions, told through images.
Sessions for schools, additional support needs and community groups.
Hospitals, wards, mental-health services and dementia care.
Care homes, day services and residents’ events.
Schools, children and young people, additional support needs.
Community centres, programmes and organisations.
Every session is planned with staff beforehand and adjusted on the day, so people can join in, listen, or simply enjoy being there.
Music and participatory activities in hospitals, care homes and community environments.
Activities Coordinator in a mental-health environment, from December 2014 to May 2023.
Postgraduate research connecting flamenco, wellbeing and mental health.
Performances and sessions across Scotland for health, care, education and community partners.
A varied repertoire of well-known English, Spanish, Scottish and world songs, performed live.
The same repertoire, with singing together, rhythm and interaction built in.
A flamenco programme with short explanations, plus an optional workshop where everyone learns the rhythms.
Familiar songs from Scotland, the UK and around the world, ideal for singing along and reminiscence.
Who the group is, the space, and what you hope people get from it.
Format, length, frequency and any adaptations, agreed with your staff.
With instruments and his own equipment, set up and ready to start.
Tell me about your setting and the people taking part, and we will shape the session together.