BrainFood
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BrainFood is a non-profit, webinar based educational program designed for dance professionals (dancers, ballet masters, educators etc.) of foreign background who are living/working in Germany and aims to support the integration, self-advocacy and safety.
Hi, my name is Boglárka Simon-Hatala, I am a neuroscientists, physiotherapist and health scientist specialised on professional dance.
I spent more than 20 years working with elite dance professionals from all around the world and since a decade, I live in Germany. Managing a career in a foreigner country can be very demanding and it is not always easy to get all the necessary information to make the best choices. I curated a series of webinars to make this journey easier for YOU. Less stress means more time to enjoy dancing!
The webinars are presented in English and participation is FREE, you just need to SING UP! If you are a German dance professional, you are also welcomed to join! You are not living in Germany at the moment? You are not excluded.
Learn with the top experts about your health, mental- and emotional well-being, finances, project management, social media, legal self-protection, time management and so much more.
Get updates on all live-streamed and pre-recorded webinars, choose the presentations you are interested in and skip those you aren’t, get access to blog posts and educational materials, participate in Q&A-s and enjoy the stress-free upgrade of your professional competencies and a career boost. Missed a livestream because you were busy? You will get access to the recorded version.
BrainFood is founded by NPN Joint Adventures Stepping Out (Neustart Kultur) program of the German Ministry BKM. My project is hosted and supported by Praetorian Non-Profit Art&Health
Presenters & Webinars
(for mare information click on the orange buttons under the portraits)
Boglárka Simon-Hatala
Neuroscientist,
health scientist, physiotherapist specialized for dancers
Consultant of
Praetorian Non-Profit
Daniil Simkin
Dance artist
Principal dancer of Staatsballett Berlin and of the American Ballet Theatre
Key to success for ballet career in Germany.
Sabrina Sadowska
Ballet director, dance artist
Founder and chairwoman of the Stiftung Tanz –
Transition Center Germany
Director of Ballett Chemnitz
The secret of safe, smooth and painfree career transition in dance
Peter Lewton-Brain
Ballet master, health scientist, ostheopath
President of the International Association of IADMS Dance Medicine & Science
Director of ADMR
Know thyself – and freeing your artistic voice
Tobias Ehinger
Cultural manager, dance artist
Executive Director of Theater Dortmund
President of DBfT
Roadmap to the structures of the German dance scene: roles and responsibilities of the most important organisations
Dr. Jill Descoteaux
Athletic Trainer, therapist
Assistant Professor – W.V.Uni.
Director – Dance Science Emphasis
Board member of IADMS
Most useful time management tricks for dancers and creative artists
Terry Hyde
Counsellor and psychotherapist, dance artist
Founder of Counselling For Dancers
How can you benefit from growth mindset in your dancing career?
Ellie Kusner
Dance science lecturer,
Pilates instructor,
dance artist
Teacher of Juilliard School NY
Chairperson of the Dance Educators’ Committee for IADMS
Where can you find
reliable sources on dance-health and dance-education (IADMS)?
Bertram Müller
Clinical psychologist
Board member of Dachverband Tanz Deutschland,
founder of Tanzhaus NRW
The secret of using our body to regulate our emotions and heal our traumas
Beatrice Bernstein
Bespoke Mind-Body Wellbeing Coach, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Trainer, Dancer, Dance Teacher, Choreographer, and Actor
More info“Words as friends” and how to better use them on your own behalf
Dr. Nico Kolokythas
Sport & health scientist,
Lead strenght & conditioning coach at Elmhurst Ballet School
Founder of Strenght, Motion&Mind
How training methods, strengthening, stretching and conditioning concepts work?
Fruzsina Geréby
Physiotherapist in the field of dance medicine
Board Member of the Foundation Together for Artists
“Myth-Busting in Dance Health” – Ligament and tendon
Dr. Jaš Otrin
Cultural manager, dance artists
Managing director of DBfT
CEO of OtrinARtManagement GMBH
Why Human Capital should not be a topic only in the Economy?
István Simon
Cultural manager, dance artist
Ballet pedagogue
Fundraiser
CEO of Praetorian Art&Health Non-Profit
Interspace management for dance professionals –
the future of our creative work
Balázs Delbó
Visual artist, dance artist
Founder and CEO of DelbeauFilm
Partner of Wiener Staatsoper
Proper choices on video materials
Hendrik Hagen
Lawyer
Specialized in labour law, family law and legal aspects of abuse of power in dance
German legal system
“The basics that all dance professional should learn”
Friedrich Pohl
Activist, legal specialist,
dance artist
Founder of Dancers Connect,
Representative of GDBA Union Dance Department
The German Unions
in the theatres
Wagner Moreira
Artistic director and
chief choreographer
of Landesbühne Sachchsen
Freelancer dancer artist
Keys to success for freelancer contemporary dance career in Germany
Armin Frauenschuh
Production and tour manager
Ballet teacher
Researcher
Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company
Intercultural competencies
in Germany
Sebastian Gorski
Media lawyer specializing in press law and drafting contracts.
More infoCreative products and original content in dance: legal questions of royalties, licenses, and personality rights
Dr. med. Katy Mederacke
Specialist for surgery and special trauma surgery,
advanced training in emergency medicine, transit doctor
Most important aspects of the German health care system that all dance professionals should know about
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The events are financed by the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETZ – STEPPING OUT, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of the NEUSTART KULTUR initiative: national aid program for dance. Your registration is free!!!
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