Recovery and Well-being in the Performing Arts

Series foreword. Preface. Part I: Conceptualizing the problem. 1) Recovery concepts and diversity of approaches to recovery in the performing arts: A general introduction. 2) Societal, physical, and organizational pressures in the performing arts. 3) Developing monitoring systems for the performing arts: Theoretical and practical applications. Part II: Recovery and well-being of performing artists. 4) Managing the practice load: Recovery-stress balance and injury risk in performing arts. 5) Mindfulness as a tool for enhancing recovery in the performing arts. 6) Recovery in professional musicians. 7) Dance injury: Psychological and psychosocial factors in prevention, recovery and return to performance. 8) Recovery of the singers voice. 9) Optimizing recovery: Supporting artists to flourish in circus, and in life. Part III: Inside an organization: Complex challenges for recovery and well-being. 10) Musicians in classical orchestras: Challenges and employer responsibilities. 11) Managing mental and physical fatigue in a professional ballet company. 12) Creating magic on and off the stage: Cirque du Soleil contextual recovery and well-being approaches. Part IV: Performing arts as a resource for recovery in our society. 13) Music and arts interventions for well-being and healthy brain ageing. 14) Recovery approaches in music-based interventions and music therapy. 15) Dance â" A lifeline for holistic recovery and creative aging. 16) The reparative artist: CoActive therapeutic theater in service of recovery. 17) Music as a resource for health and well-being: Epidemiological and big data studies. 18) Towards implementing scientifically based recovery strategies in the performing arts.