{"id":469,"date":"2022-01-30T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T00:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robiky.com\/?p=469"},"modified":"2023-10-17T00:35:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T00:35:16","slug":"mental-health-when-to-persevere-and-when-to-step-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/robiky.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/30\/mental-health-when-to-persevere-and-when-to-step-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health: When to persevere and when to step back"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cThe show must go on\u201d — it\u2019s perhaps the most quintessential performing arts adage. Yet, human beings aren\u2019t machines. Yes, we as dance artists commit and have people depending on us, and some level of discomfort is par for the course (arguably, it\u2019s a key part of growth), but are there times when for us, for our own wellbeing, the show shouldn\u2019t go on? Are there times when it\u2019s actually best to step back or step away from dancing because we need a rest and reset? <\/p>\n
These questions are particularly key in a time when a pandemic-induced reshuffling of the arts — and, for many, the mental health<\/a> challenges that it\u2019s brought — has led many dance artists to take time away from the art form, or at least consider doing so. Those same forces have also opened up conversations on mental health, resiliency and self-care in the world more broadly, creating an environment more conducive to these conversations in the dance field. To dive deeper into these matters, Dance Informa spoke with dance psychologist Lucie Clements and dance\/movement psychotherapist (BC-DMT, LCAT) Cashel Campbell. <\/p>\n Challenges and performance readiness <\/strong><\/p>\n