Recovery and Well-being in the Performing Arts

Eckart Altenmüller is a Professor Emeritus of Music Physiology and Musician’s Medicine at the University of Music, Drama and Media, Hannover, Germany. Michael Kellmann is a Professor of Sport Psychology at the Faculty of Sport Science, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. He is also an Honorary Professor in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia.Jürgen Beckmann is Professor of Sport Psychology and Emeritus of Excellence in the School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich, Germany. He is currently member of the Psycho-Cardiological Consultation Group at the German Heart Centre Munich. He is also an Honorary Professor in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia.Gene M. Moyle is a Professor of Dance, Sport and Exercise Psychologist and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Programs and Partnerships) at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

• 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 – 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.