Caroline Schanche
“I aim to bring pleasure and enjoyment, supporting wellbeing
through dance, visual art and a sharing of creativity.”
Caroline trained in Theatre at Dartington College of Arts (81-85).
This course was grounded in the philosophy that the arts should be
embedded in community life and available to all. Inspired by Mary
Faulkerson’s internationally renowned dance department, Caroline
specialised in dance and trained in Contact Improvisation and
Anatomical Release Technique.
After graduating she began working in London with marginalised groups such as
adults with learning disabilities and elderly visually impaired people. Having
experienced the positive impact of dance and movement with these groups she
trained as a Dance Movement Therapist at Hertfordshire College of Art and Design
(89-91).
Caroline specialises in working with older people at Memory Cafes,
in day care and residential settings, running singing and dance
sessions with her colleagues at Singing for Wellbeing.
www.singingforwellbeing.co.uk.
She runs a weekly Dance for Parkinsons class for the Parkinsons'
Society West Cornwall branch.
She is the Creative Director of ‘Sundance’ a constituted community
group which provides weekly dance classes for people over 50 in
west Cornwall. www.sundancepenzance.co.uk
In 2012 Caroline was commissioned as lead artist for Arts for
Health Cornwall’s Celebrating Age and Ambition project ‘Moving
Forward Looking Back’ which won the Arts and Health South west 2013
Health Award for,” its thoughtful and innovative approach to
working creatively with older people”.
She was commissioned by The Works Dance and Theatre Cornwall for
‘Golowie Donsya’ to create a performance with local school children
and their families for the Olympic Torch Ceremony on Marazion
beach.
https://vimeo.com/album/2855785/video/93769948
Caroline is an associate lecturer at the University of Exeter
Medical School & Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry
providing 2 Special Studies Units for fourth year medical students.
These are ‘The Body in Residence’ an exploration of embodiment
through movement improvisation and ‘The Art of Ageing’ which
considers cultural attitudes to ageing as depicted through visual
arts and literature.