Tag: performing arts medicine
Performing Arts Medicine
Full Circle Moment: Returning to Abelardo Hall
Full circle moment, I am back in a classroom at Abelardo Hall! Yesterday, August 12, was my first day teaching Music Education 196 (MuEd 196) – Introduction to Performing Arts Medicine for undergraduate students. This was followed by MuEd 230, for the graduate students – a smaller, more intimate class made more memorable by the […]
Pointe of No Return? The Biomechanics and Pathology of Ballet’s Iconic Shoe*
We did a thing last Friday! The in-person and online audience spent a rainy morning learning about ballet pointe shoes, and how they work with (and sometimes against) the dancer – creating beautiful, lyrical lines while subjecting the musculoskeletal system to forces that can potentially cause injury and pain… but #performingartsmedicine (PAM) and #dancemedicine and […]
PAMANA PH at Metro North
Grateful for the opportunity to speak at Metro North Medical Center and Hospital, spotlighting Performing Arts Medicine and Physiatry during their Physiatry Day/National Disability Rights Week celebration last July 22. The celebration also featured singer-songwriter Meg Fernandez, who is the first Filipina opening act for Taylor Swift. Since our lectures preceded Meg’s performance, we like […]
Tribute Video for Dean Mauricia Danguilan Borromeo
After a few not-so-memorable piano teachers who made me contemplate giving up on piano lessons, sixth grade 12-year old me somehow landed on Prof. (later Dean) Maurie Borromeo’s available 8 AM Saturday morning piano lesson schedule. I have to thank whoever assigned me to her upon enrollment in the [University of the Philippines] UP College […]
Philippine Classical Ballet Syllabus, Inc. x PAMANA PH
Wheee! We did a thing on Saturday, June 6, 2026 and I am hoping this will be the start of something bigger than just PAMANA PH collaborating with one organization at a time. Baby steps! An awesome experience: I am so proud of the Performing Arts Medicine Advocates National Association of the Philippines (PAMANA PH) […]
PAMANA PH x Hampton Court Ballet
PAMANA PH x Hampton Court Ballet: an afternoon of learning about dance medicine and science with teen and adult dancers, teachers, parents and even professional ballet dancers. Many thanks to Erica and everyone who made it to our health and safety session. We covered performing arts medicine, anatomy, nutrition, first aid, injury prevention, motor learning, […]
PAM and the Community Bands of Taytay, Rizal
Grateful for the warm welcome from our hosts in the municipality of Taytay in Rizal province, just outside Metro Manila. University of the Philippines College of Music’s Jocelyn “Joy” Timbol-Guadalupe connected me with the Municipal Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office of Taytay, headed by Roel Supendio. Taytay has a a long-standing tradition of community bands, […]
Artists en Pointe Talks – Dance Medicine Series 2026
Artists en Pointe Dance Studio in Alabang, Muntinlupa has an advocacy for grounding the art of dance in evidence-based medicine and science. The series of talks I helped organize this year included one by myself on how (and why) dance can continue for active older adults, followed by two from doctor-dancers: psychiatrist Lielanie Mae Aguilar-Pascasio […]
(A Belated) World Voice Day at Asian Hospital & Medical Center
Here is a belated post to match a belated celebration! World Voice Day was on April 16, but due to scheduling conflicts we had to move to April 22. Close enough! The Performing Arts Medicine Advocates National Association of the Philippines (PAMANA PH) is grateful for the opportunity to participate during the Asian Hospital and […]
A Performing Arts Medicine Weekend in Cebu
Last Thursday, I flew to Cebu to fulfill one of the “deliverables” for the Balik Scientist Program award grant: consulting work to help establish a Performing Arts Medicine clinic in the city. Something along the lines of what we have at the UP College of Music, but a little more multi- and inter-disciplinary since we […]
