Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton
10:30am - 11:15am
Two talented dancers from Akademi will perform in traditional costume, accompanied by music, sharing pieces which reflect stories and themes of nature. They will then move over to the St George's Hospital site to conclude our first ever St George's Art Week.
The artists will perform two 15 minute dances: one at 11am and the other at 11:45am
Atkinson Morely Courtyard, St George's Hospital site
10:30 am - 2pm
Talented Harpist Catrin Meek will play repertoire centred around our theme of nature on her beautiful concert harp for patients, staff and visitors at St George's. Her repatoire will reflect on the calming sounds of water, along with some classics you may recognise!
Catrin will also be visiting Queen Mary's Hospital on Thursday 22nd July.
Various locations around the St George's Hospital site
11:30-3pm
Led by our very own temporary mural artist Isabella Mitchell we will provide all the guidance required to spend some time mindfully looking at the beautiful plants within the St George's Gardens, so dutifully cared for by our in-house Gardening Team.
Collect your free materials at our hub at the Wellbeing Garden and make your own way around the hospital site. No experience necessary!
Wellbeing Garden, St George's Hospital site
1:30pm -3:15pm
To celebrate the close of the first ever St George's Art Week, we've invited artists from Akademi to perform a Classical Bharatanatyam duet, devised in response to the theme of nature and performed in a garden setting. The duration of the piece is 15 minutes and will be performed three times across the afternoon: the first performance at 1:30pm, the second at 2:15pm and the final performance at 3pm.
Akademi is the leading producer of South Asian Dance in the UK; inspiring, educating and engaging people of all ages through their participatory work, creative projects and performance.
Photograph © Souvid Datta