Prof. Paschal Younge
An international symposium on the arts, health and wellness, which forms part of a performance dubbed ‘Agoro’, will place take at the National Theatre in Accra on Monday, June 25 to Wednesday, June 27.
Topics lined up for presentations and discussions include contributions of the arts to health and wellness, contributions of music and dance to healing of individuals and communities, musical healing rituals of the Twelve Apostles Church in Ghana and music, alcohol and well-being – the Ghanaian experience.
Others are movement through the arts – how music facilitates paths of movement, physiological and socio-aesthetic effects of praise and worship tradition on congregants in Ghanaian churches and whole person wellness and the transformation of health and healthcare.
Organised by Prof Paschal Younge (Ohio University, USA) in collaboration with the National Theatre of Ghana and Ohio University, speakers include Prof Modest Mawulolo Amegago (York University, Canada), Dr Kristofer Olsen (Montana State University, USA), Dr Jeffrey Russell (Ohio University) and Dr Angela Ofori-Atta (University of Ghana, Legon).
Others are Dr Happy-Mary Ablordey (University of Education Winneba), Divine Gbagbo (Ohio University), Amos Darkwa (University of Cape Coast), Sashar Zarif (multi-disciplinary/ educator (Canada), Ursula Payne (Slippery Rock University USA), Dr Jennifer Petrie (University of Pittsburg, USA) and John Dordzro (University of Cape Coast).
Enterprise Group, Ohio University, Prestige Hotel, GTP, Pgees Catering and Azaguno Inc. are supporting the performance.
By George Clifford Owusu