LifeLine: Achieving The Impossible
good practices
good practices
Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom
Funambulism (wirewalking using a balancing pole) as a powerful tool for improving mental health.
Erasmus+, Creative Europe, and the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture.
Performances, methodology development. People of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities from across Europe learned the dynamic art of funambulism as a way to improve physical and mental wellbeing. The project culminated in a spectacular highwire event over the River Corrib and Claddagh Basin in Galway City (IE) on 16th July 2022 – a cast of 130 community participants and professional highwire artists came together to perform a stunning display of hope, strength and resilience over one of Ireland’s most iconic waterways.
International
The way attention to the physical body and focus on a physical activity connects to mental health and wellbeing.