WORKSHOP
Hemophilia: The Musical! 2022
Three-day musical theater/art therapy intensive in New York City, for 25 bleeding disorder community teens.
directed & produced by
Ryan Gielen
sponsor
Pfizer Hemophilia
collaboration
Hemophilia Association of New York & Jacqueline Lefkowitz (PhD, LCSW-R, New York Presbyterian Hospital)
impact
❯ 30,000+ social impressions
❯ 6,000+ social engagements
❯ 220,000+ social impressions.
❯ 44,000+ social engagements.
❯ 6,500+ LiveStream viewings.
❯ WINNER: 2019 SABRE AWARD for Special Event.
❯ NOMINATED: 2019 Platinum PR Awards
The Breaking Through! Musical Theater Intensive is a three-day musical theater and arts workshop for the bleeding disorders community, produced by Believe Limited and sponsored exclusively by BioMarin. Teen participants from around the country were flown to New York City to learn and perform a 6-song musical about the psychosocial and general health aspects of being a young person with a bleeding disorder. Material was custom-written based on participant guidance during the application process. The objective of this ground-breaking new program was to provide powerful, engaging education on the healing and therapeutic power of the arts and self-expression. Though the focus was primarily on singing and performance, our trained facilitators conducted breakout sessions on subjects like:
The Impact of Breathing & Relaxation on Pain Management, incl. Breathing Techniques
The Psychosocial Benefits of Communication, incl. Healthy Communication Practices
The Therapeutic Value of Self-Expression in the Arts
Cast Members provided powerful feedback on the program, compiled and analyzed by partner organizations Foundation for Art & Healing & The UnLoneliness Project:
