Media

In this section there is a motley collection of films, interviews, dramatic performances and some sheer nonsense. But all of them illustrate the diversity of nidotherapy. The first one on the list is a BBC film that was never screened. It is a light operetta composed by Peter Tyrer called the Teaching of Edward and has an interesting story behind it. Edward Elgar, the best known English composer, began his career as bandmaster at Worcester County Asylum. and rumour has it, no more, that although he was meant to play for the staff he also did for the patients and so initiated what is now called music therapy. What is more notable in the performance (which took place in May 2007 at Paddington Arts Centre ) was that eight of the key players were psychiatric patients with severe mental illness, backed up by medical students from Imperial College (who also performed quite remarkably). But at times you cannot tell the difference – and this is why nidotherapy and drama can so often go together well. The link to the performance is here –