Panel Talk: Creating Spaces for Emotional Work
Join Bodies in Action, for the second event in our panel series, Creating Spaces for Emotional Work, exploring how artists, facilitators and organisations can cultivate safer, more supportive environments when engaging with sensitive and emotionally complex material.
This relaxed evening of conversation brings together leading practitioners to share insights, practical strategies and lived experiences centred on care, consent, and ethical creative practice.
Bringing together industry specialists at the forefront of ethical, consent-led and trauma-aware creative practice, this panel will be moderated by Christopher Mathews. The conversation offers valuable insights for artists, producers, facilitators, students, and audiences, equipping attendees with tools and perspectives to cultivate more compassionate and inclusive creative spaces.
Through shared dialogue, the conversation opens space to reflect on how emotionally engaged work can be held with integrity, and how we can strengthen cultures of care within our creative communities.
Event Details
- Date: Thursday, 26 March, 2026
- Time: 6:00pm – 7.45pm (Doors open at 5:45pm)
- Location: London LGBTQ Centre, 60–62 Hopton Street, Blackfriars, SE1 9JH, London
Panel Theme
Supporting artists working with sensitive material, including:
- Trauma-informed rehearsal and creative spaces
- Consent and boundaries in storytelling
- Mental health support in artistic processes
- Ethical audience engagement
- Sustainable and inclusive creative practices
This panel focuses on practical approaches to building environments where emotional labour is recognised, respected, and supported.
What to Expect
Arrival & Refreshments
Doors open at 5:45pm for refreshments, with an official start at 6:00pm.
Dynamic Discussions
Each segment explores key issues around emotional safety, inclusion, and ethical creative practice.
Audience Q&A
A 20-minute open floor to share questions, perspectives, and experiences with the panel.
This event promises thoughtful conversation on how creative spaces can better support artists navigating vulnerability, trauma, and identity through their work.
Access Information
We are committed to making Creating Spaces for Emotional Work as accessible and welcoming as possible. This event centres emotional wellbeing, consent, and inclusion. We aim to create a safer space where attendees and speakers feel supported, respected, and able to engage at their own pace.
If there is anything we can do to help you participate comfortably, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
This event will be BSL Interpreted
Venue Access
London LGBTQ Centre is an LGBTQ+-affirming, community-focused space that aims to be inclusive and accessible.
- Step-free access to the building
- Accessible toilets on site
- Wheelchair-accessible entrances and internal spaces
- Quiet areas available on request (subject to availability)
- Gender-neutral toilets
- Staff and volunteers on hand to provide assistance if needed
Please contact us as early as possible with any access needs or questions.
Access & Producing Contact: producing@bodiesinaction.com
Photo by: Michelle Rose