I’m a socially engaged artist, musician, and facilitator who supports people to connect deeply with themselves and others.
My current practice interweaves:
Central to my work is reflection, bringing myself and others to the moment, improvisation, playfulness, and boundary-setting.
Bela uses acoustic and electric cello with effects to create multi-layered soundscapes.
Commissions have included composition for live and recorded music on acrobatic projects, film, installations, and events.
Exploring movement, embodiment, listening, and sound, with Contact Improvisation (CI) and other movement practitioners.
Bela is a CPI-certified Cuddle Therapist, offering one-to-one platonic touch therapy and group sessions via Brighton Cuddle Space.
Bela has been working extensively as a community musician and musician in healthcare since 2013. Central to this work is promoting wellbeing, enabling self- expression, and community-building.
Bela is a highly reflective practitioner committed to creating safe space to support people to develop clear communication – the cornerstone of facilitating, mentoring and training individuals, groups, and communities.
Bela is a certified Action Learning Set facilitator, providing in-person and online AL Sets to help individuals, teams, and communities of interest, including arts practitioners, the VCSE sector, and charities.
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