The EGS, Arts, Health and Society Podcast

The Ecology of Care and the Practice of Belonging with Heather Dawson In this episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we sit down with Heather Dawson, an integral member of the European Graduate School (EGS) community. Heather has spent over two decades contributing to the heart of the Arts, Health and Society Division in Saas-Fee. In this moving episode, listeners will explore: Heather’s observat...

Health Building is Peacebuilding: A Conversation with Melinda Ashley Meyer In the sixteenth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we have the honor of hearing from Melinda Ashley Meyer, who has been present in The European Graduate School community since its beginnings in 1996. In this deeply historical and moving conversation, listeners will explore: The early days of the division at the Kinder...

Bridging Cultures Through the Expressive Arts with Mina Mo In the fourteenth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we are delighted to welcome Mina Mo, a pioneering practitioner and deeply valued faculty member of the Arts, Health and Society Division at The European Graduate School (EGS). As a leading figure who has been instrumental in expanding the Expressive Arts in South Korea, Mina brings...

Poiesis and Keeping Institutions Alive with Steve Levine In the thirteenth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we are deeply honored to speak with Steve Levine, one of the co-founders of the Arts, Health and Society Division at The European Graduate School (EGS). Alongside Paolo Knill, Margo Fuchs Knill, Ellen Levine, and others, Steve was instrumental in shaping the early days of our communit...

The Global Health and Expressive Arts Program with Chelsea Wilkinson and Shabrae Jackson In the twelfth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we welcome Chelsea Wilkinson and Shabrae Jackson, faculty members and co-coordinators of the Global Health and Expressive Arts program at our campus in Malta. In this inspiring conversation, listeners will explore: Chelsea’s transition from a clinical art...

Cultural Humility and Social Change with Carrie MacLeod In the eleventh episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we hear from Carrie MacLeod, an expressive arts practitioner who has been connected to the European Graduate School (EGS) community for two decades. Originally arriving as a student, she later co-created the Arts and Social Change program alongside Ellen Levine and currently teaches in t...

The Hope of the Expressive Arts: A Conversation with Ellen Levine In the tenth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we sit down with Ellen Levine, who has been a core member of the European Graduate School (EGS) community since its very beginning in 1996. Alongside Paolo Knill, Margo Fuchs, and her husband Steve Levine, Ellen helped pioneer the expressive arts movement in Europe. In this deeply...

Embodied Learning and Community Building with Dr. Judith Greer Essex In the ninth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we hear from Professor Dr. Judith Greer Essex. A dedicated member of the EGS community, her connection to the institution began nearly three decades ago when she first arrived to complete her doctoral studies. She has since taught across both the Master's and Doctoral progr...

The Crisis of Imagination and the Power of Art with Fulya Kurter In the eighth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we hear a profound reflection from Fulya Kurter, an expressive arts facilitator, psychodramatist, and the founder of the Expressive Arts Institute in Istanbul, Turkey. In this deeply moving episode, listeners will explore: Fulya’s personal experience of arriving in the mountains o...

Making Sense Together in a Time of Poly-Crisis with James Chaytor In the seventh episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we welcome James Chaytor, a faculty member at the Arts, Health and Society Division at The European Graduate School (EGS). James, who originally trained at TAE Peru and completed his graduation in Saas-Fee, returns to the faculty to teach the "Philosophical Discourse"...

"Friendship Forever": The Global Community with Dr. Lai, Ka Kit (KK) In the sixth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we are joined by Dr. Lai, Ka Kit—affectionately known as KK—a faculty member teaching philosophy in the PhD program at the Arts, Health and Society Division at The European Graduate School (EGS). Traveling all the way from Hong Kong, KK reflects on his journey from be...

Poiesis, Research, and Nature: A Conversation with Jacques Stitelmann In the fifth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we sit down with Jacques Stitelmann, a psychologist, visual artist, poet, and long-standing faculty member at the Arts, Health and Society Division at The European Graduate School (EGS). Having completed his PhD at EGS over 25 years ago, Jacques shares his deep connection to t...

Midwives of Each Other's Lives: Reflections from Founding Dean Margo Fuchs Knill In the fourth episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we are deeply honored to speak with Margo Fuchs Knill, the Founding Dean of the Arts, Health and Society Division at The European Graduate School (EGS). As a pioneer who has been part of this project since its inception, Margo offers a profound perspective on t...

From Peru to Saas-Fee: Building an Expressive Arts Institute with Judith Alalú In this third episode of our 30th-anniversary series, we explore the global impact of the EGS philosophy and its approach to transformational learning with faculty member Judith Alalú. Judith, who teaches courses such as 'An Inquiry into the Process of Change' and 'Expressive Arts Oriented Visual Arts and In...

From Leuk to Saas-Fee: Memories of the Early EGS In the second episode of our 30th-anniversary series, José Miguel Calderón sits down with Andreas Meier, a faculty member teaching theater, movement, and digital art at the EGS summer session. Andreas shares his unique perspective, having first joined the EGS community as a student in the mid-1990s. Listeners will explore: How new students are intro...

A Catalyst for Change: Celebrating 30 Years of The European Graduate School In this inaugural episode of the  Arts, Health & Society  podcast, we open our 30th-anniversary series by exploring the very foundations of the EGS experience. The episode features an introductory dialogue with José Miguel Calderón, Program Director of PhD Studies, and Barbara Hielscher, Director of the Master's Pr...