Theatre and Dementia Workshop
Download the poster and the programme
Over the two days we will create an immersive environment, which will include sensory interaction. We will use drama and theatre to explore how we connect with each other: how we express or share our thoughts and feelings, our likes and dislikes.
The experience will be based on everyday routine and our sense of togetherness, enjoyment and community. We would like all participants to be involved fully over the course of the two days, so our tea and lunch breaks are as important as the formal activity planned.
Our approach will be person-centred and responsive to individuals throughout the two days. Throughout we will be inclusive and accessible to all: people living with dementia, carers, academics and artists. We will:
- present a range of artists, and their theatre practice and thinking around dementia
- demonstrate the effectiveness of theatre as a positive part of the lives of people living with dementia
- record ideas by asking participants to write, take photos, audio-record their thoughts, or draw
- record participants' responses to ideas by asking them to write, take photos, audio-record their thoughts, or draw
Workshop gallery
Workshop participant quotes
"I want to come again."
"We've done things we've never done before."
"We've travelled over a bridge we'd never crossed before."
"Who'd have thought we'd act in a Shakespeare play."
"It's only been two days and I feel I've made such good friends."
Useful links
Report: Tapping Curiosity: reflections on spirituality, dementia and ageing - Arti Prashar, Artistic Director/CEO Spare Tyre and Winston Churchill Fellow 2013