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“We Don’t Want to be Seen as Victims”: The Older People Using Theatre to Tell Their Covid Stories

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This article focuses on “Secret Country,” a digital theatre piece created by the Re-Live Company of Elders based in Cardiff, Wales.  Drawing on the pandemic experience of the company’s nine members , ages 72-93, “Secret …

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Ages and Stages: The Place of Theatre in the Lives of Older People

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Since 2009 researchers Miriam Bernard and Michelle Rickett have been involved in a set of related projects under the title “Ages and Stages.” This is a collaboration with researchers at Keele University and theater specialists …

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Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) Teal Room Community Classes

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From the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) Website: AFA’s Teal Room Community Classes provides a variety of in-person therapeutic programs ranging from the creative arts therapies, Broadway singer performances, chair yoga, gardening classes, and more! …

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David DeBlieck, Teaching Artist

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Teaching artist, David DeBlieck currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Dance in the Theater Department at the College of St Benedict & St John’s University. Since 2010, David has conducted numerous workshops and …

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Innovative “School of Drag” Event Mixes Generations and Gender Performance

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In May 2019, gender performers of all ages wowed local audiences at the culminating event for “School of Drag,” an innovative arts workshop series held at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Tucson, AZ. …

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Raising the Curtain on Senior Theatre

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In this Next Avenue article, Debbie Miller provides a lively introduction to the phenomenon of “senior theatre” in the U.S.  She focuses on two of the best known senior theatres: Stagebridge in San Francisco, and …

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Re-Live: The Company of Elders Acting Ensemble (U.K.)

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The Company of Elders (Cardiff, Wales) is an acting ensemble developed by Re-Live, a Welsh Arts in Health non-profit in Cardiff, Wales (U.K.). It is made up of older adults, ages 71-95, who develop and …

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Return to the Age of Aquarius

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This Next Avenue article by Julie Pfitzinger features a recent production of “Hair” by the Minneapolis-based theatre company Theatre 55.   The company was founded to provide opportunities for older adults to participate in professional …

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School of Drag Attracts Intergenerational Performers

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“School of Drag,” a creative aging program collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson, AZ (MOCA) and Fluxx Productions, is a 10-week workshop series that invites 55+ LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, …

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School One: Art Making For All Generations

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In this video, Jennifer Borman, Head of School One, discusses an intergenerational creative aging program that was offered at School One, and how this program benefited the older adult participants and younger students through storytelling. …

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