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Reminiscence theatre
— making theatre from memories | | Author(s) | Pam Schweitzer |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 2007 |
| Pages | 272 pp |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley (Publishers) Ltd., 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. http://www.jkp.com |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Drama ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young people ; Age Exchange ; Projects. |
| Annotation | The author founded Age Exchange Theatre Trust in 1983, and in this book, she explores different ways of dramatising and making theatre from memories. An introductory section on the background to the development of reminiscence theatre sets the work in a personal, cultural and social context for the three main sections of the book. Part 1, on reminiscence theatre, covers the processes involved in creating a reminiscence play: interviews, verbatim scripting, rehearsal, production and performance. Two chapters focus on theatre around the memories of minority ethnic older people. Part 2 explores participatory and inter-generational projects, in which younger and older people share memories and perform together by way of educational development; it also includes reference to multicultural reminiscence drama. Part 3, older people dramatising and performing their memories, includes further coverage of minority ethnic older people, also the use of drama in outreach work and in dementia care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070116002 B |
| Classmark | DB: HKD: BB: SB: PYE: 3E |
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