Reminiscence theatre is about seeing and realising the dramatic potential in real life stories. It takes verbatim memories as the basis for theatre scripts; using the experiences of older people as a source of artistic productions and therapeutic creativity.This book is a comprehensive guide to the nature; practice and therapeutic effects of reminiscence theatre. Drawing on examples from a range of real-life case studies; Pam Schweitzer provides practical advice on the process of taking an oral history; creating from it a written script and developing that into a dramatic production; on whatever scale.The book outlines five components of key significance that the form affords: artistic development through creating original productions; cultural development; by creating reminiscence theatre in multi-cultural contexts; including dual-language productions; educational development through the intergenerational sharing and enactment of memories; psycho-social development for older people by reliving and reshaping past experiences; and health care; by using improvised reminiscence drama therapeutically with people with dementia and their carers.This book will be of great interest to theatre workers; social work professionals and carers of older people; arts therapy practitioners and students in these fields.
2015-12-11 2015-12-11File Name: B0199BE6MI
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