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Reminiscence Theatre Making Theatre from Memories

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ISBN-10: 184310430X

ISBN-13: 9781843104308

Edition: 2006

Authors: Faith Gibson, Pam Schweitzer, Faith Gibson

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?Sheds new light on complex human issues and the message is loud and clear: reminiscence and reminiscence theatre can make a profound improvement in real people's real lives.? ? from the Foreword by Glenda Jackson MP ?The vast scope of the work recounted in this book as well as the detailed guidance it provides will become an invaluable resource for anyone who wishes to mine the riches of reminiscence work and to transform the spoken word into tangible artistic forms.? ? Faith Gibson, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, University of Ulster Reminiscence Theatre is about seeing dramatic potential in real life stories. It takes verbatim memories as the basis for theatre scripts, using the…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 314
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Pam Schweitzer founded Age Exchange Theatre Trust in 1983. It was the first full-time professional theatre company to specialise in touring reminiscence theatre across the UK and Europe and Pam remained its Artistic Director until 2005. In 2000 she was awarded the MBE for services to Reminiscence and she continues to direct the European Reminiscence Network, lecturing, directing and training in reminiscence and related fields. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Greenwich.

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
About this Book
Background to the Development of Reminiscence Theatre
Reminiscence Theatre: Process and Product
Setting Up a Reminiscence Theatre Company
From Interviews to Verbatim Script
Developing the Practice of Verbatim Theatre
Reflecting a Multicultural Society
Dramatising Jewish and Irish Elders' Memories
A Sense of Place and Time
Staging and Touring Reminiscence Theatre
Participatory and Inter-generational Projects
Theatrical Scenes Stimulating Audience Participation
Reminiscence Theatre in Education Projects
Reminiscence Theatre in a Youth Theatre Context
Inter-generational Play-making in Schools
Older People Dramatising and Performing their Memories
Older People Enacting their Own Memories
Minority Ethnic Elders Make Theatre from their Lives
Use of Drama in Outreach Work and in Dementia Care
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index