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AGE ON STAGE!
Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
About the project
An educational and inclusive pathway for elderly transforming their life through the theatre of memories.
Crédit photo Emilie Sfez
The Age on stage project aims at using theatre
arts, as a tool to combat social exclusion and isolation as well as stimulating
active citizen participation among elderly people and make them feel
part of an inclusive Europe. Drama therapy for seniors, increases mental
acuity, enhances the elderly’s relationships with those around them, bolsters
self-esteem, and is just plain fun.
The Age on stage project has the objective to
develop a Theatre pathway focused on life Stories of seniors participants. It
will introduce acting and presentation skills to help older people shape
their memories into stories
culminating in a public performance for peers and others in the community. Educators will encourage participants to
recall sometimes rare memories stirred by a common item, such as a thimble, or
a question such as “Can you describe the first kitchen you ever remember eating
in? Do you remember the first time you used remote control for
television?”
The pathway will be on paper and on line as well,
to be transferred and exploited also by different vulnerable targets like
migrants, drop out, offenders/ex-offenders