THE STORYBOX PROJECT - At Home - a pilot exploring new approaches to creative work that engages, empowers and enlivens people living with a dementia. Building upon 12 years of practical experience, the pilot will look at moving from an artist led model of delivery, to an artist supported model in an approach combining imaginative [...]
The Storybox Project - Creative Cafe in Tameside & Bury. Regular community based workshops for people living with a dementia and their family and friends. The Heritage Trees Project in partnership with Manchester City of Trees - training and resources exploring creative activities in green spaces for people living with a dementia. Making of Me [...]
Making of Me and Play Your Part at Hereford Courtyard - two projects exploring participatory creative practice and older people. Storybox Creative Cafe at Bury Art Museum and Droylsden Library - ongoing project using collaborative storymaking to engage, empower and enliven older people living with dementia. 1984 - touring theatre production based upon the iconic [...]
Meet Me at The Mount a creative community residency based at the Mount Pavilion in Fleetwood, supported by LeftCoast. Storybox residencies in Tameside and Manchester, using stories and imagination to engage, enliven and empower people living with a dementia and their families, friends and carers. Continued work with The Courtyard in Hereford supporting theatre / [...]
Table by Tanya Ronder. ALRA North / Mill at The Pier (October - November 2014)The Island a creative collaboration inspired by The Tempest exploring memory, age and identity (October 2014) The Making of Me - Hereford Courtyard, Arts Council England, Baring Foundation. A national project exploring best practice creative engagement of older people in residential [...]
Under The Concrete, Waiting by Sarah Wooley ALRA North, Wigan - 21st to 24th May 2014 “We’re packers of biscuits, wrappers of tea, makers of Christmas and Easter. We used to be farmers, miners and weavers but that was before…before the concrete.” Charlie and Shelia live on an estate on the outskirts of town, where [...]
I am delighted to be working with 4D Creative once more exploring the use of immersive experiences and creativity in dementia care. Find out more about the project here The show I made with seven older people from Manchester, How Do You See Me?, will be performed again on 28th January 2014 in anticipation of [...]
How Do You See Me? an investigation of style, identity and age. Commissioned by London College of Fashion as part of Mirror Mirror. Age UK Suffolk presenting at their conference on Age and Creativity. Working with Manchester International Festival to develop and deliver a range of public engagement activities with local schools as part of [...]
I just finished work on "How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found" by Fin Kennedy with the Postgraduate Acting Course at ALRA North How Do You See Me? - an investigation of fashion, identity and age for London College of Fashion. Co-ordinating a young people's programme for Manchester Literature Festival. Developing socially engaged creative [...]
How Do You See Me? participatory performance project investigating ageing, fashion and identity as part of Mirror Mirror at London College of Fashion. Ongoing creative residency with 4D Creative at Aintree University Hospital on an acute dementia assessment ward investigating creativity and dementia care. Work around creativity and dementia for Keele University and Lancashire Workforce [...]
