Creative Wales journey

As part of her Creative Wales journey, Alison had a fantastic visit to Northern Ireland to meet Teya Sepunick, director of the inspirational Theatre of Witness and see some of her work. Teya has been creating performances with people’s real life stories for over 20 years in the US and Europe. She is currently in Derry, working with the stories of people affected by the years of conflict in Northern Ireland. It was amazing to see her work and spend time discussing the challenges, ethics and rewards of working with real life stories in the theatre. http://www.theatreofwitness.org/

New theatre project, Age.

We are getting excited about our new theatre project, Age, which will be created over the next 2 months at Chapter. We will be exploring what it’s like to grow old in 2013? Does an awareness of time affect our lives in the here and now? Do our dreams and desires change? What do our older performers have to say about ageing and all that comes with it? We want Age to be performed by a diverse and dynamic group of older people who want to share their thoughts and feelings with an audience through theatre, music, movement and film. We are currently recruiting, if you are interested or know someone who might be, please come and meet us at Chapter on April 18th at 11am. There will be a Re-Live sign in the foyer directing you to us. 
 

Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference

This June we are delighted to be participating in the Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference in Bristol. We are looking forward to connecting with other arts practitioners from around the globe. We are particularly excited that Dr Uchide, who Karin travelled to Japan to work with and learn from in 2010 will be speaking alongside Karin at the conference. Dr Uchide is an international leader in the field of creative approaches to dementia care and an inspiring woman not to be missed! For more background on Karin’s experiences in Japan, visit BLOG LINK karindiamondgoestojapan.blogspot.com

Creative Wales Award from the Arts Council of Wales

Alison has been awarded a Creative Wales Award from the Arts Council of Wales. She is delighted to receive this prestigious award and is looking forward to spending time reflecting on the work of Re-Live and engaging with other practitioners, including Michael Balfour and Sarah Woodland from Griffith University, Australia, and leading social action theatre company, Collective Encounters. The title of Alison’s area of exploration is “Transformation in Arts and Health: Stories that Change”. She will be keeping a blog during her Creative Wales period, watch this space…