Last week I was at the People Dancing: Foundation for community dance conference https://www.communitydance.org.uk
I went to a session on Older People Dancing: Perspectives on creative practice.
The some of the artists people talking on this panel have been doing work with older people and multi-generational work for 29 /30 years! There is such a rich history to find out about. Fergus Early spoke about the range of training, performance, and facilitation of dance for older people (and multigenerational groups)his company engages in - I used to work with him in his company Green Candle Dance Company.
http://www.greencandledance.com
Vina Oberlander talked about the work she has been doing making work for people with dementia. The project she talked about was Curious Shoes.
/http://www.heartsminds.org.uk/outreach/community/curious-shoes/
Lorna Murray talked about the work Scottish Ballet are doing with older peoples classes and performance. Rachel Bar spoke about work Canada National Ballet is doing in Canada. Because Canada is so big they are running classes with dance teacher leading from class over internet. Exploring what this means and can offer.
Carrie Washington talked about her recent project Ignite
http://beee-creative.co.uk/wp/dance-ignite-2017-hcc/
I went to a session on Older People Dancing: Perspectives on creative practice.
The some of the artists people talking on this panel have been doing work with older people and multi-generational work for 29 /30 years! There is such a rich history to find out about. Fergus Early spoke about the range of training, performance, and facilitation of dance for older people (and multigenerational groups)his company engages in - I used to work with him in his company Green Candle Dance Company.
http://www.greencandledance.com
Vina Oberlander talked about the work she has been doing making work for people with dementia. The project she talked about was Curious Shoes.
/http://www.heartsminds.org.uk/outreach/community/curious-shoes/
Lorna Murray talked about the work Scottish Ballet are doing with older peoples classes and performance. Rachel Bar spoke about work Canada National Ballet is doing in Canada. Because Canada is so big they are running classes with dance teacher leading from class over internet. Exploring what this means and can offer.
Carrie Washington talked about her recent project Ignite
http://beee-creative.co.uk/wp/dance-ignite-2017-hcc/
Thanks this is really interesting. I am interested in offering classes for the over 50's and have seen the RAD's Silver Swan syllabus. The notion of dance classes being offered to people who can't gain access to a studio due to either living in a large country or remote area is of interest to me. Having lived in NZ South Island I know the difficulties people can face with travelling times to and from and think this is a great idea. Even in the rural schools for children to learn in the absence of a dance teacher living nearby. Of course without being able to see the participants then correction would be impossible. For people with dementia taping into memory of years gone by and the era in which the person can connect to with fondness is apparently helpful for them. As we know dance and music can be so evocative and so this could be a real escape to happier days for those suffering with dementia. Very interesting, thanks Adesola. I will look at these connections for reference.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic just the information I was seeking in relation to my current post.
ReplyDeleteI am going to take a look at the suggested links.
Thanks