sydney care lab

Workshop

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'Speaking Up, Speaking Out, Speaking Back: Dementia Voices from the Margins’

 

is a therapeutic storytelling and theatre project where people living with a recent diagnosis of dementia, who also identify as LGBTQIA+ or are living with a disability, gather to share their experiences of the disruptions and the unexpected joys encountered living with the condition. Once the stories are shared in a safe group, the group facilitator helps the participants create a script, which is then performed by some of the group members to an audience of friends, peers, family members, care partners, and professionals. The stories are often powerful emotional renderings of anxiety and indignation, along with hope and resilience, told with humour and love.

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Please contact: Janet Gibson

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Start - Saturday, 22 February 2025; finish with a performance on Saturday, 31 May 2025
(no workshop to be held on Saturday, 19 April, Easter Saturday)

 

Venue: Maroubra Senior Citizens Centre, 6 Alma Road Maroubra

Times: Saturdays 9-11 am