1st Edition

The Loss of Small White Clouds Dementia in Contemporary Performance

242 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

242 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

242 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

This volume seeks to instigate a discussion about dementia in theatre. The discussions in this book borrow from the literature on dementia’s representation in other artforms, while reflecting on theatre’s unique capacity to incorporate multiple artforms in a live context (hypermediacy). The author examines constructions of diegesis and the use of various performance tools, including physical... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: "We’re all in our own little world": Inside Dementia Experiences

Chapter 1: Dementia from the Inside: The Father and Autobiographer

Chapter 2: Research-based Performance: Inside Out of Mind

Chapter 3: Social Narratives and the Family as Microcosm: Really Old, Like Forty-Five

Part I summary

Part II: Active and Passive Embodiment

Chapter 4: Transforming the domestic space: Sundowner and 1 Beach Road

Chapter 5: Puppetry and Dementia: It’s Dark Outside and D-Generation: An Exaltation of Larks

Part II summary

Part III: Postdramatic Theatre: Radical alternatives for staging dementia

Chapter 6: Experiential performance: Memory Point(s)