Theatre for Healthy Ageing
Partners: Romanian Alzheimer Society (Romania); Asociatia Habilitas – CRFP (Romania); RightChallenge (Portugal); Social Cooperative Activities for Vulnerable Groups (Greece); University of West Attica (Greece); APS Le Compagnie Malviste (Italy)
Duration: December 2023 to December 2025
Target audience: Elderly people with or without dementia, neurological diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, with particular attention to those with low incomes, victims of discrimination and in situations of isolation, caregivers, social and health workers working in the field of care for the elderly, artists and cultural workers working with the elderly.
Description and objective: The general objective of the project is to raise awareness about the role of theatre in the management and improvement of the psychosocial health and well-being of the elderly, as well as as a means of prevention of cognitive impairment, to combat stigma, sense of marginalisation, loneliness and isolation. Specifically, within a partnership and governance with other realities at European level, Le Compagnie Malviste want to act to carry out a design and implement a series of participatory theater activities in favor of active aging of the elderly, affected or not by dementia, neurological diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, in which caregivers, social and health workers working in the field of care for the elderly, artists and cultural workers will also take part. The activities aim to develop and relaunch creativity, skills and unexpressed psychophysical resources, to promote self-confidence, community building, social engagement, interpersonal relationships of the recipients and to alleviate the emotional burden of formal and informal caregivers.
The dissemination of information on ageing and in particular on ageing-related diseases will raise awareness at local, national and European level, thus fostering social cohesion, integration and solidarity, shedding light on the issues faced by target groups and promoting new forms of active ageing.
Having reached the end of the project, we share all the final products and outputs. Below, you can read the two versions – in Italian and in English – of: 1) the Transnational report the role of the theatre to enhance the psychosocial wellbeing of elderly people; 2) the Joint Training Program for enhancing the psychosocial wellbeing of elderly people; 3) the Guide to Participatory Theatre Activities for Seniors.
Below you can consult the final evaluation of the Erasmus+ project On Stage in the Golden Age – Theatre for Healthy Ageing. The document is available in two versions, in Italian and in English.
To find out more and stay up to date, visit the official website and social pages of the project