Recalling Memories Through Reminiscence Theatre

Authors

  • Rikke Gürgens Gjærum Harstad University College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/if.v2i2.735

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to study how a reminiscence theatre production develops dramaturgically, and to discuss what impact it has on the participants who take part in the project “The aged as a resource”. The theatre performance Number Our Days is visually and verbally presented and interpreted in this article. The reader also gets an opportunity to look at film extracts from the performance in electronic form. The theoretical framing is based on a performative mindset, Ryum’s dramaturgic model, Ranciere’s view on the emancipated spectator, Turner and Behrndt’s devising theatre universe, Saldana’s ethnodrama method and Ricoeur’s perspective of the capable and relational human being who builds their own narrative identity through communication.

Author Biography

Rikke Gürgens Gjærum, Harstad University College

Professor in drama/theatre at HIOA and HIH, Norway. Experience from youth theatre, disability theatre, forum theatre and reminiscence theatre. Research projects connected to art-based-research, inclusive research, art & health and community based work.

Published

2013-12-12

How to Cite

Gjærum, R. G. (2013). Recalling Memories Through Reminiscence Theatre. Nordic Journal of Art & Research, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.7577/if.v2i2.735

Issue

Section

Articles, peer reviewed