Promoting Care and Caregiving in Live Immersive Performance Installations

Thomas, Grace (2025) Promoting Care and Caregiving in Live Immersive Performance Installations. Theatre Journal, 76 (4). ISSN 0192-2882

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Abstract

This video essay will discuss and analyse how live immersive performance installations can promote the concept of care, inspire caring from an audience, and give a platform for those who deliver care work. The essay will detail and analyse the 2018 production and we are young again…by WordForWord Arts, an immersive performance installation focused on dementia and the effect on those living with it. The essay will use this case study to discuss broader topics such as audience immersion and spatial relationships to art, the ethics of using verbatim materials and the responsibility of the theatre maker, and how a consideration of the audience’s participation and interaction with the production can help promote care.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Immersive theatre, dementia, audience experience, mental health, participation, verbatim, Shakespeare, healthcare, careworkers, installations, exhibitions
Divisions:	Creative Arts
Depositing User:	Hayley Dennis
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2025 14:40
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2025 14:40
URI:	https://wrexham.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/18285

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