Events
ENCORE! HONOURING FIVE YEARS OF CO-CREATION
On June 2nd and 3rd 2022, we held a virtual and in person celebration and showcase of 5 years of the Raising the Curtain Project, sharing about the lived experience of dementia from the creativity and perspective of those living it!
DEMENTIA LAB CONFERENCE
Raising The Curtain on dementia lab
The Imagination Network – Raising the Curtain hosted the opening for Dementia Lab 2021! The Dementia Lab conference focuses on how design can “uncover, support & enhance the abilities of people with dementia”. Raising the Curtain opened the conference with a one-of-a-kind montage of performance, spoken word, dialogue, song, puppetry and more. Our team will also presented two workshops. The Dementia Lab conference was hosted virtually this year by the Health Design Lab at Emily Carr University of Art and Design with talks, workshops, performances online from January 18 – 28th, 2021.
BACKSTAGE PASS
AN EVENT REIMAGINED
In September 2017, The Imagination Network brought together a team of people to research and create a theatrical production that explored the lived experience of dementia through the ideas, creativity and ingenuity of those living it. The planned premiere was set for July 2020 at Good Samaritan Canada Christenson Village, a 140 person care home in Gibsons BC. After the COVID 19 pandemic hit, production plans were halted. Dauntless and determined, the group forged on. Pivoting like the rest of society to on-line platforms, a new plan emerged: BACKSTAGE PASS, a virtual on-line extravaganza of research, puppetry, dialogue, music, discussion, sculpture and so much more. Experience a new way to view aging and dementia.
WATCH THE RECORDINGS
The programs for each presentation are similar with slight variations.
WATCH BACKSTAGE PASS
PRESENTATION #1
Recorded Live on Thursday, June 25, 2020
PRESENTATION #2
Recorded Live on Friday, June 26, 2020
THE HEART
This 6-foot tall anatomically correct heart sculpture was adorned with the words of contributors from around the world. During our event, we hosted an online chat where people shared with us their stories and names of loved ones they are currently distanced from due to the pandemic or other reasons. It was a great success and we decided to continue building on this collaborative sculpture.
