Evaluation of the impact on audiences of Inside Out of Mind, research-based theatre for dementia carers

Abstract

Background

Relational and Aesthetic Accountability: Considerations of a Research-Based Playwright

“…Research-based Theater (RbT) is shaped by both the form of theater, as an embodied, gestural, spatial, imaginative multi-dimensional art form (that is both process/inquiry-oriented and a form of cultural production), and the traditions of research surrounding knowledge production, specifically qualitative research (such as research questions, methodological design, and dissemination plans). Aligned with other interdisciplinary forms of arts-based research, RbT has been taken up by researchers and artists across disciplines to engage broader publics in research processes and findings, for example, from nursing, medical sociology, education, obstetrics, public health, rehabilitation sciences, among others, in addition to theater and performance studies (e.g., please see Belliveau et al, 2020; Belliveau & Lea, 2016; Bird & Donelan, 2020; Eakin & Endicott, 2006; Gallagher & Kushnir, 2020; Goldstein, 2012; Gray et al, 2011; Harris & Sinclair, 2014; Jonas-Simpson et al, 2012; Kazubowski-Houston, 2010; Kontos et al, 2012; Mitchell et al, 2006; Nisker et al, 2006; Schneider, 2017; Schott et al, 2016). However, beyond being interdisciplinary, RbT is also often taken up across paradigms.…”

The theatre as therapy for military veterans? Exploring the mechanisms which impact psychosocial well-being and social connections during theatre-based programmes

“…Unload programme on audience members and concluded that the use of theatre was successful medium educating and engaging the public in issues experienced by veterans. The effectiveness of this type of storytelling is also found in other, wider, theatre programmes through effective, transformative learning which raised social consciousness and enabled reflection (Madsen, 2018;Schneider, 2017).…”

Using Journey Mapping to support staff, family members and allies of people with dementia to think and act differently during a care transition: The benefits and limits of care imagination

“…When creative and innovative methods are used with care staff, family members and allies of people with dementia, they can also be transformative, interrupting routine ways of thinking and inspiring aspects of the caring imagination (Kontos et al, 2020; Kontos et al, 2010). For example research-based theatre on dementia has been found to heighten awareness of key issues for someone with dementia (Schneider, 2017), and when done in the context of residential aged care, increased motivation for staff to use person centred care approaches (Kontos et al, 2010; Kontos & Naglie, 2007b).…”