Development Week 3 and 4

In development Week three, we read the two variations on the script and received ideas from the entire cast on what we like, want to keep and want to change. The system we developed keeps matters fair, in order to ensure that everyone is listened to. Currently the process is very slow and can be […]

Development Week 2

Here is a rehearsal of the group singing a shortened version of “It’s Quiet Uptown” from Hamilton, as part of a funeral scene within our performance. (01/03/2018)

The Importance of Independence (Development Week 1)

The task we were given, of creating a performance from a stimulus, is our first time working as an independent team without the help from outside variables. We are not working independently in the sense of, ‘not connected with another’ as we are working as a team (with individual tasks that will intertwine together creating […]

Memories and How Dementia Affects the Brain

Memories are not stored like books on shelves, but are actively reconstructed from elements throughout the brain by a short process. The process begins with encoding. This is when we consciously register a memory. Then it’s consolidation, where the memory is stabilised in our minds, as if glue is holding them together. The final step […]