A new small experimental
project has begun called
‘Creative
Communications’
thanks to a partnership between
Amherst Court care home in
Chatham, run by Avante Care &
Support and funding provided
by Ideas Test.
On Monday, 13 April, Luci and
Wendy visited Amherst Court
and met 4 of the residents taking
part over a cup of tea. They
were soon talking about travels
and life experiences in South
Africa, including Cape Town
and Nigeria. Other interests
included gardening, feeding
birds,
singing,
painting,
drawing and movement for
exercise.
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The
first
delivery
session
included a mix of men, women
and a dog. Pictures of ‘Table Top
Mountain’
and
‘Agbokim
Waterfalls’ in South Africa were
circulated
which
stimulated
conversation.
Luci
then
delivered a warm up for hands,
shoulders, arms and legs.
“I am not very good at
art, but I will give
anything a go and art
is all about taste at the
end of the day”
Following the warm up, Wendy
began to finger cast and
curiosity filled the room. The
smell and sensation of the
alginate became a talking point,
including visits to the dentist and
having your teeth moulded.
Over the next 4 weeks, Luci and
Wendy will be delivering more
sensory dance, movement and
visual art activities and towards
the end some observations from
a researcher will contribute to
the evaluation.
Luci Napleton
DANCE DEVELOPER AND
FACILITATOR
Towards the end of the session,
playful peacock feathers and
stretchy material along with
music provided some fun and
laughter.
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Session two included more
warm-up exercises to get our
bodies moving and drawing with
1 metre pencils. To generate
more ‘Creative Communications’
we handed out objects from a
bucket and everyone began to
describe what they felt or had a
story in connection with the
object.
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