Review of RYCTT project: Germany

Kassel Experiences (2012-2014)

Angelika Trilling, Barbara Koblitz and Alison Schaeffer were the partners in Germany who, as part of the RYCTT project, ran two Reminiscence training workshops with 22 participants.

13 different projects were initiated/carried out including:

• Free painting -
  with Hildegard Schwarz (see image of painting sessions with carers on right)
• Eurythmy - with Julia Schiffmann
• Recreating fairy tales -
  with Margarete Dettbarn
• Poetry and recitation - with Johannes Disselhorst
• Dancing Lessons - with Lea Malin Peters & Marietheres Schröder

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  Reminiscence Boxes - with Karl Bieda
• Reminiscence Group with clown - with Dorothea Gertig
• "Treasure  Box" - Training project for students of Musikakademie Louis Spohr Kassel with Verena Dotzler
• Arts - Kassel University Arts Department - with Sefan  Balkenhol
• "Yesterday" Dance peformance - with Kasseler Tanzwerkstatt & Pamela Hering
• Reminiscence Group with music - with Alison Schaeffer
• Reminiscence Theatre - with Steffi Braun & Konstanze Leggewie
• Exploring Music - with Regina von Lührmann

Image above: Mrs. Ghazal's Reminiscence Box - project with Karl Bieda

Partners meeting in October 2013, Poznan

At the Partners meeting in Poznan (see image above), we presented the Kassel profile of RYCTT. This included discussion on:

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  Embedding the project into the city's exisiting dementia support system
• Attracting artists to the field of dementia and qualifying them to practice their arts in teh context of dementa

• By inviting artists ZEDA (local centre for persons with dementia) aims at promoting the inclusion of persons with dementia and their families into the community

  View our presentation about reminiscence work in the context of co-operation between Wielkopolska and Hesja - 2013:

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How co-operation works and develops:

• Individuals use the opportunies of the twin regions Wielkopolska and Hesja

• They match up, connect and develop new ideas

• They attract new partners to disseminate ideas and concepts and just continue co-operating and networking – with or without funding….

A few highlights from the project

Reminiscence Theatre - with Steffi Braun

Exploring Musical Memories - with Regina von Lührmann

"Yesterday" dance performance - with Pam Hering

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