We started off with a run through of our performance and added in extra details along the way. One of the sections that we added was everyone going into the back room to collect a balloon. Everyone then has a pair that enters the space with them from the opposite side. The pair go together and then run within the audience, lie down into a fetus position before moving to the side of the stage. Once everyone else has done this, we go up to an audience member and tie their memory to the balloon before setting it free out of the window. In order to get to the windows a curtain is pulled back and a wall of photographs from the audience members memories is revealed. This works well because it is so personal and so it’s extremely relatable to the audience. If we were performing to an audience that didn’t consist of family members then our performance wouldn’t have such a powerful effect on the audience.
There are also voice overs of family members that are played. It's weird hearing peoples voices when you know that they are so close to you and hearing about their experiences with such a horrible thing is almost heart breaking in itself. My mum'd done a voice over Which will be played and when I listened to it I felt quite weird because even though you are there with this person or you know then on such a personal level, some of the things she said I didn't even know. There will also be a voice over from one of my peers which almost represents the fact that dementia can affect anyone of any age.
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