Location
Jackson, WY
Project Title
D-Generation: An Exaltation of Larks
Fiscal Year Awarded
2015
Grant or Program
National Theater Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$4,150

D-Generation: An Exaltation of Larks is a full-length theater piece based on stories written collaboratively by groups of people with late-stage dementia. The work is performed by three puppeteers (the caregivers) and five puppets (residents of a care-facility), is set to an original score and accompanied by animated video segments, D-Generation explores the creative potential and ability to communicate that exists in people with late-stage dementia. This piece reflects the stigma and the acceptance, the despair and the joy for both the person with dementia and for their caregivers and family members. Sandglass Theater’s work will be presented in Jackson for two nights. The company will lead

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