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Essays for Arts and Elders

A Bridge Conversation on Who Will Carry the Work Forward
An intergenerational conversation at the State of Nation Arts & Performance Festival and a tribute to Nayo Watkins. By Caron Atlas, R. Lena Richardson and Carlton Turner (June 2008)

Arts and Creative Aging Across America
Overview from the point of view of the director of the National Center for Creative Aging. By Susan Perlstein (October 2002)

Dance Camp for Grown-ups
A dancer remembers the Senior Institute at the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. First published in the Winter/Spring 1999/2000 issue of Contact Quarterly. By Maggie Kast (January 2000)

Dance and Older People: An Interview with Catherine Baumgartner
A member of Minneapolis' intergenerational Kairos Dance Theatre talks about informing the White House on dance and aging. By Renya Larson (October 2005)

Holly's Comets
Profile of an elders dance troupe. First published in High Performance #58/59, Vol. XV, No. 2/3, 1992, By Ronald Ehmke (December 1999)

Liz Lerman
A profile of the choreographer noted for her work with elders. Published in High Performance #60, Vol. XV, No. 4, 1992. By Chris Westberg (December 1999)

We Are All Connected: Elders Share the Arts
ESTA's artist founder talks about its models for planning and sustaining meaningful connections among generations and between cultures living in the same communities. Published in High Performance #69/70, Vol. XVIII, No. 1/2, 1995. By Linda Frye Burnham and Susan Perlstein (September 2002)

We Are All Connected: Elders Share the Arts building bridges across the generation gap
A look at ESTA's unique intergenerational program. First published in High Performance #69/70, Vol. XVIII, No. 1/2, 1995. (December 1999)

 
 


New Essays: Elders
A Bridge Conversation on Who Will Carry the Work Forward
An intergenerational conversation at the State of Nation Arts & Performance Festival and a tribute to Nayo Watkins. By Caron Atlas, R. Lena Richardson and Carlton Turner (June 2008)
Dance and Older People: An Interview with Catherine Baumgartner
A member of Minneapolis' intergenerational Kairos Dance Theatre talks about informing the White House on dance and aging. By Renya Larson (October 2005)
Arts and Creative Aging Across America
Overview from the point of view of the director of the National Center for Creative Aging. By Susan Perlstein (October 2002)

 

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