1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450589603321

Autore

Schweitzer Pam

Titolo

Reminiscence theatre [[electronic resource] ] : making theatre from memories / / Pam Schweitzer ; foreword by Glenda Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-280-92946-4

9786610929467

1-84642-571-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

792/.0222

Soggetti

Amateur theater

Theater and older people

Playwriting

Oral history

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-265) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Reminiscence Theatre:Making Theatre from Memories; Contents; FOREWORD BY GLENDA JACKSON MP; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION BY FAITH GIBSON; ABOUT THIS BOOK; BACKGROUND TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF REMINISCENCE THEATRE; Part 1:Reminiscence Theatre:Process and Product; Chapter 1:Setting Up a ReminiscenceTheatre Company; Chapter 2:From Interviews to Verbatim Script; Chpater 3:Developing the Practiceof Verbatim Theatre; Chapter 4:Reflecting a Multicultural Society; Chapter 5:Dramatising Jewishand Irish Elders' Memories; Chapter 6:A Sense of Place and Time; Chapter 7:Staging and TouringReminiscence Theatre

Part 2:Participatory andInter-generational ProjectsChapter 8:Theatrical Scenes StimulatingAudience Participation; Chapter 9:Reminiscence Theatrein Education Projects; Chapter 10:Reminiscence Theatrein a Youth Theatre Context; Chapter 11:Inter-generationalPlay-making in Schools; Part 3:Older People Dramatising andPerforming their Memories; Chapter 12:Older People Enactingtheir Own Memories; Chapter 13:Minority Ethnic Elders MakeTheatre from their Lives;



Chapter 14:Use of Drama in Outreach Workand in Dementia Care; Conclusion; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a comprehensive guide to the nature, practice and therapeutic effects of reminiscence theatre. Drawing on examples from real-life case studies, Pam Schweitzer provides practical advice on the process of taking an oral history, creating from it a written script and developing that into a dramatic production, on whatever scale.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910595070503321

Autore

Aoe Seiichiro

Titolo

Beta-Glucan in Foods and Health Benefits

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : MDPI Books, 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (194 p.)

Soggetti

Research & information: general

Biology, life sciences

Food & society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This Special Issue entitled “β-glucan in foods and health benefits” reports on the health benefits of indigestible carbohydrates with respect to metabolic diseases and immune functions. The effects of β-glucan have been investigated through the use isolated preparations or natural dietary fibers from whole grain cereals and brans, yeasts, or Euglena. This Special Issue includes original research articles that are based on human intervention studies that address the effects of β-glucan on metabolic diseases and immune function-related markers as well as in vitro and in vivo studies. It also reviews the health benefits of β-glucans in humans.