Lori La Bey talks with Rachael Savage, who is the Artistic Director of Vamos Theatre, the UK’s foremost full mask theatre company. She works nationally and internationally as a theatre director, consultant, and workshop leader, and is a leading figure in mask and non-verbal theatre.

Since creating Vamos Theatre’s award-winning show about dementia, Finding Joy, in 2013, Rachael has continued to create connections with health and social care professionals and organizations to promote the arts as a powerful tool for change, developing performances and workshops specifically for the sector.

Rachael’s work in the field of non-verbal communication emphasizes empathy, listening, trust, and truthful connections. 

Learn:

• What Full Mask theatre is.
• How non-verbal theatre works, and how it works around language barriers.
• New ways to shift our care culture.
• Why experiential training is so powerful.
• What "Joy in a Box" is.
• How humor changes perceptions and outcomes.
• Two critical questions to ask every resident
• How Racheal used her creative ways to stay connected to residents and staff during the pandemic.
• About the Wednesday Wave
• About some powerful reactions to Rachael's work.
• What is the "Art of Care?"
• How to participate in Rachael's work.

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog Post

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Contact Rachael Savage of the Vamos Theatre

Vamos Theatre, The Swan Theatre,

The Moors, Worcester, WR1 3ED

Web www.vamostheatre.co.uk

Phone +44 (0)1905 312 921

Facebook /vamostheatre

Instagram VamosTheatre      

For more information and to book, please visit - https://www.vamostheatre.co.uk/arts-in-health/our-mission/culture-change-in-dementia-care

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