Performance, death and dinner : autobiography and commensality, prompts for conversations around death and dying

McCormick, Sheila

Abstract

This paper explores the origins, development and outcomes of my 2019 Practice as Research project entitled Death, Dinner and Performance: A Study of the Efficacy of Performance to Enhance Conversations Around Death and Dying. The project brought together commensal practices and autobiographical performance strategies in the New Adelphi Theatre at the University of Salford. It was undertaken to explore the use of both to develop a performance/ participation method to encourage engagement and dialogue around the often difficult and taboo subjects of death and dying.

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: International Federation for Theatre Research Annual Conference 2021
• Start Date: Jul 8, 2021
• End Date: Jul 12, 2021
• Acceptance Date: Dec 15, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Dec 15, 2021
• Publication Date: Dec 15, 2021
• Deposit Date: Dec 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 15, 2021
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.17866/rd.salford.17206541.v1
• Publisher URL: https://salford.figshare.com/articles/presentation/Performance_Death_and_Dinner_Autobiography_and_Commensality_prompts_for_Conversations_around_Death_and_Dying/17206541
• Related Public URLs: https://iftr.org/conference
• Additional Information: Event Type : Conference