Date and Time
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Theme / Track
Arts, design, innovation and technology
Presentation Format
In 2021, members of the Rewire choir engaged in a collaborative, arts-based research project exploring our experiences of living with dementia, choir singing, and living through the COVID19 pandemic, including our innovative adaptation to online choir during lockdown periods. Through this project, we created an 18-part song cycle that delves into the lived experience of choir members, and reframes the dominant narrative of dementia from one of suffering to a multidimensional expression of joy, pain, adventure, challenge, and innovation.
Keywords
Community, Dementia, Informal Caregivers, Pandemics, Wellness / Well Being
Authors
Members of the Rewire Musical Memories Choir (names tbc)