Neurogenesis spotlights Jonathon and his mom, Christine, who has Alzheimer's.
"I had no love for Mom. No connection. Then I discovered Contact Dance."
An acrobatic, playful, funny, intense drama overlays science, dance intelligence, and caregiving.
First presented as a Knowledge Translation special event at FICCDAT* 2007.
For scientists & therapists -- "Brilliant!" -- Geoff Fernie, VP Research, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
For dancers -- "Every dancer needs to see this!" -- Ruth Douthright, Axis Syllabus certified teacher
For people in caregiving -- "I'm shaken. So beautiful. It spoke so deeply to my experience with my wife."
-- Edwin Echavarry, Morning Star Centre for Healing and the Arts
The 18-minute performance can also be combined with a workshop, resulting in a larger event we call "Making Connections":
(* FICCDAT = the Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology.)