SENIOR THEATRE AN IMPORTANT PART OF SENIOR CULTURE

• Authors: Rosemarie Kurz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The third age is an opportunity and can be used wisely. Going to university, travelling, volunteering or joining a theater group could be possibilities. The article deals with Cultural Implications, and with senior theatre forging ahead in unexpected and adventurous directions. Last not least about the situation of Senior Theatre in Graz, Austria

Keywords

EN

demographic change; lifestyle; post-professional life; resource; mobility; acting; development; society; intergenerational; experiences; participation; volunteers; cultural implication

• Publisher: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
• Journal: Journal of Education Culture and Society
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 152-164

Dates

published

2016-06-28

Contributors

author

Rosemarie Kurz

• Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15503/jecs20161.152-164