Each month, we shine a spotlight on organisations and individuals who are boldly advancing anti-ageing work, particularly within the arts and culture space.
This month, we’re highlighting Advantages of Age, a pioneering social enterprise dedicated to challenging the media narrative around ageing and championing more positive, diverse representations of older people.
As part of their ongoing work, they recently commissioned Cindy Oswin, Writer, Performer & Opera Librettist to contribute a piece to their Substack titled Why I wrote a play about Ageism.
She writes “So here I am at 82 and still working. My new solo show is called ‘Aw Bless! What is old age for?”. “It is about ageing and ageism because it feels necessary to write this piece now, given the overwhelming feeling that me and my contemporaries are “othered” by a society that values youth much more highly than age.”
She also writes “The title ‘Aw Bless! is taken from the patronising comment made so often about an old person. The show draws on my life experiences of ageing and those of friends and neighbours, as well as current research plus some history of old age.”
It’s thought-provoking, timely work that invites us to reflect on how age is perceived and how those perceptions shape lived experience.
You can read the full article here: Why I wrote a play about Ageism
To learn more about the wider work of Advantages of Age, visit: About Advantages of Age
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