Aged care provider ECH partnered with youth theatre company Urban Myth to develop “Also a Mirror” – a dramatisation of the memories of ECH clients with memory loss.

“Also a Mirror” debuted at the Adelaide Fringe this year and returned to the stage in August due to popular demand, receiving critical and popular acclaim and wide media attention.

On Tuesday night (25 October) the production was awarded the Positive Ageing Award for best creative arts entry.

Andrew Stoll, General Manager Community Services at ECH, commended the ECH clients and Urban Myth’s young cast.

“This production demonstrated the power that communication – between the older clients and the young actors and with theatre audiences – can have in helping us to better understand dementia,” Mr Stoll said.

“Also a Mirror” managed to put memory loss into perspective. These people have achieved extraordinary things – dementia is only a small part of their lives.

“In winning this award we are recognising the ECH clients whose lives formed the foundation for this production and we thank them sincerely.

The 2011 Every Generation Festival Positive Ageing Awards are designed to recognise individuals, organisations and programs which support positive ageing and perceptions of older people.