According to the Cambridge Dictionary storytelling is the act of writing, telling or reading stories.
This video captures an intergenerational activity, developed as a journey, in Ireland that resulted in learning about the Irish art of storytelling, traditional sheep farming, and exploring the unique landscape of County Clare (EIL Intercultural Learning 2012).
Individuals, by enhancing physical fitness, emotional resilience, mental health and confidence. Creativity, that is emerged through creative arts, boosts curiosity and intellectual excitement, two necessary conditions for learning.
But also groups: At the collective level, creativity through creative arts helps to promote social engagement, community identity and cohesion, stimulates social growth and supports the good functioning of democratic societies (Lucas et al. 2020).
This video captures a 3-month project between residents at Extendicare Lakefield and families from the home-schooling community, which promoted intergenerational creation, learning and playing, through puppetry.
LATA 65 is an initiative developed by WOOL – Covilhã Urban Art in partnership with Cowork Lisboa. When local artists realized how easily urban arts reached elder residents in local performance areas decided to involve them in cooperation activities, most unusual for them. Since then, LATA 65 has been growing and reaches groups of older people in different cities and countries.