At the Clermontais Hospital Center nursing home, around fifteen residents and staff of the structure imagined a musical comedy in 17 scenes…
Their names are Denise, Marie Rose, Christiane, Pierre or Louis, have an average age of 87… And they are preparing to play at a “closed box office”. And on D-2 of the first performance of their musical, fifteen resident artists of the Clermontais Hospital Center nursing home do not seem to suffer from the slightest stage fright. On the contrary, “I love singing, singing makes me happy”, smiles Pierre, one of the tenors of the show who will deliver a version of Mon Vieux, by Daniel Guichard and Emmenez-moi by Aznavour. At his side, Denise will perform “L’ ink de tes yeux” or “He was just 18 years old”, (in a duet with Etiennette)…For her, music is an escape: “It brings me a lot of comfort and an openness to everyone”she slips. At a sustained tempo, the 2-hour repertoire will leave no downtime. Songs, video montages, voice-overs… The high-level show covers, in 17 songs, the life journey of a character. And the paintings echo the lives of the performers.
A unifying show
Since this summer, these “budding singers” have been involved in this project. Two rehearsals per month and a weekly vocal workshop punctuate their program with this end-of-year show in mind. Notably at the helm, Florian Charbonnier is an occupational therapist within the healthcare team. Volunteer artist, singer at the heart of the duo “Le Parfums des roses”, he regularly performs in nursing homes to provide a musical break. Like a breath of oxygen. For him, this musical comedy project, at his workplace, came naturally in a structure with 120 beds. “These residents come from the three floors of the nursing home”he notes. Because the project, in addition to its artistic dimension, is also, perhaps above all, an opportunity to break down barriers, to strengthen links between residents but also with nursing staff, with volunteers… “And this gives even more meaning to our work”appreciates Carole Galtier, patrician psycho within the team. In short, a unifying show that families will come to see this Thursday afternoon a few days before the holidays in a structure where the Christmas spirit is already blowing.
“Culture is part of good health”
This musical comedy project “It’s the little icing on the cake. But you have to make the cake every day. It’s not just an activity but a global care project,” contextualizes Florence Fries, director of the hospital. A show that resonates with the work around art therapy and the partnership that links the nursing home to the Sillon intercommunal theater. “Culture is part of good health”analyzes the director of the Hospital Center. At the nursing home, as elsewhere…
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