Maric Baric Company
Creative Pathways to Moments of Joy
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Finland
The work is rooted in the arts-based method developed over many years by the Maria Baric Company, using the visual nature of puppetry and the brain-activating properties of music. The purpose of this approach is to improve the well-being of older people who have memory disorders or are otherwise ill or functionally impaired through enhancing…
The work is rooted in the arts-based method developed over many years by the Maria Baric Company, using the visual nature of puppetry and the brain-activating properties of music. The purpose of this approach is to improve the well-being of older people who have memory disorders or are otherwise ill or functionally impaired through enhancing their agency, improving their quality of life and contributing to their social well-being. This model has been honed with nursing homes and hospital wards in various cities over a period of ten years, with financial support provided from, for example, the City of Helsinki, Arts Promotion Centre Taike, the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Stea.