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Navigating the various procedures around a funeral can be difficult for everyone involved. Ireland has an extremely unusual and and strange relationship with death, and how we deal with loss, and this is even more evident in the “tradition” of the Irish funeral. That is not to say we do it badly. No, in fact a case can be made to say that it is something we excel in. There is often a huge community involvement when someone dies here. From waking the dead, right through to the burial, funerals tend to be filled with lots of people, lots of good spirit and lots of sandwiches (something our guest will discuss in todays episode).
Our nearest neighbours in England regard funerals as a much more formal event. “I didn’t get an invite” might wash as an excuse for not attending over there, but the concept of a funeral invitation would seem completely foreign to most Irish people. This week's episode of Grief Encounters takes an interesting and unique look at the Irish funeral with the incredibly thoughtful and funny theatre performer Louis White.
Louise has an incredibly impressive CV when it comes to designing exciting and alternative experiences for audiences. Collaborations with different practitioners have included dancers, visual artists, culinary artists, composers, singers, actors and stage designers. Throughout her diverse theatrical career she has worked with performers and participants’ personal stories; interweaving them into the narrative of acclaimed productions such as Mother You in September 2015 and Way Back Home which won the Spirit of the Fringe in 2013.
Her latest production, This Is The Funeral Of Your Life is currently touring the country and looks the topic of death, mortality and most importantly funerals - in an extremely fun and creative way. The inspiration for the show came after the loss of her father, and the observations she made in the aftermath of his death. On the podcast she speaks about this period in her life and all of the peculiarities that went with it.
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