A theatrical experience tailored to people living with dementia is taking place this weekend.

Old School Intergenerational Projects is launching a unique experience for people living with dementia, titled “By The Sea”.

Funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program, the audience members will participate in the action and explore sensory aspects related to the subject of living by the ocean, through touch, scent, sight, and sound, without the need to follow a plot.

Erin Winsor, co-founder of Old School, says there are not many opportunities for people with dementia to engage with traditional theatre.

She says they want people with dementia to feel like they are a part of something.

By the Sea makes its debut performance this Saturday at St, John’s City Hall at 11:00 a.m.