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Monday, March 3, 2014

Challenges to Intimacy: Iris Krasnow on Sex After 60, 70, 80

…level of desire and your libido. You want to communicate your sexual expectations, desires and performance levels to your partner and for your partner to be on the same page….

Wed, February 14 EDT

Wellness Wednesday – Lunch & Learn

…art performance work she made during peak pandemic times, from August 2020 – March 2021 on Zoom. By using the example of that performance, she will show the ways that…

Thursday, March 9, 2017

“Home/Sick”: A Theater Project Crosses Generations

…at the start of each performance. When the the theater collective The Assembly first staged the show in 2011, director Jess Chayes recalls, only a small handful of people would…

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Meet the Seniors in Play!

…exploration and storytelling, three participants emerged from their experiences with the program to reach new heights. Catherine Lee (right, in mid-performance) had been involved in senior acting for many years…

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

How to Take Dating to the Next Level

…I’d like to kiss you.” Be considerate: “I’d enjoy holding you—no pressure, we could just see how that feels.” (This may alleviate his concerns if there’s a medical or performance

Wed, March 13 EDT

Wellness Wednesday – Lunch & Learn

…Making The ephemeral nature of movement in a performance can be touching and rousing. What is the relationship between the other medias of art that result in objects and movement…

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Inspiring Story: Maggie Rothwell, 61

We checked in with Maggie Rothwell, host of Senior Planet’s Open Mic, to talk about the power of sharing music and tricks for tackling performance nerves. What led you down…

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Suzanne Lacy: “Between the Door and the Street”

…local residents. “Between the Door and the Street” will be her first public-art piece in New York, a free performance-installation by and for the community. Lacy, who studied with Judy…

Monday, June 18, 2018

Ask Joan: Why no orgasms?

…so she knows what you enjoy. Worrying about reaching orgasm results in performance anxiety, preventing you from relaxing, enjoying, and letting your body take over. Instead of seeing your orgasm…

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

“All the Sex I’ve Ever Had”: Lifetimes of Experience, Onstage

…to write our script.” During the performance, the so-called senior “panel” sits onstage behind a table with scripts in front of them. Background projections and occasional dance breaks give the…

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Senior Planet Talks to…Donny Osmond

…solo artist. Here he shares his work ethic and attitude in his career and his life. Thanks to performances on TV’s Dancing with the Stars and The Masked Singer –…

Monday, January 14, 2019

Ask Joan: No Orgasms with Partner

…after all these years of masturbating. Do you have some suggestions that could help me and my partner get it together? He has no problems with his performance and is…

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Let’s Drum up Some Fun!

…was great for my health and well-being. After every performance – or even a rehearsal – I felt rejuvenated and lighter on my feet. It felt like an anvil had…

Thursday, June 9, 2016

The Phoenix Project: Finding Our Beauty in Older Age

…Movement Speaks, puts younger dance professionals together with older non-dancers for weekly workshops, culminating in performances. The Movement Speaks participants are the corps de ballet for the “Phoenix Project” performances….

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

78-Year-Old Finds Art World Fame

performance-food artists Darton and Hunt. People over 60 were invited to a special private view. Among the show’s more prominent supporters was actor, writer and comedian Stephen Fry, best known…