Elizabeth Brooke is currently based in the School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne University, Australia. She is a past Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal on Ageing, and a Fulbright Award alumnus. She has a PhD in social gerontology.

• Chapter 1. Active Ageing and Cultural Participation Chapter 2. Creative Ageing Groundwork: Concepts and Research Chapter 3. The Country Contexts of the Case Studies: The Enabling Factors Chapter 4. Older Dancers: Being a Dancer is Part of Life Chapter 5. Visual Art-Making: It was like Opening up A Whole New World for MeChapter 6. Theatre Making: We’ve Got a Lifetime of Stories to TellChapter 7. Music Making: People Don’t Judge, There’s Equality When You Enter the Door Chapter 8. Synthesizing the Frameworks Chapter 9. Conclusion: Enriching Active Ageing and Self-Care through Cultural Participation

Elizabeth Brooke is currently based in the School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne University, Australia. She is a past Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal on Ageing, and a Fulbright Award alumnus. She has a PhD in social gerontology.

• Chapter 1. Active Ageing and Cultural Participation Chapter 2. Creative Ageing Groundwork: Concepts and Research Chapter 3. The Country Contexts of the Case Studies: The Enabling Factors Chapter 4. Older Dancers: Being a Dancer is Part of Life Chapter 5. Visual Art-Making: It was like Opening up A Whole New World for MeChapter 6. Theatre Making: We’ve Got a Lifetime of Stories to TellChapter 7. Music Making: People Don’t Judge, There’s Equality When You Enter the Door Chapter 8. Synthesizing the Frameworks Chapter 9. Conclusion: Enriching Active Ageing and Self-Care through Cultural Participation

Elizabeth Brooke is currently based in the School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne University, Australia. She is a past Associate Editor for the Australasian Journal on Ageing, and a Fulbright Award alumnus. She has a PhD in social gerontology.

• Chapter 1. Active Ageing and Cultural Participation Chapter 2. Creative Ageing Groundwork: Concepts and Research Chapter 3. The Country Contexts of the Case Studies: The Enabling Factors Chapter 4. Older Dancers: Being a Dancer is Part of Life Chapter 5. Visual Art-Making: It was like Opening up A Whole New World for MeChapter 6. Theatre Making: We’ve Got a Lifetime of Stories to TellChapter 7. Music Making: People Don’t Judge, There’s Equality When You Enter the Door Chapter 8. Synthesizing the Frameworks Chapter 9. Conclusion: Enriching Active Ageing and Self-Care through Cultural Participation