The lights go down, people settle. A violin plays. Stage left, an elderly man walks onstage, in a suit and tie, wearing a hat. This is John Cartwright, aged just 87 - The Performer. In this episode, we consider what performance means – on life as performance, and performance as life.

Karen Borochowitz founded Dementia South Africa over 20 years ago, after caring for her mother who lived with Alzheimer's Disease, and shares a lifetime's worth of wisdom and insight.