“Nie Mów Nikomu” (Do Not Tell Anyone) – Performing Sign Language
“Freedom, Equality, Theatre” The motto of Scena Robocza (Working Scene) is, “Freedom, Equality,...
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Theatre and Disability
The Journey Ahead, Accessible Theatre
As we’re coming towards the New Year, I’ve been reflecting on 2017. I’ve recently been a resident...
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Special Needs Whirling Dervishes Tell Their Stories With Theatre Play
The whirling dervishes group, “Umudun Kanatları” (“Wings of Hope”),...
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Sometimes I Feel Like I Feel Too Much
Traces of a Water Spirit #2 I think of myself as a highly sensitive person. One day my therapist...
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The Unlimited House Of Krip: Vogue Ball With D/deaf And Disabled Performers
Disability theatre company, Fittings Multimedia, headed by Garry Robson got an Unlimited...
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Play Written By And For Cancer Patients Tours Shanghai, Beijing
Director of Don’t Be Afraid, Cancer Companions hopes drama project will give survivors confidence...
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At The Intersection Of Disabled And Working Class, An Interview With Jackie Hagan
Jackie Hagan: In Skem (Skelmersdale) there’s no class system, just people with slightly nicer...
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Apothetae And Lark National Convening: Five Conversations About Disability And Theater
On September 15, 2017, over 60 artists, administrators, educators, and other various stakeholders...
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What Is An Artist’s Responsibility? The Question Of Trigger Warnings
My most common access need attending the theatre, after bringing a companion, is to sit at the end...
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Should Disabled-Led Organizations Take More Responsibility For Access Than Mainstream Ones?
A couple of weeks ago, I moderated an inclusion panel at the Edinburgh Film Festival where I...
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Gatekeepers: Imagining Non-Traditional Leadership In The Arts
Those in power positions or the “gatekeepers” (funders, policymakers, artistic...
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Disability And The Arts – A Separate Sector?
The notion of “dance and disability” as a sector of the arts in its own right is both...
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“Laser Beak Man” Busts The Fourth Wall And Blows Minds With Superheroic Puppetry
Laser Beak Man, the madcap superhero creation of artist Tim Sharp, who has autism, flew into La...
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Disabled Bodies in American Theatre
In its simplest form, theatre is storytelling. From theatre professionals and academics to...
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Sexual Desires of People with Learning Disabilities are Taboo – It’s Why We Mishandle their Pregnancies
Mia: Daughters of Fortune is a play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe about a young woman who falls...
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“Gutless & Grateful” Tells The Tale Of Losing A Stomach And Gaining A Story
I grew up thinking my life was a musical. Call it the “theatre bug,” call me a “drama queen” or a...
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Art And Disabilities In Cambodia: The Story Of Epic Arts
Last year, I was introduced to a Youtube parody video of Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off by a few...
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Review of Martyna Majok’s “Cost Of Living”
Cost of Living is a vital new play from Polish-American playwright Martyna Majok. Following an...
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“Punts” Brings Up Questions Of Disability, Sexual Consent, And Parental Control
London fringe theatre is underfunded and under-resourced, but it often produces work that is more...
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Stories of Diversity: An Interview with Martyna Majok
Martyna Majok is a young playwright whose new play, Cost of Living, has just opened in a Manhattan...
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