Creating accessible art in the face of disablist barriers is itself an act of loving revolution, and I want to bring this surging through theatre, changing it forever.
Category: 2021 Artists
Associate Director: Lata Nobes
I want theatre to become more gritty, challenging and subversive – a change that will happen alongside access becoming embedded in the artistic practices of major theatres.
Composer: Rylan Gleave
Much of my work addresses both the personal and political, stemming from a need to process.
Composer: Rufus Isabel Elliot
The music weaves its own world, with its own characters and settings, not necessarily even asking your say-so, which is in turn inspiring (for both life and music).
Performer: Tom Ryalls
It’s important now more than ever that we learn to build systems of support and care, instead of isolated incidents of care and I hope my work around this show can do that.
Performer: Miss Jacqui
I’ve always been creative and I wasn’t always sure I could be an artist/performer because I never saw anyone who looked like me do what I wanted to do. I guess I stopped waiting for someone else to be the first and jumped in.
Performer: Oli Isaac
I am always trying to find new ways to frame conversations that can feel defunct. A new lens. And to be in playful dialogue with societal issues.
Performer: Bibi June
Everything I write, all the horror and all the joy, is to imagine a better world for myself, my peers and anyone else who struggles.
Performer: MC Geezer
I still got lot to say about our community and to keep inspiring the next generation to show that Deaf/Disabled can do what we dream to do.
Performer: Alice Christina-Corrigan
“Representation in our arts sector is vital and I am so excited to be able to use my platform to promote equality, diversity and to show that anything is achievable.”
