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CRIPtic 2025 Artist Development Programme
Nurturing the practice and work of disabled creatives is integral to us. In 2025, we are running our artist development programme with 4 strands – Reach, Launchpad, Breakthrough and Incubate. These are… Continue reading…
Liberty Festival: Artist Call-Out
CRIPtic Arts is excited to launch our call-out for work for Liberty Festival 2025, taking place 24th to 28th September 2025. The call-out closes on the 1st May 2025. We are looking… Continue reading…
Announcing the 2025 Liberty R&D Artists!
We are thrilled to announce the commissioned R&D artists for The Liberty Festival 2025! As the Mayor’s flagship disability arts festival, Liberty is at the forefront of championing bold, innovative, and thought-provoking… Continue reading…
LEARNING AND REFLECTIONS
Front Row: Theatres re-opening & online work
Last week, I (Jamie) was on Front Row. This was to discuss the reopening of theatres and who that leaves behind. There, I was able to emphasise that the closing down of opportunities for people to see shows online was going to affect far more than just disabled people.
It’s pretty gutting to slowly see shows and opportunities and possibilities disappearing, but I don’t think things are completely bleak. While theatres stream fewer shows online than at the ‘height of the pandemic’, there is definitely more than there was before the pandemic. Furthermore, the skills, knowledge, and equipment still exist.
Online theatre is an access issue for lots of groups. This includes geographically dispersed people, people with parenting and caring responsibilities, people who cannot sit through a whole show, and people who cannot afford live theatre. Losing it is something we need to unite to fight against:
To hear me on Front Row, click here [link] – 17:26-19:22 , and there is a transcript below:
