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What’s on at CRIPtic
Podcast: Disability and… CRIPtic Arts, with Jamie Hale
Our friends at Disability Arts Online have just released episode 57 of their “Disability and…” podcast, and this episode features Jamie Hale and the work we’re doing at CRIPtic. From our earliest… Continue reading…
Dynamic Creatives: Understanding the Arts Council Investment Principles
Our friends at Disability Arts Online have been working on some fantastic videos about Arts Council England, including one on “Understanding the Investment Principles: Dynamic Creatives”. Why not watch it, and find… Continue reading…
CRIPtic 2024 Artist Announcement
Announcing our 2024 cohort! We are thrilled to introduce the 16 incredible creatives who have joined our 2024 Artist Development Programmes. Through these initiatives, we forge diverse, disabled excellence, and create an… 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:
