The Disability Information and Resource Centre

The Disability & Arts Transition Team presents

Future Options for Artists

facilitated by Julie McNamara

1pm to 4pm, Saturday 2 October 2010
The Restless Studio, 234a Sturt St, Adelaide (enter off Arthur Street)

A workshop to bring together disabled and Deaf, freelance and independent, artists and arts workers practicing across all art forms to talk about how to:

• build arts and disability communities and networks
• best support you to develop your arts practice and skills
• advocate and promote arts and disability to the wider communities

If you have access needs including an Auslan Interpreter phone or email DATT by 4pm Monday 27 September 2010.

The workshop will run for three hours with two drink and snack breaks.

Tea and coffee will be provided.

For more info or to confirm you are coming call (08) 8231 0900 or email datt@cansa.net.au.

About Julie McNamara

Julie McNamara is a Disabled artist and activist based in London. She creates disability-led theatre and multi-media performance art that provokes, and entertains. Her creative work shines a light on the darkest parts of our psyche, working with extraordinary voices in the margins of our communities. With imaginative and innovative storytelling she breaks down barriers, invites new insights, promoting a world where difference is a celebration!

Julie gained the DaDa Writer’s Award 2009 and this year’s South Bank Show Diversity Award 2010 for her production:Crossings. She previously toured Pig Tales internationally. The show featured as a highlight at the 2006 Art of Difference conference in Melbourne, Victoria. She has since worked closely with Adelaide artist Rachel High of No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability. Check her out at www.juliemc.com

About Caglar Kimyoncu

Caglar Kimyoncu is the Artistic Director of Filmpro, based in the heart of Hoxton’s alternative arts scene, London. Previously the Director of London Disability Film Festival which he created alongside Julie, he continues to work as an international consultant in Disability and Film. His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and is currently part of the Adam Reynolds Bursary finalists at Shape Arts, London. Caglar has worked in collaboration with Julie for 12 years. They are here in Adelaide working on a documentary.

No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability and the Disability & Arts Transition Team are presenting a Burlesque Workshop.

Saturday 26 June 2010, 10am-1pm
The Restless Studio, 234a Sturt St, Adelaide

In June, Maude Davey (former Artistic Director of Vitalstatistix) will join No Strings Attached performer Rachel High and independent performer Emma J Hawkins to devise a “Burlesque for Two” for this year’s Feast Festival (13-28 November 2010). If you saw Circus Oz at the Fringe, you saw Emma J Hawkins enter as a stilt-walking ballerina.

IF you are interested, please sign up for this open Burlesque Workshop in June, for disabled and Deaf women with Maude Davey. 15 places only. Please contact DATT to discuss your access requirements. An Auslan Interpreter will be arranged given prior notice. Running time 3 hours. Cost $10 each.

For more info call (08) 8231 0900 or datt@cansa.net.au.

Co-hosted by No Strings Attached & Disability & Arts Transition Team (DATT).

About Maude Davey

Maude Davey worked in theatre, film and television as an actor, director and writer since 1985 and performs regularly with Finucane & Smith in The Burlesque Hour.

She is a founding member of the a capella/theatre group, Crying In Public Places with which she toured nationally and internationally. Film work includes Mathew Saville’s two films, Roy Hollsdottir Live and Noise and the 2009 feature, My Year Without Sex, by Sarah Watts. Recent TV credits include Chris Lilley’s Summer Heights High.

In 2002, she took up an appointment as Artistic Director of Vitalstatistix Theatre Company in Adelaide, where she directed such works as Tough Girls by Melissa Reeves, Checklist for an Armed Robber by Vanessa Bates, Wakaid Girl Lyndhurst Kid by Diat Alferink and Second to None, a large scale, site specific community celebration of the Indigenous and Maritime history of Port Adelaide.

From 2008-2009 she was Artistic Director of Melbourne Workers Theatre. In 2010, she will direct a new work with No Strings Attached.

You are invited to join Restless Dance Theatre and the Disability & Arts Transition Team for lunch and a question & answer session with Back to Back Theatre about Food Court, their 2010 Adelaide Festival production.

When and Where

12 – 2pm, Friday 5 March 2010

The Restless Studio

234a Sturt St, Adelaide (enter off Arthur St)

Lunch will be provided

RSVP essential for catering by Thursday 4 March.

Contact

Disability & Arts Transition Team

Phone: (08) 8231 0900

Email: rsvp.datt@cansa.net.au

The Disability & Arts Transition Team (DATT) and CAN SA are presenting a Grant Feedback Workshop. This will be a free workshop for those applying for funding programs.

When and Where

Wednesday 10 March 2010, 10am – 4pm

Restless Studio
Community Arts Network SA
234a Sturt St Adelaide
(Enter off Arthur St)

RSVP

9 March 2010

Contact

8231 0900

datt@cansa.net.au

Please also view the flyer.

The Disability & Arts Transition Team have sent us a document outlining disability and arts related content at the Adelaide Festival this year. You can read the document here.