The Accessible Performance Pipeline, May 22: A Convening for Artists with Disabilities

StageSource and the UP Initiative of the Massachusetts Cultural Council invite you to join this working group that asks; Who Takes Stage?

Date: Monday, May 22, 2017

Time: 5.30pm

Where: Wheelock Family Theatre (located near Fenway in Boston)

Directions: https://wheelockfamilytheatre.org/about-us/directions-parking/

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Whatever passion drives a person to become an Artist, this passion can be nurtured through school, after-school, community and professional groups. For the Theater Artist with disabilities; whether onstage or backstage; whether as a professional, a student, or a dabbler; whether performing, designing, or writing; what are the barriers to participation? Can the Theater Arts embrace our variety and intentionally anticipate and reasonably accommodate across physical, communication, and/or social differences?

• What are the pathways for emerging artists?
• Do the colleges and universities have the infrastructure, the spaces, and the human resources to support intentionally recruiting students with disabilities?
• Where are the jobs? What institutions are acting on this promise of equity and diversity?
• How do you balance a career in the Arts, your fiscal responsibilities, and housing, transportation, and/or social constraints?

The Accessible Performance Pipeline is a convening for Artists with Disabilities to share their experiences and develop Action Steps to be presented at the StageSource Theater Conference on Saturday, June 17.

Schedule:

5:30-6:30 Food. Social Networking.
6:30-7:30. Convene. The Promise of Theater for the Artist with Disabilities
7:30-8:00. Possible Groups: Communication, Physical, and Social Access
8:00-8:30. Convene: Developing the Accessible Performance Pipeline

Monday May 22, 5:30pm
Wheelock Family Theatre
180 Riverway, Boston, MA 02215

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