Disability Arts : Bay Area

Blind Stitching Vis-Ability

Anthony Tusler — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 03:54:10 +0000

Final Exhibition Tour with Artist, Claire Spector Friday, December 20, 2019, 1-2pm Lighthouse for the Blind1st Floor Gallery 1155 Market StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103 Admission is free with RSVP Large-Print Show Book & Braille Labels, Descriptions, Audio Welcome & Artist’s Statement and Lighthouse MAD Lab Tactile Art Representations are available. For more information and reservations, please call: ACT-Solutions.org Collaborative [...]

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Back to Back Theatre Coming to Bay Area

Anthony Tusler — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 02:07:14 +0000

February 5–8, 2020 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes Bing Studio, Stanford $40 Back in 2013 I was lucky enough to attend the Bodies of Work Festival in Chicago. It was jam packed with every kind of disability art—poetry, dance, paintings, theater. I wasn’t able to make it to every event. [...]

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(In)Visible

Anthony Tusler — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:43:36 +0000

Gravity’s “(in)Visible” explores how non-sighted audiences can experience dance. Making dance performances accessible to the non-sighted is an endeavor many ballet companies have begun to embrace by offering live narration and preshow touch tours. For Jess Curtis, thinking about dance for the non-sighted is not just a challenge but also an opportunity to de-center sighted [...]

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WRY CRIPS—FDR Drag Show

Anthony Tusler — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:29:28 +0000

Regan Linton andM. Graham Smithin Association with Wry Crips presentThe FDR Drag Show An Evening of Cabaret, Performance and Adult Beverages Performed by Regan Linton, Michaela Goldhaber, Marie Jenkins, Afi Tiombe Kambon, Ciara Lovelace, and Patty Overland September 27–29, 2019 The Costume Shop Theater This interactive, historical drag dramedy created by Regan Linton and M. Graham Smith utilizes non-traditional representations of identity—including gender, race, [...]

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New Book—Resistance & Hope Anthology by Alice Wong

Anthony Tusler — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:33:10 +0000

NPR has recognized Alice Wong’s groundbreaking work with the publication of the new book, Resistance and Hope: Essays by Disabled People, Crip Wisdom for the People, Edited by Alice Wong, Disability Visibility Project. In an unexpectedly insightful and critical story Ilana Masad outlines the stories in both Wong’s book and the new collection of New [...]

2nd Annual Featured Bay Area Blog Post: Comedian & Writer, Nina G

Renee Starowicz — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 14:26:35 +0000

Website | Facebook An excerpt from her upcoming book, Stutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn’t Happen. Expected Release Date: August 6, 2019!! Available on Amazon Check out this post and look forward to upcoming publicizing as we approach its full release this August! Introduction Ask anyone who stutters and they will tell you that [...]

Alice Sheppard Dance Comes to the Bay Area

Anthony Tusler — Wed, 15 May 2019 19:33:28 +0000

The San Francisco Chronicle had an extensive article about wheelchair user Alice Sheppard. The article announced Sheppard has been selected as a United States Artists 2019 Fellow and her newest dance performance Pas De Deux: Robots as Our Partners is at the Exploratorium, Thursday, May 16, 8:30 pm, and Saturday, May 18, 1:00 pm. [...]

Open Call! 2019

Renee Starowicz — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:07:13 +0000

We’re back at it! Would you like us to feature your work in a post here and have it promoted across our social media outlets? We’d love to have you! Would you like to interview or feature a dialogue with a local artist you love? We’d love to have you! DisArts Bay Area is looking [...]

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Lighthouse Museum Meanderings

Anthony Tusler — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:58:44 +0000

Museum Meanderings is a new program from San Francisco’s powerhouse, the Lighthouse for the Blind. Two days are scheduled: SF MOMA and the Oakland Museum. Participation is free for SF MOMA and $10 per person for Oakland. Spaces are limited and an RSVP is required (guests are limited to one per participant, please). RSVP to Serena Olsen, Adult [...]

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2018 Disabled Artists Gift Guide

Anthony Tusler — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 19:35:02 +0000

The Disability Arts : Bay Area Holiday Gift Guide is back. Are you looking for a gift for that picky relative? Want something that supports disabled artists? Do you want to show your pride in the disability community? This is the place to start looking for one-of-a-kind, thoughtful, politicly correct, disability-related gifts. With December and [...]

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