Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• "Rawcus - We Are Here Amongst You"
  Poster for Rawcus work 'Here we are amongst you' reads, in part,"The acclaimed Rawcus ensemble perform a celebration of exhuberance and connection"
• "Rawcus - Small Odysseys - Program"
  Program for Rawcus work 'Small Odysseys, reads, in part, "Small Odysseys grew out of an interest in working with scale and how our sense of our own size, significance and power can shift sometimes very quickly. We have been inspired by the sculptural work of artists Ron Mueck and Slinkachu (Little People in the City) , both of whom employ scale to reveal the emotional world of their subjects and inform our relationship to them."
• "Rawcus - Small Odysseys"
  Information about Rawcus work 'Small Odysseys, reads, in part "Small Odysseys is a work of grit and tenderness. It tells stories both intimate and vast."
• "Rawcus - Hunger"
  DL promotion card with information about Rawcus work 'Hunger', reads, in part "Musicians navigate and negotiate the rawcus ensemble as they create and tear down the romantic ideal. A series of moving images and fractured narratives entwined with live music exploring desire, longing and love."
• "Rawcus - Designer Child"
  Promotional postcard for Rawcus work 'Designer Child
• "Rawcus - Sideshow - Program"
  Information about Rawcus work ‘Sideshow, at Art House, reads, in part “Be taken to a world of wheelchair trapeze, of a half bird/half woman and altered realities in Sideshow, a production of intriguing physical theatre by Rawcus, the award-winning company of performers with and without disabilities.”
• "Queensland Theatre of the Deaf - Productions Since 1975 - Reported 1998"
  Queensland Theatre of the Deaf productions 1975-2001
• "Queensland Theatre of the Deaf - Productions Since 1975 - Reported 1990"
  Queensland Theatre of the Deaf productions 1975-1990
• "Queensland Theatre of the Deaf - Productions and Open Drama Competitions Since 1975 - Reported 1998"
  Queensland Theatre of the Deaf productions and open drama competitions, 1975 to 1997
• "Queensland Theatre of the Deaf - Actors Since 1975 - Reported 1990s"
• "History of Queensland Theatre of the Deaf"
  History of Queensland Theatre of The Deaf. Queensland Deaf Society Superintendent Leslie Abnett’s proposal for a Queensland Theatre of the Deaf in 1974, initiated via arrangement with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust to have the National Theatre Trust perform in Brisbane and for a workshop at La Boite Theatre in 1974. Formation Founding Committee (Kerry Prior, Mary Gibbs, John O’Donnell, Leslie Abnett as Office Bearers, Lloyd Nickson as Artistic Director, Keith Puddlefoot as Technical Director, and N. Bricknell, R. Hilsdon, K. Donnell, M. Bergman, P. Arnold, A. Lynch, D. Villis as Committee Members). Company Aims, Workshops at the Queensland School for the Deaf, rehearsals for a core adult group and a junior group at the new D.M. Chadwick Hall at the Queensland Deaf Society at Newmarket in Brisbane – production history including changes in Artistic Director (from Llyod Nickson in 1975, to Nickky Bricknell in 1977, to Ken Donnell in 1979). Company technique, stated as “Our Technique is a combination of Visual Language, Sign-Mime (visual vernacular), Mime and the Spoken Word – a blending of hearing actors and conventional acting ideals with imaginative mime, expression and manual language of the Deaf.”
• "Accessible Arts - Second Skin 2012 - Program"
  Accessible Arts - Second Skin 2012 - Program - reads, in part "Choreographers Sue Healey, Dean Walsh and Philip Channells worked with more than 20 dancers to devise three short dance works traversing duets between camera and dancer, sub-aquatic space and states of dress and undress. The end result is Second Skin, a studio showing at Bangarra Theatre, where dancers will shed their layers and expose what's underneath their skin."
• "Indelability Arts - Wilbur The Optical Whale - Tech Specs"
  Crewing, Staging, Lighting, Audio, Video, Dressing Rooms, Schedule, and Company Contacts for Presenters/Venues for Wilbur the Optical Whale
• "Indelability Arts - Wilbur The Optical Whale - Presenter Pack"
  Presenter Pack for Indelability Arts show by Karen Lee Roberts, Wilbur the Optical Whale
• "Indelability Arts - Wilbur The Optical Whale - Poster (2)"
  Poster for Indelability Arts show by Karen Lee Roberts, Wilbur the Optical Whale
• "Indelability Arts - Wilbur The Optical Whale - Poster (1)"
  Poster for Indelability Arts show by Karen Lee Roberts, Wilbur the Optical Whale
• "IndelabilityArts - Wilbur The Optical Whale - Media Release"
  Media release reads, in part, "‘Wilbur the Optical Whale’ tells the story of a glasses-wearing whale named Wilbur who, along with his best friend Cecil the Shark, encourages children to accept everyone just as they are. The story takes place under the sea, where the audience is taken on an immersive journey to engage with the environment around them. Collaborating with Flipside Circus, the show employs art forms including circus, stunning projections, vivid music, and interactive games to take the audience on a deep-sea sensory dive to meet Wilbur and his cheeky friends."
• "Indelability Arts - Wilbur The Optical Whale - Logo"
  Logo image for Indelability Arts show by Karen Lee Roberts, Wilbur the Optical Whale
• "Indelability Arts - Wilbur The Optical Whale - Invitation"
  Invitation to creative development showing of Wilbur the Optical Whale by Karen Lee Roberts, Indelability Arts in collaboration with Flipside Circus
• "Indelability Arts - Wilbur The Optical Whale - Digital Program"
  Digital Program for Indelability Arts show by Karen Lee Roberts, Wilbur the Optical Whale - reads, in part, “Wilbur the Optical Whale" is a 'tale' about friendship, acceptance and celebrating difference. Wilbur and Cecil are BFF's. They are inseparable...or are they? One day while playing hide and seaweed, they are set upon by the Starfish Meanie Gang! How do they get out of this one? Join Wilbur and Cecil and help them in their quest.”
• "The No Bang Theory - Presenter Pack"
  Presenter Pack for Indelability Arts show by Oliver Hetherington Page, The No Bang Theory - reads, in part, "Autistic performer/playwright Oliver Hetherington-Page is fed up with people thinking Sheldon Cooper somehow represents all people on the spectrum. He’s using Arts Queensland funding, show tunes and anecdotes to set the record straight. The No Bang Theory is a musical journey from dating disasters to diagnosis through #actuallyautistic eyes." The No Bang Theory was independently created by Oliver Hetherington-Page.
• "Indelability Arts - She - Writers Bios"
  Bios for writers for Indelability Arts show She, including Karen Lee Roberts, Nici Morey, Bianca Saez
• "Indelability Arts - She - Performers Bios"
  Bios for performers for Indelability Arts show She, including Rebecca Alexander, Morgan Maguire, Jessica Veurman, Aurora Liddle-Christie
• "Indelability Arts - She"
  Logo image for Indelability Arts show She, by multiple contributors
• "Santa Claus Is Autistic"
  Reads, in part "Santa Claus is Autistic He makes a list and checks it twice Featuring the Spectrum Singers." Santa Claus is Autistic was independently created by Oliver Hetherington-Page.