"Interview with Janice Florence"

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Title: "Interview with Janice Florence"
Description: Janice Florence is a performing artist and disability advocate. She originally trained as a Teacher and Librarian. Janice has worked in Education and Libraries for many years and in disability advocacy for 20 years She has worked in Training and Consultation at Arts Access Vic for 12 years. Janice has been involved in theatre, dance and human movement for over 35 years. For 25 years she has been the Artistic Director of Weave Movement Theatre, comprising disabled and non-disabled performers. Weave has produced many devised original works often with respected performing artists as collaborators. She was the inaugural recipient of the Australia Council Awards for Disability Arts-Established Artist in 2019.
Interview Summary
Janice Florence is a veteran performer and Artistic Director of Weave Movement Theatre, which includes disabled performers. During the interview, Janice reflected on her extensive history with dance, both prior to and after acquiring her disability, highlighting the significance of political and personal themes, as well as the use of humour in her work. She discussed the ongoing challenges in securing accessible rehearsal and performance spaces, along with the complexities of funding and recognition within the Disability Arts scene in Australia. Janice also acknowledged the importance of Disability Arts historically and its potential for challenging societal expectations regarding disability.
Identifier: IV00014
Publisher: Disability Arts History Australia
datePublished: 2022
Relation: Melbourne; Victoria; International; Disability Arts History Australia; State of Flux; Weave Movement Theatre; Arts Access Victoria; Arts House; Australia Council; Melbourne Fringe Festival; Arts Project Australia; Rawcus; High Beam Festival; Access Arts; Restless Dance Theatre; Accessible Arts; ACE Magazine; "Interview with Caroline Bowditch"; “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2006"; "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2016"; “Arts Access Victoria – On Tour (mid – late 1990s)”; “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 1999-2000”; “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 2001-02”; “Arts Access Victoria – Annual Report 2002-03”; “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Summer 1997”; “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter October 1998”; “Arts Access Victoria - Access Newsletter Autumn 2000”; "Arts Access Victoria - Weave Movement Theatre 21 Years - Promotional Card"; "Accessible Arts - ACE Arts Creativity Expression - Microgroove Program - Iss22, Pg3-7"; "Weave Movement Theatre formed"; “Creative Australia’s National Arts and Disability Awards are awarded to their inaugural recipients in 2019”; ”Hadley, Bree, Paterson, Eddie, & Little, Madeleine (2022) Quick Trust and Slow Time: Relational Innovations in Disability Performing Arts Practice. International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, 2(1), pp. 74-94.”; Caroline Bowditch; Janice Florence; Yumi Umiumare
gender: Female
category: CreativeWork
Type: Conversation
Format: URL, Video, Text
inLanguage: English, Auslan
keywords: Dance; Theatre and Performance; Film/TV/New Media; Creative Writing; Multi Arts; Physical disability; Access; Advocacy and awareness raising; Education and employment; Grant; Award; Participation in public and political life; Participation in cultural life
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20241122181725/https://www.weavemovementtheatre.com.au/team
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Media: Interview with Janice Florence; DAHA_JaniceFlorence_Interview_2022-PDFA.pdf

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