"Interview with Michelle Ryan"

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Title: "Interview with Michelle Ryan"
Description: Michelle Ryan is the artistic director of Restless Dance Theatre and has extensive experience as a dancer and performer.
Interview Summary
Michelle Ryan, the artistic director of Restless Dance Theatre, shares her journey from being a successful dancer diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 30 to becoming an advocate for artists with disabilities. Despite her initial hesitations to perform with her disability, a positive experience dancing with a European company reignited her passion and led her to Restless Dance Theatre, where she aims to change perceptions of who can create art. Michelle emphasizes the importance of providing professional opportunities and proper compensation for disabled artists, challenging the notion that disability work is charity or hobbyist. She advocates for representation that is genuine and not tokenistic, ensuring the inclusion of people with disabilities is meaningful and respectful.
Identifier: IV00033
Publisher: Disability Arts History Australia
datePublished: 2022
Relation: Adelaide; South Australia; National; International; Disability Arts History Australia; Incite Arts; Restless Dance; The Other Film Festival; Australia Council; Unlimited Festival; Sydney Festival; SYNC Leadership Program; Back to Back Theatre; Australian Dance Theatre (ADT); Arts Access Victoria; Vitalstatistix; Accessible Arts; "Incite Arts Annual Report 2015"; "Interview with Michelle Ryan"; "Accessible Arts - Annual Report 2015"; "Australia Council - Annual Report 2013-14"; "Intimacy- Torque Show and Michelle Ryan"; "Interview with Nick Hughes"; "Restless in Alice - Media Release"; "Incite Arts - stArts with D Performance Ensemble 'Selfies' Residency"; "The Other Film Festival Program 2010 - Nerve Ending by Peter Humble (2009)"; "Restless Dance - Celebrating 30 Years - Promotional Flyer"; "Restless Dance - Program 2022"; "Restless Dance - Exposed Program"; "Restless Dance - Education Outreach Program"; “Restless Dance – Exposed Promotion Card”; “Restless Dance – Guttered Promotional Poster”; “Restless Dance – In The Balance Promotional Poster"; “Restless Dance – Seeing Through Darkness Promotional Poster"; “Restless Dance – Counterpoise: Dancing Against The Odds Program"; “Restless Dance – Ecoute Pour Voir / Listen To See Promotional Card"; “Restless Dance – Intimate Space Promotional Poster"; “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2013"; “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2015"; “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2016"; “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2017"; “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2018"; “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2019"; “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2020"; "Restless Dance - Past Shows 2012 - 2016"; “Restless in Alice – An update on Incite Arts’ collaboration with Restless Dance Theatre 2015, captured 2016”; "YouTube - Take Up Thy Bed and Walk - presented by Vitalstatistix and Gaelle Mellis"; "The Clothesline - Intimacy: Torque Show & Michelle Ryan Celebrate Love, Dance, Fragility, Courage and The Ability To Live Life To Your Physical Best – Interview"; "Bree Hadley, Janice Rieger, Eddie Paterson (2024) Reinhabiting, Reimagining, and Recreating Ableist Spaces: Embodied Criticality In Art. In Ellis, Katie, Kent, Mike, & Cousins, Kim (Eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Disability Studies. Routledge, pp. 48-58."; Gaelle Mellis; Larissa McGowan; Michelle Ryan
gender: Female
category: CreativeWork
Type: Conversation
Format: URL, Video, Text
inLanguage: English, Auslan
keywords: Dance; Festivals; Physical disability; Neurological disability; Intellectual disability; Grant; Education and employment; Health and rehabilitation; Access; Advocacy and awareness raising; Participation in public and political life; Participation in cultural life
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20240904224627/https://restlessdance.org/people/artistic-director/
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Media: Interview with Michelle Ryan; DAHA_MichelleRyan_Interview_2022-PDFA.pdf

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