Disability Arts History Australia

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• Crossroad Arts
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - Same Difference New Zealand Tour - Promotional Flyer"
  Australian Theatre of the Deaf promotional flyer for show Same Difference, New Zealand Tour - reads, in part "For some being different means being special. We all want to be able to express our individuality and at the same time to feel accepted and part of a group. In this play we look at what it means to be 'different'. Whether it means being from a different cultural background, being a woman, being gay or having some kind of disability. There are a surprising number of people who are different, in fact in one way or another we're all different...and we wouldn't have it any other way"
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - Same Difference - Promotional Flyer"
  Australian Theatre of the Deaf promotional flyer for show Same Difference - reads, in part "For some being different means being special. We all want to be able to express our individuality and at the same time to feel accepted and part of a group. In this play we look at what it means to be 'different'. Whether it means being from a different cultural background, being a woman, being gay or having some kind of disability. There are a surprising number of people who are different, in fact in one way or another we're all different...and we wouldn't have it any other way"
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - Same Difference - Poster"
  Australian Theatre of the Deaf poster for show Same Difference - reads, in part "For some being different means being special. We all want to be able to express our individuality and at the same time to feel accepted and part of a group. In this play we look at what it means to be 'different'. Whether it means being from a different cultural background, being a woman, being gay or having some kind of disability. There are a surprising number of people who are different, in fact in one way or another we're all different...and we wouldn't have it any other way"
• Pru Jobling
• Helen Meekosha
• Baz Luhrmann
• Baz Luhrman
• ”Bree Hadley, Donna McDonnald (Eds.) (2019) The Routledge Handbook of Disability Arts, Culture, and Media. Routledge International Handbooks. Routledge, London; New York.”
  “In the last 30 years, a distinctive intersection between disability studies – including disability rights advocacy, disability rights activism, and disability law – and disability arts, culture, and media studies has developed. The two fields have worked in tandem to offer critique of representations of disability in dominant cultural systems, institutions, discourses, and architecture, and develop provocative new representations of what it means to be disabled. Divided into 5 sections:- Disability, Identity, and Representation; Inclusion, Wellbeing, and Whole-of-life Experience; Access, Artistry, and Audiences; Practices, Politics and the Public Sphere; Activism, Adaptation, and Alternative Futures - this handbook brings disability arts, disability culture, and disability media studies – traditionally treated separately in publications in the field to date – together for the first time.”
• "Back to Back Theatre - Website - Shows, captured 2008"
  Back to Back Theatre 'Shows' page, captured 2008, with list of shows, and links to work from 1999 forward - Professional Productions (including ‘Big Bag’ 1987-88; ‘Stinking Houses’ 1989; ‘The Peg Machine’ 1990; ‘Everything and the Mermaid’ 1990, ‘I Don’t Want to Live in Lara Anymore 1991; ‘Yell Blue Murder’ 1991; ‘Woodenhead’ 1992; ‘The Adventures of Bobbi Dazzler’ 1992; ‘Voices of Desire’ 1993; ‘Freak Show with Circus Oz 1994; Back to Back in Shorts 1995; Road Movie with Melbourne Workers Theatre 1996; Minds Eye with Handspan Visual Theatre 1996; Peter Pan with Arena Theatre Company 1997; Mr September 1997; Boomtown with Snuff Puppets 1998; Mental 1999; Dog Farm 2000; Pornstar 2001; Soft 2002; Cow 2003; Small Metal Objects 2005), and Community Productions (including Ritual with Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College 1998; Push Push 1999; Drag Racers in Love with Nelson Park School 1999; Arnold 2000 Fishman with Theatre of Speed 2001; Inside the Angel House with Theatre of Speed 2003; Minotaur with Theatre of Speed 2005; DMI with Theatre of Speed 2007; Pod Residences with Night School, Awakenings Festival, Brr Theatre Group, Ants Pantz Arts, Break of Day Players, Theatre of Speed, Arts Action and Amalgamation Festival 2003-2006), and films (including Mullet (1995), White Maggots (1996), Spill (1997), Mark Deans Human Cannonball (1998), Underpants (1999), Backscratch (2000), Porn Star (2002), Rhian Hinkley Theatre of Speed vs. BOZ'n'HOK, vs. HUGE COVILL (2004), D9 (2005), Out of our Minds (2001)).
• "Australian Theatre of the Deaf - Archives:Past Shows 1999-2008, captured 2009"
  Australian Theatre of the Deaf Archives - past shows, 1999 to 2008, with links to reviews - includes ‘The Wild Boys’ Parade Playhouse (2008), ‘The Cat Lady of Bexley’ Sidetrack Theatre (2006), 'Deafening Applause' Redfern Town Hall (2005), ‘Friction’ Darlinghurst Theatre (2004), ‘There & Back’ Sidetrack Studio Theatre (2005, 2004), ‘Interpretation’ Performance Space (2003), ‘Dislabelled’ National Tour (2004) Adelaide Caberet Festival (2002) Paralympics Arts Festival Seymour Centre (2000), ‘Smiling Prisoner’ (2000) Performance Space (2000), ‘Language of One’ Mardi Gras Festival Newtown Theatre (1999)
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - Castles in the Air - Poster"
  Poster for Australian Theatre of The Deaf show Castles in the Air - reads, in part "Castles in the Air' is a series of short stories, comedy skits, images and songs."
• “Arts Access The Vic Venue Guide”
• "The Other Film Festival Program 2004"
  The Other Film Festival Program 2004 - Australian work screened includes CALLAHAN: HE WON'T GET FAR ON FOOT D: Liz O'dea Documentary, 26 Min, Aust, 2001; D-TUNE: MOTIF 1 D: Katherine Chinnick & Tony Nirta, Animation, 5 Min, Aust, 2004; PART ANIMAL, PART MACHINE D: Warren Macdonald, Documentary, 20 Min, Aust, 2003; THE WORLD REALLY IS W… D: Kim Miles, Experimental, 6 Min, Aust, 2003; THE COMPANY YOU KEEP D: Lucy Paplinska, Documentary, 28 Min, Aust, 2003; UNTOLD DESIRES D: Sarah Barton, Documentary, 52 Min, Aust, 1994; BIRD from Art Day South Program, Fiction, 6 Min, Aust, 2001. Australian work screend in the ‘The Other Program’, described as “Screening films by Australia’s new, emerging and independent filmmakers and featuring Q&A sessions,” Australian work screened includes THE ABILITY TREK from Guiness Entertainment, 8TH OF MAY from Winfred Kwan Weng Fook, JAM from Lee Galea, WHEEL LOVE from Emma Butler, THE DANCE from Bee Williamson, THEATRE OF HOPE from City of Port Phillip, 12 WAYS TO OPEN A DOOR from Theatre of Speed/ Back to Back Theatre, A DAY IN THE LIFE from No Strings Attached, EXIT Q from Phil Heuzenroeder, THE JOB from David King, IN THEORY from Remo Camerot, THE TOY TUB from Telen Rodwell, THE GOODLOOKING FILM from Art Day South, STAR STREET from The Geelong Arts Alliance, FUTURE FILMS from Yum Productions, BLACK DANCE and MILES TO GO from Tony Sarre, THROUGH MY EYES from Lisa Warne, EACH NEW MORNING from Alycia Johnston, TEAMHANDCYCLE, A FISTFUL OF HEART, and SIZE 9(RIGHT) from Bernzerk Productions.
• "Australian Theatre of the Deaf - Past Shows 1999-2012, captured 2015"
  Australian Theatre of the Deaf Past Shows 1999-2012, captured 2015 - includes links to information on ‘Silent Monologues’ Gasworks Art Park (2012), ‘The Wild Boys’ Parade Playhouse (2008), ‘The Cat Lady of Bexley’ Sidetrack Theatre (2006), 'Deafening Applause' Redfern Town Hall (2005), ‘Friction’ Darlinghurst Theatre (2004), ‘There & Back’ Sidetrack Studio Theatre (2005, 2004), ‘Interpretation’ Performance Space (2003), ‘Dislabelled’ National Tour (2004) Adelaide Caberet Festival (2002) Paralympics Arts Festival Seymour Centre (2000), ‘Smiling Prisoner’ (2000) Performance Space (2000), ‘Language of One’ Mardi Gras Festival Newtown Theatre (1999)
• "Australian Theatre of the Deaf - Company History"
  Australian Theatre of the Deaf Company History, on Arts Access Victoria website, captured 2015 - Includes information on history, from funding from the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and the Australia Council for the Arts to support Nola Colefax, Adam Salzer, David London, and Colin Allen to start the Theatre of the Deaf in the 1970s, to highlights in more recent work in the 1990s and 2000s - for example first Australian Deaf musical “The Sign of the Phantom” (1995); bi-lingual play “Deaf and Gay” at Sydney Mardi Gras Festival (1999); Deaf cabaret show “Dislabelled” at Adelaide Cabaret Festival (2002); production of “There and Back” at Sidetrack Theatre (2005); commissioning and production of “The Cat Lady of Bexley” by Sofya Gollan and directed by Caroline Conlon (2006)
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - Castles in the Air - Poster"
  Poster for Australian Theatre of The Deaf show Castles in the Air - reads, in part "Castles in the Air' is a series of short stories, comedy skits, images and songs."
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - Castles in the Air with night of theatrical entertainment - Poster"
  Australian Theatre of the Deaf for show "Castles in the Air" with night of theatrical enterainment - reads, in part "Due to the success of "An Evening With Theatre of the Deaf" we are doing it again!! On Saturday, 20th March at the Deaf Socie of New South Wales Auditorium the Theatre of the Deaf are proud to present Castles in the Air as well as night of theatrical entertainment as only TOD can do it"
• "Deaf News QLD - Support Theatre of the Deaf - 1993"
  Reads, in part “Theatre of the Deaf (TOD), Australia's only professional Deaf theatre company and indeed Australia’s only professional Deaf arts organisation, have been invited to attend and perform at the International Convention of Deaf Arts to be held in Florence, Italy in June 1994. They need donations to help fund their trip to Florence.”
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - HIstory, Current Work, and Fundamental Elements of the Theatre of The Deaf - 1986"
  Australian Theatre of The Deaf History, Current Work, and Fundamental Elements of the Theatre of The Deaf 1986 - Information about elements of Theatre of the Deaf, what it is not – “not 'theatre for the deaf'” – and what it is – “In Theatre of the Deaf performances we use a theatricalised form of Australian Sign Language. The developed or most widely recognised gestures and symbols of the Australian deaf community are adapted and enlarged to make a stage language that is both picturesque and lyrical.” Information about work, approach, and history of the Australian Theatre of the Deaf, including mainstage shows (MAN EQUALS MAN), and a major focus on Theatre in Education (FINGERPAINTING, HOOLIGAN'S HANDS, HOW , I LIVE HERE, THE INVADERS, ODD BODS). Current plans to performer repertoire at Adelaide Festival Fringe Festival, and ODD BODS, SILENT VIDEO, at Adelaide Schools.
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - HIstory, Current Work, and Fundamental Elements of the Theatre of The Deaf - 1985"
  Australian Theatre of The Deaf History, Current Work, and Fundamental Elements of the Theatre of The Deaf 1985 - Information about elements of Theatre of the Deaf, what it is not – “not 'theatre for the deaf'” – and what it is – “In Theatre of the Deaf performances we use a theatricalised form of Australian Sign Language. The developed or most widely recognised gestures and symbols of the Australian deaf community are adapted and enlarged to make a stage language that is both picturesque and lyrical.” Information about work, approach, and history of the Australian Theatre of the Deaf, including mainstage shows (MAN EQUALS MAN), and a major focus on Theatre in Education (FINGERPAINTING, HOOLIGAN'S HANDS, HOW , I LIVE HERE, THE INVADERS, ODD BODS). Current plans to performer repertoire at Adelaide Festival Fringe Festival, and ODD BODS, SILENT VIDEO, at Adelaide Schools.
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - History, and Fundamental Elements of the Theatre of The Deaf - 1985"
  Australian Theatre of The Deaf History, and Fundamental Elements of the Theatre of The Deaf 1985 - Information about elements of Theatre of the Deaf, what it is, and is not – “not 'theatre for the deaf'” – and the work, approach, and history of the Australian Theatre of the Deaf, including ainstage shows (MAN EQUALS MAN), and a major focus on Theatre in Education (FINGERPAINTING, HOOLIGAN'S HANDS, HOW , I LIVE HERE, THE INVADERS, ODD BODS)
• "Australian Theatre of The Deaf - NSW Theatre of the Deaf - History, Work, and Theatre In Education 1982"
  Australian Theatre of The Deaf History, Work, and Theatre In Education 1982 - Australian Theatre of the Deaf purpose “give positive credit to the expressive capabilities of Australian Sign Language and the people who use it” and provide “high quality performances and making them accessible to the greatest number of people in Australia.” Focus on Theatre in Education, including visual theatre workshops. Explanation that “Sign language is not universal, as many would believe. Each country has developed or borrowed one of the various manual alphabets and sign systems to create individual national languages. Many would opt for an international sign language, but the value of the individual languages is that the gestures often reflect a nation's perspectives and cultural traditions.”
• "Australian Theatre of the Deaf - History of Theatre of the Deaf"
  History of Australian Theatre of the Deaf, until 1995, noting productions - “Culture Shock”, “Tunnel Vision”, “Shape UP!”, “A Day In the Life Of Angels”, “Same Difference”, “The Very First Day” – performer appearances in Australian television - “GP”, “The Money or the Gun”, “A Country Practice”
• "Australian Theatre of the Deaf - NSW Theatre of the Deaf - A History of Company"
  History of Australian Theatre of the Deaf, to 1980, from formation of a Deaf drama group within the NSW Adult Deaf Society in 1973, to support from the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust to bring out US practitioners to develop skills and practices in 1974, to first performances for mainstage and school audiences – ‘King Lear’, ‘Rogues and Clowns’, ‘Five Flights to Freedom’, ‘Actions Speak Louder Than Words’, ‘Alex .. Or The Automatic Trial’ – to further Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and Australia Council funding support in the late 1970s