Disability Arts History Australia

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• "Fusion Theatre - Perfectly Imperfect"
  Promotion for Fusion dance theatre performance 'Perfectly Imperfect' on disability and parenthood, reads, in part "This highly emotive dance-drama takes a no-holds-barred look at the question of parenthood for women with disability."
• "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 - Song for a Weary Throat - Program"
  Program for Rawcus work, presented at Theatreworks, 'Song for a weary throat' reads, in part, “What is it that propels us to get up after loss, after heartbreak, after failure? Fifteen performers surface from the aftermath, the wake of a disaster, in the haunting SONG FOR A WEARY THROAT, as live music from the critically-acclaimed contemporary vocalists Invenio Singers is contrasted with disquieting, yet poetic imagery from Rawcus.”
• "Rawcus - Song for a Weary Throat"
  DL promotional card for Rawcus work, presented at Melbourne International Arts Festival, 'Song for a weary throat'
• "Rawcus - Song for a Weary Throat - Program"
  Program for Rawcus work, presented at Melbourne International Arts Festival, 'Song for a weary throat' reads, in part, “To say that Song for a Weary Throat is set in the aftermath of some terrible event isn't quite right. The work instead offers up the state of aftermath itself as an existential condition, conveying the emotional logic and bodily experience of being in such a turbulent moment that is defined by what has gone before.”
• "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.”
• "Rawcus - Rawcus Encounters"
  Promotional postcards for 'Rawcus Encoutners' reads, in part "Be a part of the Rawcus experience by joining in the workshops at Realm leading up to Ringwood Town Square's first ever flashmob"
• "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 - Catalogue"
  Information about premiere of Rawcus work 'Catalogue' presented at Dance Massive, reads, in part "Through acts of shameless abandon, Rawcus shares fantasies and vulnerabilities in a theatrical cabinet of curiosities."
• "Rawcus - Catalogue - Program"
  Program for premiere of Rawcus work 'Catalogue' presented at Dance Massive, reads, in part " Catalogue explores portraiture and multiplicity and began as a series of simultaneous solos."
• "Rawcus - Becoming (2)"
  Promotional postcard for Rawcus work about aging and ageism 'Becoming'
• "Rawcus - Becoming (1)"
  Promotional postcard for Rawcus work about aging and ageism 'Becoming'
• "Rawcus - Productions and Awards"
  Rawcus promotional document, with information on award and commendations, including Melbourne Fringe Festival ‘Best Performance’ Award for ‘The Heart of Another is a Dark Forrest’ (2008), Green Room Nominations for ‘Hunger’ (2007), Most Outstanding Production for ‘Not Dead Yet’ (2005), and a Department of Human Services Art and Culture Inclusion Award
• "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 - DL Promotion Card"
  Rawcus DL Promotion Card
• "Rawcus - Postcard"
  Rawcus promotional Postcard
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Annual Report 2018-19"
  Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Annual Report 2018-19 - President's Report, Artistic Director’s Report, Performance Highlights, Dancers (‘Gemini’ at Ausdance Canberra, World Dance Alliance Adelaide; ‘Floating’ at Australian Dance Awards Brisbane; Forest Roving at House with No Steps Alstonville; Feros Aged Care Partnership Byron Bay and Tintenbar)
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Annual Report 2023"
  Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Annual Report 2023 - President's, Artistic Director’s and CEO’s Reports, Ensemble Overview, News, Project – French Café Dinner, Community Program, Holiday Programs (River Stories, Sensory Lab, Shift Shape Initiate, Pop Icons, Dis-Co Ball)
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Annual Report 2017-18"
  Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Annual Report 2017-18 - History, Governance, Dancers, Tour, Performance, and Program Highlights (‘Play’ at New England Regional Art Museum Armidale; ‘Share House’ at Anywhere Theatre Festival Brisbane, Crack Festival Newcastle; ‘Gemini’ at Ausdance Canberra, World Dance Alliance Adelaide; ‘Signatures’ at World Dance Alliance Adelaide; ‘Medley’ at Gold Coast Disability Expo; ‘Floating’ at Australian Dance Awards Brisbane)
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Annual Report 2017"
  Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre Annual Report 2017 - Chair's Report
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - Sensory Lab"
  Page reads, in part "Join us for an inclusive movement workshop that takes a sensory based approach to exploring connection to place and memory."
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - River Stories"
  Page reads, in part, "River Stories is an inclusive and accessible workshop bringing First Nations contemporary culture and disability culture together, drawing on the yarns of Bundjalung Elder Julia Paden and led by local First Nations artists Mitch King (Yaegl/Bundjalung) and Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal (Aust/Java)."
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - A Day In The Life "
  Poster for Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre 'A Day in the Life' 2014