Disability Arts History Australia

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• "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.”
• "InCite Arts Annual Report 2012"
  InCite Arts Annual Report 2012 - includes Chairperson, Artistic Director and Community Cultural Development Manager Messages, Projects, Arts Access Central Australia, NT Arts Access Awards
• "Chameleon - Presenter Pack"
  Presenter Pack for Indelability Arts show by Karen Lee Roberts, Chameleon - reads, in part, "Chameleon brilliantly portrays a new point of view of the norms of mental illness through heartfelt stories of a woman’s journey to mental wellness. With original music from the world of the blues, jazz, folk and rock, Chameleon packs a healthy dose of funny for the mind, body and soul."
• "Indelability Arts - Love Me"
  Page reads, in part, "Love Me; is a new Australian work for schools and communities designed to unpack the stigma surrounding mental illness and provoke conversation over how to promote mental wellbeing (suitable for 15+)."
• "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.
• "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.
• "Queensland Theatre of the Deaf - Actors Since 1975 - Reported 1990s"
• "Queensland Theatre of the Deaf - Productions Since 1975 - Reported 1990"
  Queensland Theatre of the Deaf productions 1975-1990
• "Queensland Theatre of the Deaf - Productions Since 1975 - Reported 1998"
  Queensland Theatre of the Deaf productions 1975-2001
• "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 - 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 - 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.”
• “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2008"
  Restless Dance Theatre Annual Report 2008 - Chair's, Artistic Director’s, Dancers’, and Company Manager Reports, Members and Board, Financials, information about productions ‘The Heart of Another is A Dark Forrest,’ ‘Safe From Harm,’ ‘Necessany Games,’ Reviews, Supporters
• “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2010"
  Restless Dance Theatre Annual Report 2010 - Company History, Chair's, Artistic Director’s, Dancers’, and Company Manager Reports, Members and Board, Financials, information about productions ‘Beauty,’ ‘Next of Kin,’ other performances and workshops, Supporters
• “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2019"
  Restless Dance Theatre Annual Report 2019 - Company history, Chair's, Artistic Director’s, and Company Manager’s Reports, Productions including ‘Zizanie,’ ‘Intimate Space,’ and works in development ‘Seeing Through Darkness’ and ‘Rewards for the Tribe,’ Community workshop programs, Financials, Staff and Board, Supporters
• “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2020"
  Restless Dance Theatre Annual Report 2020 - Company history, Chair's, Artistic Director’s, and Company Manager’s Reports, Productions including ‘Seeing Through Darkness,’ and new work in development ‘Guttered,’ Community workshop programs, Financials, Staff and Board, Supporters
• "Restless Dance - Exposed Program"
  Restless Dance Theatre Program 'Exposed' - reads, in part “Most of us are free to make choices about what parts of our life we keep private and what is public. But for some, this choice Is often not so straight forward We need to rely on others, sometimes strangers to help us with moments in life that you might take for granted And if we are lucky, we win have people around us who we trust. Trust is built slowly over time, relinquishing ourselves to the hands of others. With our backs to !he wall creating edges and boundaries, we build a community around us to keep our fragility protected is when we feel safe enough to let our guards down, we can show the little pieces of ourselves that are our most personal To be brave, yet vulnerable, is when we feel safe and not exposed.”
• "Restless Dance - Program 2022"
  Restless Dance Theatre Program 2022 – information about works Seeing Through Darkness, Ecoute Pour Voir (Listen To See), Exposed, and Home, and promotion of tour ready works Guttered and Intimate Space
• “Studio A – And Romance Was Born - Promotional Card 2020"
  Information about Studio A collaboration with fashion design label Romance Was Born. Photograph by Tanja Bruckner.
• “Studio A – One Another Homewares – 2018”
  Information about a range of homewares, using hand weaving and embroidery, created by Studio A and in collaboration with One Another in 2018. Photograph by Rick Carter.
• “Studio A – Emily Crockford – The Phantom – Sydney Opera House 2021”
  Information about the Sydney Opera House's Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Strategy for 2021-23, and Emily Crockford's artwork "The Phantom (Sydney) Opera House" which was liscenced for the cover, along with other words by Sally M. Nangala Mulda and Jason Phu.
• "Tutti Arts - Beastly Exhibition - Program"
  Tutti Arts and Stepping Stone 'Beastly Exhibition' Program - reads, in part "BEASTLY is the first fruit of a growing relationship between learning disabled artists and their supporters in Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia. This collaboration seeks to democratise art further through including work driven by learning disabled artists in international festivals"
• "Tutti Arts - Big Think - Promotional Poster"
  Tutti Arts 'Big Think' Promotional Poster - reads, in part "THINK BIG! is the culmination of work by Tutti artists experiencing the challenge of a blank state I and meeting it head on. Each artist successfully transitioned from small scale to large and the sheer size of the works demonstrates their triumph in transforming an empty space into a vibrant, motive piece of art."
• "Tutti Arts - Carrick Hill Fantasy Estate - Program"
  Tutti Arts - Carrick Hill Fantasy Estate' Exhibition 2022 Program - reads, in part "This exhibition takes you on a fantastical adventure with real and imagined characters of Adelaide's historic 1 Carrick Hill estate. High if1 the Attic's Wall Gallery, artists William Gregory and Mawarini illuminate its curious past through installation, drawings and augmented reality."
• "Tutti Arts - Ellese McLinden - FanGirl Exhibition - Program"
  Tutti Arts - Ellese McLinden 'FanGirl' Exhibition 2022 Program - reads, in part "Ellese Mclindin, of Tutti Arts, is an emerging visual artist who creates semi-abstract works using paint, ink and sculptural forms made from recycled boxes and objects. Within her works, the brushstrokes and line work are very prominent, giving her art a textural feel."