Disability Arts History Australia

Items

• “Restless Dance – Annual Report 2015"
  Restless Dance Theatre Annual Report 2015 - Company history, Chair's, Artistic Director’s, Dancer’s and Company Manager’s Reports, Productions including ‘Touched’ ‘What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?,’ 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 Theatre Debut 5 Promotional Poster"
  Restless Dance Theatre Debut 5 – reads, in part “the dancers direct five stunning and diverse short works directed by Restless dancers”
• “Restless Dance – Ecoute Pour Voir / Listen To See Promotional Card"
  Promotional Card for Ma"i(g)wenn et les Ortells and Danse Carpe Diem/Emmanuel Jouthe and Restless Dance Theatre CoProduction ‘Ecoute Poir Voir/Listen To See’ – one duet and seven solos
• "Restless Dance - Guttered - Promotion Card - Madalene Macera and Jianna Georgiou"
  Restless Dance - Guttered - Promotion Card - image of Madalene Macera and Jianna Georgiou - reads, in part "Loud. Strong. Original."
• “Restless Dance – In The Balance Promotional Poster"
  Restless Dance Theatre 'In The Balance' Promotional Poster 2014
• “Restless Dance – The Days Allotted To Me Promotional Flyer"
  Restless Dance Theatre 'The Days Allotted To Me' Promotional Flyer 2000 - reads, in part “you saw me before I was born. the days allotted to me had all been · - recorded in your book, before any of them ever began ...”
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - A Day In The Life "
  Poster for Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre 'A Day in the Life' 2014
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - Pop Icons"
  Page reads, in part "Find your pose and make it pop! Join artists Sarah Lewis and Tora Crockford for a 4-day costume making and pose creating workshop. Exploring pop and celebrity culture, you will get to design, make and wear an iconic outfit ready for the dance floor and runway."
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - Shift Shape Initiate"
  Page reads, in part "This dynamic and inclusive contemporary dance workshop builds skills for movement based play"
• "The Other Film Festival Program 2010 - Necessary Games by Sophie Hyde (2009)"
  The Other Film Festival Program 2010 - Necessary Games by Sophie Hyde (2009) - reads, in part "A triptych from Restless Dance Company about our human need to connect and the urgent games we play."
• "Interview with Janice Florence"
  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.
• "Dot2Dot - Working in the arts with young people with and without disability"
• “Arts Access Victoria - Dance Up - Promotional Flyer"
  Arts Access Victoria - Dance Up! - Promotional FlyerInformation about Dance Up! in Glenroy, coordinated by Barbara Doherty, at Corpus Christi Church Hall
• "Australia Council - Annual Report 2014-15"
  Australia Council Annual Report 2014-2015 – discusses purpose, reports from chair and CEO, year in review, report from the CEO, Strategic priorities, funding overview, statement of outcome, about the Australia Council including The Governing Council and the Board, Structure of the Australia Council with new grants model; performance outcomes, manageability and accountability, financial statements and discussion of capacity building programs in partnerships with artists with disabilities, increasing audiences of people with disabilities, programs of dance including a research project between QUT and UQ about Queensland Ballet collaborating with Parkinson’s Queensland, and the New York based Mark Morris Dance Group to deliver weekly dance classes for 500 people around Brisbane affected by Parkinson’s disease and a program run by Crossroad Arts for two major dance and photography projects in 2015
• "Incite Arts Annual Report 2015"
  Incite Arts Annual Report 2015 - Chairperson, Artistic Director and Community Cultural Development Manager Messages, Partnerships, Projects (Alice Springs Skate Park Aerosol Art Project, ‘Your Voice Strong Voice’ Music Video & Mural Art, ‘Unbroken Land’, ‘Let Me See: Arts & Technology’, SPRUNG Youth Dance, Partnership with Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation. ‘Red Sand Culture’ Music & Dance Mentoring, ‘Southern Ngalia’ Cultural Dance, ‘stArts with D’ Performance, ‘SELFIES ’ Writer in Residence, Restless Dance Theatre Residence, Partnerships with Schools)
• "Sprung!! Integrated Dance Theatre - Dis-Coball"
  Page reads, in part "Dis-Co Ball is Sprung’s new annual disability community ball, bringing people together for an evening of unashamed joyous dancing, inspired by and featuring our Community Artists."
• "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 - 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."
• "Incite Arts Annual Report 2014 - Online"
  InCite Arts Annual Report 2014 - Chairperson, Artistic Director and Community Cultural Development Manager Messages, Projects (SPRUNG Youth Dance, Partnership with Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal, ‘Red Sand Culture’ Music & Dance Mentoring, ‘Southern Ngalia’ Cultural Dance, ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble, School Partnerships - Artists in Residence program: Acacia Hill School & Centralian Middle School)
• "The Clothesline - Intimacy: Torque Show & Michelle Ryan Celebrate Love, Dance, Fragility, Courage and The Ability To Live Life To Your Physical Best – Interview"
  The Clothesline (2015) 'Intimacy: Torque Show & Michelle Ryan Celebrate Love, Dance, Fragility, Courage and The Ability To Live Life To Your Physical Best – Interview'
• "InCite Arts - Programs, and 2012, 2013, 2014 Annual Reports"
  InCite Arts programs, and 2012, 2013, 2014 Annual Reports, captured 2018 - ‘Red Sand Culture’ youth focused music and dance mentoring program, ‘SPRUNG Youth Dance’, ‘Southern Ngalia’ intergenerational Warlpiri Women’s song and dance program, ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble
• "Incite Arts Annual Report 2014"
  Incite Arts Annual Report 2014 - Chairperson, Artistic Director and Community Cultural Development Manager Messages, Projects (SPRUNG Youth Dance, Partnership with Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal, ‘Red Sand Culture’ Music & Dance Mentoring, ‘Southern Ngalia’ Cultural Dance, ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble, School Partnerships - Artists in Residence program: Acacia Hill School & Centralian Middle School)
• "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."