“Disability culture is more than the constant arguing for justice and the constant explaining of disabled life… It’s about “who [we] are . . . when we’re not justifying our humanity to others.” -Alice Sheppard
Read “Cripping Choreography” by Emily Wattington
Watch Outside In Choreography by Victoria Marks (14 minutes)
Watch “Sins Invalid: An Unashamed Claim to Beauty” (30 minutes)
Research: Choose one of the dancer/choreographers or companies from the Wattington article and do some additional research through their websites, and look for videos.
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You may do your own exploration research to find dance artists of interest to you. Research additional articles as well.
Be prepared to share thoughts/discoveries/highlights/questions with the class in a Research Circle on Friday Feb 18. Also be prepared to make some theory proposals. This will be an informal share/exchange circle. You are encouraged to pull up video, visuals, quotes to enhance our discussion.
STATEMENT: For each Research Circle Project you are expected to investigate the topic and bring your discoveries, questions, insights and theories to the circle for energetic discussion. You honor the circle by your preparedness.