Disability Arts Online

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  Commission: The Explorer - a cycle of poems by Allan Sutherland

  A series of transcription poems which reflect the creative journey of visual artist Nancy Willis.

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  Commission: Transformation by Nancy Willis with music by Chris Morris

  Animated art by Nancy Willis, based on 'The Explorer' by Allan Sutherland, with music by Chris Morris.

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  Disability Arts Online Highly Commended in 2009 Jodi Awards at the V&A

  Disability Arts Online has won its first national accolade. The site was highly commended at the Jodi Awards, announced December 2, 2009 at the Sackler Centre, V&A, in London. The national and international Jodi Awards celebrate the best use of digital technology in the service of access to culture for disabled people.

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  Profile: Dada-South takes a role in Accentuate

  Dao editor, Colin Hambrook spoke to Dada-South’s director Stevie Rice about the organisation’s role in Accentuate over the next couple of years.

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  Interview: Tony Heaton discusses Shape's Animate artists' talks

  Animate will explore the rich history of Disability Arts, through a programme of talks and workshops. Colin Hambrook asked Tony Heaton, sculptor and Chief Executive of Shape, what he plans to talk about himself, and what he is looking forward to hearing about from the artists leading these events?

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  Interview: Noemi Lakmaier discusses her work for Shape's Animate programme

  Animate explores the rich history of Disability Arts through talks and workshops. Colin Hambrook asked visual artist Noemi Lakmaier about her plans for the second of these talks at Shape on 8 February 2010

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  Interview: Julie McNamara discusses her theatre practice, part of Shape Animate

  Colin Hambrook talks with theatre practitioner Julie McNamara about her Animate talk at Shape on 4 March 2010. Animate explores the rich history of Disability Arts through talks and workshops.

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  Review: Climbing Mountains in the Dark by Cate Jacobs

  Colin Hambrook gives a personal response to a recently published collection of poems by Cate Jacobs titled 'Climbing Mountains in the Dark'

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  Review: Caroline Cardus sees How to Look Good Naked... with a Difference

  Caroline Cardus reflects on the issues raised by Gok Wan's latest Channel 4 series - ‘How To Look Good Naked… with a Difference

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  Review: Billy Childish - Unknowable but Certain at the ICA, London

  The Institute of Contemporary Arts exhibits Billy Childish's first major retrospective of work in London, bringing together a cross-section of works from the artists career as a musician, artist, novelist, film maker and poet. Colin Hambrook reviews the show by this talented, infamous artist.

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  Review: Really Old, Like Forty Five by Tamsin Oglesby

  Kate Larsen reviews this 'furious comedy', which attempts to grapple with the realities of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Really Old, Like Forty Five is playing at the Cottesloe Theatre, London until 20 April 2010.

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  Gallery: Jon Adams presents The Goose on the Hill

  Jon Adams presents a gallery of images of artworks on exhibition at Pallant House Gallery from 13 October – 22 November 2009

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  Discussion: Liz Porter reflects on the movement

  Liz Porter reflects on what the Disability Arts movement has given her over the years – and where she is now – in response to discussions at the Lead On conference as part of the government funded Cultural Leadership Programme held in Cheltenham Town Hall on 21 September 2009.

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  Discussion: Colin Cameron - further towards an Affirmative Model of Disability

  Colin Cameron is currently conducting PhD research at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, looking at an affirmative model of disability. Colin Hambrook interviews Cameron to discover how his work is defining and redefining models of disability.

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  Interview: Tony Heaton discusses Shape's 'Animate' programme

  Colin Hambrook talked to Tony Heaton, Chief Executive of Shape about the inspiration behind Shape's 'Animate' programme

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  Resources: my top ten writing tips for aspiring drama writers

  Mandy Redvers-Rowe from the newly-reformed ‘So Many Excuses' offers her top ten writing tips for aspiring Drama writers.