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Do you want therapy or theatre?
Registrations are now open for Accessible Arts’ Arts-Activated Conference at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney over 25-26 March 2010. A range of national and international speakers from the arts and disability sectors will come together to explore the themes of Arts – Access – Excellence through a series of workshops, panels and performances.
Theatre will be a central focus of the conference with the announcement of keynote speaker Jenny Sealey, MBE, Artistic Director Graeae Theatre Company and Artistic Advisor to Unlimited (UK). The conference will raise questions around topics including: What are the possibilities for collaboration between people with and without disability in theatre? Are artists with a disability capable of excellence?
Other speakers include: Tony McCaffrey, Artistic Director of Different Light Theatre Company (NZ), PJ Rose, Director No Strings Attached Theatre of Disability (SA), Kate Sulan, RAWCUS (VIC), Phillip Channells, Restless Dance Theatre (SA), and Sue Williams, Arts Council (UK).
The conference is intended for artists with and without a disability, arts workers, disability service providers, policy makers, funding bodies, festival organisers and volunteers, cultural institutions, venues and anyone interested in arts and disability.
Early-bird registrations are open until 18 December. For more information, visit www.aarts.net.au
CONTACT: Jane Pollard, Education and Training Manager, jpollard@aarts.net.au, 02 9251 6499 ext 106
MEDIA CONTACT: David Finnigan, Media and Marketing Coordinator, dfinnigan@aarts.net.au, 02 9251 6499 ext 101