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 Rising Sun - Our Stories Our Stories is a new theatrical work-in-progress created by the members of Rising Sun Theatre, an Edmonton barrier-free theatre company known for its production in 2005 of the comedy The Giraffe Who Thought He Could Fly. Our Stories is a dramatic piece which tells the stories of the group members' experiences of school, institutions, the street, the work world, and friends and lovers. The work is simple in theatrical form but will involve storytelling, abstract movement, dialogue, fantasy, music and issue-oriented scenes created through improvisation.
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Alan Shain - Still Waiting for that Special Bus Still Waiting for that Special Bus is a compelling, semi-autobiographical story that is centered around a guy who simply wants to go out on a date. He has to wait, however, for the Accessible Bus to pick him up. The longer Alan waits for his bus, the more he fantasizes - is she going to be the woman of his dreams or is she going to be the woman of his worst nightmare? There is only one way to find this out, and that requires his bus to show up...
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Alan Shain - Smashing Stereotypes Alan Shain's comedy has attitude, and you won't forget his act very quickly. His disability is obvious and his brand of comedy is unique. Alan uses humor as a rebuff of public attitudes to disability, and attempts to answer burning questions such as "Do wheelchair-people ever go to the bathroom?" You'll probably learn just a little bit more from Alan than you really wanted to know.
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The SOS Players - Seven Real-Life Stories of Mental
Illness The Speaking of Schizophrenia (SOS) Players are people living with severe and persistent mental illness who present plays to educate the public about the realities of their condition. By writing, creating, and performing their own stories, the players empower themselves and the audience to look past the stigma of mental illness, taking ownership of a complex and terrifying disease.
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Bonnie Sherr Klein - Shameless: the ART of
Disability Art, activism and disability are the starting point for what unfolds as a funny and intimate portrait of five surprising individuals. Director Bonnie Sherr Klein (Not a Love Story) has been a pioneer of women's cinema and an inspiration to a generation of filmmakers around the world. SHAMELESS: the ART of Disability marks Klein's return to a career interrupted by a stroke in 1987. Always the activist, she now turns the lens on the world of disability culture and, ultimately, the transformative power of art.
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Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts - The Nina Haggerty Center for the Arts provides a supportive, non-competitive environment in which people with developmental disabilities are enabled to grow and learn within their community, and to experience joy and fulfillment through creative self-expression.
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Stage Left Productions - Disability
Culture Exploration Calgary, Alberta Panel presentation, open discussion, and reception What exactly is disability art & culture? Come find out how Alberta has made more contributions to Canada's disability arts and culture movement than any other province. Learn about Canada's Disability Arts & Culture Network and how you can be involved, hear about different perspectives on disability art, and tell us what you think!
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