Interdependent Magic: Disability Performance in Canada - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 036910286X ISBN 13: 9780369102867

Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press, 2022

Synopsis

Interdependent Magic: Disability Performance in Canada is a collection of plays and interviews by, for, and about Disabled theatre artists that invites readers into the magical worlds of Disability arts culture.

The book features four plays as well as interviews with artists Justin Manyfingers and Niall McNeill. In Smudge by Alex Bulmer, a woman details her journey toward Blindness, mourning what she loses and discovering what her other senses provide. Access Me by Boys in Chairs Collective is a celebration of sex and Disability, providing an all-access safe space to spin around. Antarctica by Syrus Marcus Ware imagines a world where racialized people have survived multiple catastrophes and must begin terraforming a new colony. And in Deafy by Chris Dodd, a Deaf public speaker takes the audience on an unexpected journey of discovering what it really means to belong.

About this title

About the Author

Jessica Watkin is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies. Her research is engaged in Disability artists and the way they create performance. She is a Blind multidisciplinary artist, accessibility designer, Disability dramaturg, and educator. She lives in Toronto.

Edition details

• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036910286X
• ISBN 13: 9780369102867
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Watkin Jessica