Interdependent Magic : Disability Performance in Canada

Jessica Watkin

ISBN 10: 036910286X / ISBN 13: 9780369102867

Published by Theatre Communications Group Apr 2022, 2022

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Neuware - '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 an interview with artist 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.'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interdependent Magic : Disability Performance in Canada
• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Apr 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036910286X
• ISBN 13: 9780369102867
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 211W x 135H x 15D millimeters 211 millimeters width by 135 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 295 grams

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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 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.