Podcast appearances and mentions of alice sheppard

To describe Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson as dancers is to name only a small sliver of their creative portfolio. To be sure, they are proficient, trained dancers and have created and performed several works for Kinetic Light, the disability arts ensemble that Alice founded in 2016 and continues to lead. In Kinetic Light's first piece, titled “Descent,” Alice and Laurel danced in their wheelchairs on a raked stage with a large ramp — stage design by Laurel — and since then have proved to be increasingly adventurous in exploring their relationship to gravity. In recent pieces, they have boldly moved into the vertical axis, sometimes flying into the air — in or out of a wheelchair — thanks to ingenious mechanisms, likewise created by Laurel.Because accessibility is central to Kinetic Light's artistry rather than a supplemental consideration, Alice and Laurel have also become accessibility and technological innovators. Kinetic Light is a disability arts company created by disabled artists for audiences with disabilities, and as such every performance is created from the ground up for everyone to fully enjoy. For instance, the company's lighting designer, Michael Maag, who uses a wheelchair, lights mobility devices with the same care he lights a human body and also pays attention to the needs of neurodiverse audiences; some seats are equipped with haptic devices to allow an audience member to feel the vibration of the score; and Laurel has developed Audimance, a multi-track audio-description app that gives blind and visually impaired guests control over how to experience and enjoy the performance. In this interview, Alice and Laurel describe the path that led them to Kinetic Light and explain why artists and institutions, rather than viewing accessibility as a requirement or need, would be wise to embrace it as an aesthetic principle.[post-interview edit: Laurel started working in tech in 1996, not 2016 as she accidentally states in the interview.]https://kineticlight.org/

How can the disciplines of art, technology, design, and dance intersect to ensure equity in every part of an artistic experience?In our latest Remarkable Insights episode, we talk with Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson from Kinetic Light which is an internationally-recognised disability arts ensemble. We discuss how access is integral to artistic and creative processes and explore how they are revolutionising audio descriptions to allow audiences to create their own experience of a dance. Tune in to this new episode now! Episode Credits Guests:  Alice Sheppard,, Founder and Artistic Director of Kinetic Light Laurel Lawson, Choreographic collaborator, dancer, designer, and engineer with Kinetic Light Host: Vivien Mullan, Head of Communications of Remarkable. Produced by SESSION in PROGRESS: Angus O'Loughlin and Amelia Stamos. Episode Links Access a transcript of this episode on our website Watch a captioned video of the episode highlights on YouTube Get In Touch Follow Remarkable on our social media channels, https://linktr.ee/remarkable_tech  Follow Kinetic Light on Instagram @kineticlightdance or visit their website https://kineticlight.org/  Share any feedback or suggestions by emailing us at hello@remarkable.org  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney and Ariane showcase two groups of artists leading the way in combining technology with the performing arts. Sydney talks with choreographer Bill T. Jones, while Ariane chats with dancers Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson. See featured guests, read the transcript, and more in our archives at https://www.are.na/choreographicinterfaces Like, subscribe, and review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dances-with-robots/id1715669152 The Dances with Robots Team Host: Sydney Skybetter Co-Host & Executive Producer: Ariane Michaud Archivist and Web Designer: Kate Gow Podcasting Consultant: Megan Hall Accessibility Consultant: Laurel Lawson Music: Kamala Sankaram Audio Production Consultant: Jim Moses Assistant Editor: Andrew Zukoski Student Associate: Rishika Kartik About CRCI The Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces (CRCI) explores the braid of choreography, computation and surveillance through an interdisciplinary lens. Find out more at www.choreographicinterfaces.org Brown University's Department of Theatre Arts & Performance Studies' Conference for Research on Choreographic Interfaces thanks the Marshall Woods Lectureships Foundation of Fine Arts, the Brown Arts Institute, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their generous support of this project. The Brown Arts Institute and the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies are part of the Perelman Arts District.

Kinetic Light, a disability art collective, performed a duet called Under Momentum at Lincoln Center in February. The performance shows the joys of continuous motion, the allure of speed, and the beautiful futility of resisting gravity and is performed on a series of ramps, and the artists interchange between wheelchair and floor movement. We speak with Alice Sheppard, founder of Kinetic Light, who performed in Under Momentum, about the performance, the joys of moving the body, and access in the arts. In this audio story you'll also hear audio descriptions from Under Momentum that describe the visual experience of the performance for those who are blind or have low vision. These are not just an add-on to the show, but a full and complete way of experiencing the performance. Audimance, Kinetic Light's signature approach to audio description was created by artist/engineer Laurel Lawson.You'll also hear from Miranda Hoffner, the associate director of accessibility at Lincoln Center. Under Momentum is an experience curated by disabled performers for a disabled audience and Kinetic Light worked with Lincoln Center to provide several access points to the performance including deaf and hearing ASL interpreters, captioning for hard of hearing or deaf folks, haptic wires that people could touch to feel vibrations during the performance, and a quiet room for people who might become overstimulated. There was also a “choose what you pay model” for tickets, because cost is also a barrier to accessing art. Image Descriptions:Alice is a multiracial Black woman with short curly hair. Laurel is a white person with cropped teal hair. They both wear shimmery metallic costumes. In the photo Alice Sheppard kneels at the base of the ramp, with her back and wheels facing the camera. She reaches her arms high in a V. Laurel Lawson peers at her from behind the ramp.   

Kinetic Light, a disability art collective, performed a duet called Under Momentum at Lincoln Center in February. The performance shows the joys of continuous motion, the allure of speed, and the beautiful futility of resisting gravity and is performed on a series of ramps, and the artists interchange between wheelchair and floor movement. We speak with Alice Sheppard, founder of Kinetic Light, who performed in Under Momentum, about the performance, the joys of moving the body, and access in the arts. In this audio story you'll also hear audio descriptions from Under Momentum that describe the visual experience of the performance for those who are blind or have low vision. These are not just an add-on to the show, but a full and complete way of experiencing the performance. Audimance, Kinetic Light's signature approach to audio description was created by artist/engineer Laurel Lawson.You'll also hear from Miranda Hoffner, the associate director of accessibility at Lincoln Center. Under Momentum is an experience curated by disabled performers for a disabled audience and Kinetic Light worked with Lincoln Center to provide several access points to the performance including deaf and hearing ASL interpreters, captioning for hard of hearing or deaf folks, haptic wires that people could touch to feel vibrations during the performance, and a quiet room for people who might become overstimulated. There was also a “choose what you pay model” for tickets, because cost is also a barrier to accessing art. Image Descriptions:Alice is a multiracial Black woman with short curly hair. Laurel is a white person with cropped teal hair. They both wear shimmery metallic costumes. In the photo Alice Sheppard kneels at the base of the ramp, with her back and wheels facing the camera. She reaches her arms high in a V. Laurel Lawson peers at her from behind the ramp.   

In this week's episode I sat down with Alice Sheppard. Alice is the Founder and Artistic Director of Kinetic Light, as well as a choreographer and dancer in the company. Kinetic Light is an internationally-recognized disability arts ensemble that, working in the disciplines of art, technology, design, and dance, creates, performs, and teaches at the nexus of access, queerness, disability, dance, and race. We discuss her journey to becoming a dancer, the relationship and history between disability and dance, and her experience with flying across the stage. Read the transcription HERE See Under The Mountain at Lincoln Center Follow Kinetic Light: Website: https://kineticlight.org Instagram: @kineticlightdance Facebook: Kinetic Light Follow Alice: Instagram: @wheelchairdancr Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Twitter: @jillx3456 Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin

We had the pleasure of interviewing Lafemmebear over Zoom video! As an up-and-coming producer, Mitchell worked alongside producers for Boyz II Men, Grammy-winners The Jackie Boyz, Eric Dawkins of The Underdogs, Polo Molina of Will. I. Am/The Black Eyed Peas, and Interscope Records producers from Nelly's songwriting team. When she came out as a transgender woman in 2013, she was effectively blacklisted from the industry despite her skill and accomplishments, including a 2012 Grammy win for album engineering.This only prompted Mitchell to take her music into her own hands under the name Lafemmebear in 2018. The arrival of her first indie release, Blaq* A Note to the World, showed that her sound has evolved into a genre-blending experience speaking to the trials of Black queer, trans femmes. The music video for the EP single "SHUTUP! (feat. Bella King)" premiered on Billboard.com in March of 2019; she subsequently became the first Black trans woman to headline the state of Utah's Pride Festival in June, performing original music to an audience of over 60,000. Her words and work have since been featured by The Guardian, MTV News, GLAAD, Queerty, Out.Tv Euro, and Autostraddle.Her first full album, Blaq: the Story of Me, premiered Fall 2019 and is available on all platforms. She is composing, mixing, and sound designing part of the original score for Alice Sheppard and Kinetic Light's new work WIRED. In 2020 she collaborated with PEG Records, Cody Belew, and Dustin Ransom to co-write and produce the first mainstream Pop-R&B single “What You're Looking For” for Rupaul's Drag Race's Peppermint. She and Peppermint later collaborated with Mila Jam in a remake of Sounds of Blackness' "Optimistic," an anthem for Trans Day of Remembrance 2020. In February 2021 she opened for Chika at Stanford University's Black Love concert, premiering songs from her new EP titled My Blaq Feels.We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod #Lafemmebear #zoom #lgbtq+ #lgbtq Listen & Subscribe to BiBFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! 

Before joining Creative Capital as President and Executive Director, Christine Kuan was CEO/Director of Sotheby's Institute of Art-New York. With twenty years of experience in both nonprofit and commercial sectors of the art world, Kuan has expertise in art education, museums, and digital strategy across cultural institutions and the art market. She was formerly Chief Curator and Director of Strategic Partnerships at Artsy, where she oversaw the organization's museum and institutional partnerships, digital collection strategy, open access policy, educational initiatives, and auctions. Prior to Artsy, Kuan was Chief Curatorial Officer and Vice President of External Affairs at Artstor, a nonprofit image library founded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Editor-in-Chief of Oxford Art Online/Grove Art Online at Oxford University Press, where she significantly expanded access to scholarly information on women artists and artists of color. Kuan has also worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has taught at the University of Iowa, Peking University, Rutgers University, and Stanford University's pilot program of Arts Leadership. Kuan holds an MFA in Creative Writing Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, and a BA in Art History and English Literature from Rutgers University. Kuan serves on the History of Collecting Advisory Committee at the Frick Collection in New York and the Steering Committee of The Brooklyn Rail. The Jumpsuit Project by Sherrill Roland. Photo credit: Christian Carter Ross. Roland wears an orange prison jumpsuit and stands in front of the Capitol Building in Washington DC. Descent (Flying) by Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson of the ensemble Kinetic Light. Photo credit: Jay Newman/ MANCC. Sheppard and Lawson perform in wheelchairs on stage. Sheppard is on her back with Lawson balancing on her raised legs and wheels. On her belly, Lawson lifts her own wheels and arms towards the air.

Summary:In today's episodes of The Tragedy Academy, Jay is joined by Brazilian actor and dancer Glauco Araujo. Glauco walks us through his life growing up in remote farmland in Brazil and how he turned his internal struggles into beautiful art for all to consume.Key Points: Glauco tells his backstory growing up in a remote farm area in BrazilTransitioning from a field outside of Rio to an accomplished dancer and actorGlauco's first contact with balletFavorite ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev and relating to his struggleMoving to New York wanting to something moreSeeking therapyCharity: Disciple Actors GuildEpisode Highlights:[02:23] Glauco tells us his experience growing up on a farm outside of Rio De Janeiro and his aspirations of wanting something more [05:05] Glauco shares where his passion for dance was born. Starting with performing at Carnival, to working in the Paralympics, and also working for Modern Dance in Chicago.[07:20] Glauco expresses his awe every time he visited Rio as a kid, comparing it to being in Times Square for the first time. [09:47] Glauco gives us a rundown of his initial contact with a ballet which was getting his first job in a dance company in Rio where he was lucky enough to have a director who believed in him. Although he does admit that he hated ballet at first.[12:49] Glauco begins to immerse himself into the ballet by studying its history which is where he discovered his favorite dancer, Rudolf Nureyev.[17:37] Glauco reveals how he relates to Rudolph's struggle; the diversity he had to overcome by being gay, the humble beginnings, his grit in following his dreams. [19:36] Glauco shares the difficulties growing up in Brazilian culture that is traditionally machismo and suppressive, and evangelical.[21:51] Gluaco expresses his relief and gratitude for finally living in a place that allows him to be free and is encouraged to live out his dreams.[26:00] Glauco moves to New York where he feels a burning desire to do more than dance, something that allows the human connection. [29:14] When moving to New York, a director sees Glauco perform and offers him a role in a short film about dancing. [31:02] Glauco reveals that most opportunities that have come into his life have been through connecting with people.[34:37] Staying out of trouble is Glauco's #1 advice to his younger self, but through this, he recognizes that his aggressions as a kid acted as a way to protect himself. [38:46] Glauco and Jay discuss how people don't change without new experiences which also means you cannot judge people without people having a chance to be confronted in what they believe in.[40:30] Glauco confesses how therapy was his savior in overcoming and accepting past trauma. He feels that the only way to help others in seeking mental help is by setting the example.[42:58] Charity: Disciple Actors Guild; helps performers pay their rent and bills [46:01] Glauco shares heartwarming messages he has received on social media [48:34] Jay and Glauco discuss the very prominent body dysmorphia in dance and how we judge ourselves to the worst degrees.[51:00] Plugs: 2 short films that will be out in June. Actorsguild.org[54:00] OutroConnect with Glauco:WebsiteInstagramYouTubeIMDB Tweetable Quotes: “I think the motivation should be to get out of the small town and be in a big city...I had a dream to be an artist”“I was lucky enough to have a director who believed in me… a raw talent”“I got the job first and started taking ballet classes, and I HATED ballet in the beginning”“Where I came from you don't have a choice”“I don't have to be afraid when I got outside, I'm free here. I can be myself. it's like everything is in favor of me”“If there's 50% of love… try to nurture that 50%” Glauco Araujo is a Brazilian-born professional dancer and actor trained both here in the U.S. and in Brazil. In Rio, Glauco danced with the Rio Dance Company (modern dance), as well as with the integrated dance company ANDEF (disability dance). In 2012, Glauco represented Brazil in the closing ceremony of the Paralympic games in London. And from 2015 to 2017 Glauco acted and danced lead roles at Momenta Dance Company with a repertoire including Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham and Charles Weidman, as well as classic choreographers like August Bournonville, Mikhail Fokine, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa; and disability choreographers Alice Sheppard and Ginger Lane. At Momenta, a dance piece entitled Meloudious Marco was created for Glauco in which he was featured in the lead role of Marco. Glauco was drawn to NYC in early 2017 and was given a scholarship in at Alvin Ailey from 2017 to 2018. In 2018, he was the featured dancer in Aria, a duet choreographed for him by Pedro Ruiz, with live accompaniment by the Camerata NY Orchestra. Glauco danced and acted the following year in Sasha Spielvogel's new musical Come Back Once More So I Can Say Goodbye — a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. Glauco's next featured role was in Joshua Bergasse's musical A Crossing, performed with Barrington Stage Company. Glauco has teamed several times, beginning in 2018 to the present, with the award-winning German dancer/director Severine Reisp. Their films have been recognized in a number of international film festivals: A Tango to Remember– Best Romance Film, Los Angeles Film Awards; Best Woman Filmmaker, The Atman Film Festival; Cinematic Award Winner, Cyprus International Film Festival; Ruminate– Best Musical and Best Dance Choreography, Oniros Film Awards; Best Musical/Dance Film, Los Angeles Film Awards. Another film, Lucid, written and directed by Juan Wang has received a Best Film award from The Heibei Television Artists Association. Glauco costarred in this short film with the beautiful and talentedactress and formerAmerican Ballet Theater dancer, Elina GoldeMiettinen. Another film project that Glauco and Elina collaborated on Stop What You're Doing(Music Video), directed by Severine Reisp. This music video won Best Music Video at the Athens International Digital Film Festival Award. On TV, Glauco most notably had a featured comic role in a promo commercialfor Betty in New York, and last January Glauco played the devious Pawnbroker on The Investigation Discovery Channel in Homicide City: Charlotte. Drawn to the New York theater scene, Glauco has worked nonstop onstage for the past three years, working often with Triangle Theater and The Snarks, ACC and EAG. His New York debut was as the romantic lead, Peter Latham, in Pierre Barillet's Forty Carats. His comic turn was followed by his hilarious performance as the effete Bob Lamb in Tina Howe's Museum. In a series of scene nights, Glauco's range has covered the hot-headed role of Ken in John Logan's Red, the sweet-hearted Cornelius in Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, the deceptive Morris Townsend in Ruth and Augustus Goetz's The Heiress, and the diabolic Adolf Eichmann Raul Wallenberg's Saved Me. In Soledad Bailada y Casi Compartida, presented at the University of Seville, and on tour around Spain. Glauco has been thrilled to work alongside Broadway and West End actors Anthony Newfield, Alison Fraser and Karen Archer in Richard Alleman's new play Adrift, playing the Brazilian, and provocative Zumba instructor, Flavio. Glauco has been honored to be part of special performances to benefit the Episcopal Actors' Guild and the Cape May Stage. Reviewed in the Times Square Chronicles, “Betsy (Alison Fraser) longs for something more, alongside interactions of the less virtuous kind with the handsome and sweet-talking Flavio, played seductively by the appealing Glauco Araujo (Spielvogel's Come Back Once More).” Recently, Glauco performed in a short bio-pic entitled Dance for Freedom directed by Severine Reisp, highlighting the challenges people of color face today, and which has garnered recognition as the First-Place Recipient of the Dr. David Milch Foundation/CCNY Award in short film competition. In her review, juror Timberkly Whitfield, program executive and producer for A&E, as well as a host on the History Channel and A&E, wrote: “Glauco Araujo is a beautiful dancer and you capture him in such a way that really moved me. I felt inspired by his story that even in the face of racism he doesn't see himself as a victim. Strong production values. You checked all the boxes on this one — FANTASTIC!”  Link from past Interviews  http://diversityrulesmagazine.com/2021/02/28/march-feature-interview-glauco-araujo/http://www.ourtownny.com/news/the-universal-language-of-the-arts-YE1547010https://elespecial.com/glauco-araujo-el-bailarin-que-ha-conquistado-de-brasil-new-yorkhttps://www.noticiali.com/glauco-araujo-sobreviviendo-a-traves-de-la-creatividad/

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-63Links referenced in/relevant to episode 63:-New York Times story about the former Kirov Academy official who pleaded guilty to fraud: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/arts/dance/kirov-academy-embezzlement.html-Information about the streamed ceremony for Debora Chase-Hicks: https://www.instagram.com/p/COtaqMbLVvt/-Alice Sheppard's essay on intersectional disability justice: https://www.dancemagazine.com/alice-sheppard-accessibility-2652914616.html-Mickaella Dantas' reflections on dancing with a prosthesis: https://www.dancemagazine.com/dancing-with-a-prosthesis-2652675897.html-Sydney Skybetter's article on the creative possibilities of prosthetic design: https://www.dancemagazine.com/prosthetics-choreography-2652676008.html-Dance Magazine Editor in Chief Jennifer Stahl's note on access work at Dance Media: https://www.dancemagazine.com/accessibility-dance-magazine-2652839834.html-Alice Blumenfeld's essay on the problems with the term "world dance": https://www.dancemagazine.com/world-dance-2652863754.html-Kaatsbaan Cultural Park website and social pages:https://kaatsbaan.org/https://www.instagram.com/kaatsbaan/https://twitter.com/KaatsbaanDancehttps://www.facebook.com/Kaatsbaanhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/kaatsbaan-international-dance-center-inc/

Glauco Araujo is a Brazilian-born professional dancer and actor trained both in the U. S. and in Brazil. In Rio, Glauco danced with the Rio Dance Company (modern dance), as well as with the integrated dance company ANDEF (disability dance). In 2012 Glauco represented Brazil in the closing ceremony of the Paralympic games in London. And from 2015 to 2017 Glauco acted and danced lead roles at Momenta Dance Company with a repertoire including Doris Humphrey, Martha Graham and Charles Weidman, as well as classic choreographers like August Bournonville, Mikhail Fokine, Jules Perrot and Marius Petipa; and disability choreographers Alice Sheppard and Ginger Lane. At Momenta, a dance piece entitled Meloudious Marco was created for Glauco in which he was featured in the lead role of Marco. Glauco was drawn to NYC in early 2017 and was given a scholarship in ballet at Alvin Ailey from 2017 to 2018. Glauco has teamed several times, beginning in 2018 to the present, with the award- winning German dancer/director Severine Reisp. Their films have been recognized in a number of international film festivals: A Tango to Remember – Best Romance Film, Los Angeles Film Awards; Best Film, The Atman Film Festival; Cinematic Award Winner, Cyprus International Film Festival; Ruminate – Best Musical and Best Dance Choreography, Oniros Film Awards; Best Film, Los Angeles Film Awards. Another film, Lucid, written and directed by Juan Wang has received a Best Film award from The Heibei Television Artists Association. Glauco has been thrilled to work alongside Broadway and West End actors Anthony Newfield, Alison Fraser and Karen Archer in Richard Alleman's new play Adrift, playing the Brazilian, and provocative Zumba instructor, Flavio. Glauco has been honored to be part of special performances to benefit the Episcopal Actors' Guild and the Cape May Stage. Reviewed in the Times Square Chronicles, “Betsy (Alison Fraser) longs for something more, alongside interactions of the less virtuous kind with the handsome and sweet-talking Flavio, played seductively by the appealing Glauco Araujo (Spielvogel's Come Back Once More).” Recently, Glauco performed in a short bio-pic entitled Dance for Freedom, highlighting the challenges people of color face today, and which has garnered recognition as the First-Place Recipient of the Dr. David Milch Foundation/CCNY Award in short film competition. In her review juror Timberkly Whitfield, program executive and producer for A&E, as well as a host on the History Channel and A&E, wrote: “Glauco Araujo is a beautiful dancer and you capture him in such a way that really moved me. I felt inspired by his story that even in the face of racism he doesn't see himself as a victim. Strong production values. You checked all the boxes on this one — FANTASTIC!” Find more of Glauco: Instagram: @glaucoaraujonyc Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GlaucoAraujo Website: www.glaucoaraujo.com A Statement from Glauco: "I'm a fan of the podcast and listen to the stories I felt inspire to share. I went over my old notes, things that I wrote in the past. My main idea is to inspire other people, creating any kind of positive message so they continuing to believe in themselves no matter the circumstances." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Created during a time of quarantine in the global Coronavirus pandemic, A Moment Of Your Time's mission is to provide a space for expression, collaboration, community and solidarity. In this time of isolation, we may have to be apart but let's create together.  Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Created by CurtCo Media Concept by Jenny Curtis Theme music by Chris Porter Edited by Darra Stone A CurtCo Media Production See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Show notes below: Talking Shit with Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Productionwww.taracheyenne.comInstagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP  /  FB: Tara Cheyenne PerformancePodcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart Musicwww.marcstewartmusic.com  © 2020 Tara Cheyenne Performance Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386 Show Notes:Links:http://allbodiesdance.ca/performances-previous.htmlhttps://momomovement.ca/https://explorationdance.ca/ iDance Edmonton in 2008 (now known as CRIPSiE)http://www.cripsie.ca/ Alice Sheppard’s film Inclinations:https://alicesheppard.com/disabilitydanceworks/inclinations-a-dance-on-film-short/ Carolina Bergonzoni’s film Ho.Me. https://filmfreeway.com/HoMEdancefilm Donna Redlick/Somatic Movementhttps://www.donnaredlick.com/ About Harmanie: Harmanie Rose is a disabled dance artist living and working on the unceded territory of the Musqueam, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, also known as Vancouver, BC. She began her dance journey in 2006 on the Treaty 6 territory known as Edmonton, AB. She co-founded iDance Edmonton in 2008 (now known as CRIPSiE) before relocating to BC. Since 2014, Harmanie has worked as a performer, choreographer, and facilitator for the award-winning All Bodies Dance Project and as a facilitator for Ready Dance: an All Bodies Youth Project. Harmanie has had the pleasure of studying with dance companies such as Axis Dance (US), Candoco Dance Company (UK), Amici Dance Theatre (UK), MoMo Mixed Ability Dance Theatre (AB, CAN), and DanceAbility International (USA). She has created three outdoor, site-specific pieces, and one site-specific dance short film for Vines Art Festival as well as performed in Dance in Vancouver( DiV), and Dancing on the Edge (DOTE). Watch her in three dance films including world-renowned dance artist Alice Sheppard’s Inclinations and Carolina Bergonzoni’s Ho.Me. Sanctuary, the dance film she co-created and danced in, had its world premiere in London at the Together! 2019 Disability Film Festival in December 2019. Also, in June 2019 Harmanie participated in UCLA’s inaugural Dancing Disability Lab (http://www.uei.ucla.edu/academic-programs/disability-studies/disability-inclusion-lab/arts/) to work with other professional disabled dance artists to answer questions around the culture and aesthetics of disabled dance. Since March 2020, Harmanie has taught virtual Zoom dance classes for Momo Movement (AB), Exploration Dance Project (BC), All Bodies Dance Project (BC), Propeller Dance (ON), and the Kickstart Still, Life Festival (BC). Somatic Dance, as well as Inclusive community-engagement and ensemble improvisation, are at the core of her practice. Harmanie is interested in building relationships strengthened by movement and understanding the environment we are immersed in, whether that is the physical space around us or the virtual space where we engage in movement together. About Tara: Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg is an award winning creator, performer, choreographer, director and writer. Artistic Director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, she is renowned as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary performance and as a mighty performer "who defies categorization on any level"(The Georgia Straight).Tara is celebrated nationally and internationally for her unique and dynamic hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. The string of celebrated full-length solo shows to her credit includes bANGER, Goggles, Porno Death Cult, and I can’t remember the word for I can’t remember, and she partners regularly on multidisciplinary collaborations, commissions and boundary-bending ensemble creations. When she isn’t creating innovative movement for theatre, Tara performs around the world- highlights include DanceBase/Edinburgh, South Bank Centre/London, On the Boards/Seattle USA, and High Performance Rodeo/Calgary. Recent works include The Body Project (premiering 2020/21 season) The River with dance artist Miriam Colvin and artist and activist Molly Wickham (premiering 2021 in Wet'suwet'en Territory), empty.swimming.pool with Italian dance/performance artist Silvia Gribaudi, (Castiglioncello, Bassano, Victoria, B.C. and Vancouver, B.C.), how to be (Vancouver, B.C.) , and I can’t remember the word for I can’t remember (currently touring). Tara lives on the unceded and traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səlil̓wətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation)/East Vancouver with her partner composer Marc Stewart.

Part 2 Disabled Artists' Collective Kinetic Light: Lighting Designer Michael Maag hosted by Carden Wyckoff Transcript https://rb.gy/fjdrsc Who is Michael Maag? Michael Maag designs at the intersection of lighting and projections for theatre, dance, musicals, opera, and in planetariums across the United States. He sculpts with light and shadow to create lighting environments that tell a story, believing that lighting in support of the performance is the key to unlocking our audience’s emotions. He has built custom optics for projections in theatres, museums and planetariums, and also designs and builds electronics and lighting for costumes and scenery. As a paraplegic, Michael is passionate about bringing the perspective of the disabled artist to technical theatre. He is currently the Resident Lighting Designer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. His designs and creations have been seen on the Festival’s stages for the last 20 years, as well as at Arena Stage, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Utah Shakespearean Festival, Florida Studio Theatre, and many other places. What is Kinetic Light? Kinetic Light is different from many other performing arts companies that feature disabled dancers. We are a disability arts ensemble: We are led by a disabled artist; disabled artists create, design, and perform the work; our work speaks to and emerges from disability aesthetics and disability culture; and our work is connected to the rich traditions and exciting contemporary conversations of disabled artists in all artistic fields. Founded in 2016 under the direction and artistic leadership of Alice Sheppard, Kinetic Light is a project-based ensemble of three disabled artists: Sheppard, Laurel Lawson, and Michael Maag. A roster of additional artists join us to contribute on a project by project basis. In this episode Michael and Carden talk about: Michael's spinal chord injury and how he got interested in lighting Lens shift from non disabled to living with a disability Lighting and including disabilities Sensory sensitivities and lighting Color influencing the unconscious brain and translating into audio descriptions Kinetic Light a collective of disabled artists and the creation behind it Disability inclusion and the arts Universal design and accessibility in the built environment Resources: Connect with Michael @kineticlightdance @longred Follow Carden on Instagram @freewheelinwithcardenFind Carden everywhere Special thanks to my producer Jonathan Raz on Fiverr.com Use referral code 'Carden' when downloading iAccessLife mobile app.

A transcript of this episode is available here: http://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-40/Links referenced in/relevant to Episode 40:-GoFundMe campaigns for the family of Gregg Russell: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-family-of-gregg-russellhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/gregg-russell-family-support-fund-New York Times' report on the Metropolitan Opera's proposed pay-for-pay-cuts deal: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/20/arts/music/met-opera-coronavirus-paycuts.html-Dance Magazine's story on "Nutcracker" in the time of COVID: https://www.dancemagazine.com/2020-nutcracker-2648997270.html-Phil Chan's advice on addressing racist "Nutcracker" footage: https://www.dancemagazine.com/nutcracker-racist-2649015937.html-Dance Data Project's "Nutcracker" status updates page: https://www.dancedataproject.com/resources/2020-2021-season-updates/#2020-nutcracker-Dance Magazine's look at the decentralizing effects of COVID: https://www.dancemagazine.com/will-covid-19-lead-to-long-term-decentralization-of-the-dance-industry-2648605995.html-Info/tickets for the online presentation of Kinetic Light's "DESCENT": http://www.northrop.umn.edu/events/kinetic-light-2020-Info/tickets for Kinetic Light's ALLways workshop: https://web.cvent.com/event/545e5a01-e4cd-4eb3-865b-21595e37e003/register-Alice Sheppard's website: https://alicesheppard.com/-Kinetic Light's website: https://kineticlight.org/-Kinetic Light's social pages:https://www.instagram.com/kineticlightdance/https://www.facebook.com/KineticLight

Part 1 Disabled Artists' Collective Kinetic Light: Dancer Laurel Lawson hosted by Carden Wyckoff Transcript https://rb.gy/bgmlyd Who is Laurel Lawson? Dancer, choreographer, and engineer; Laurel Lawson found that dance combines her lifelong loves of athleticism and art. Featuring liminality, synthesistic myth, and partnering, her work includes both traditional choreography and novel ways of extending and creating art through technology and design. Laurel began her professional dance career with Full Radius Dance in 2004 and is part of the disabled artists’ collective Kinetic Light, where in addition to choreographic collaboration and performance she contributes design and leads technical innovation, including the Audimance project, a revolutionary app centering non-visual audiences, and the Access ALLways initiative. Beyond dance, Laurel is an advocate, musician, skates for the USA Women’s Sled Hockey team, and leads CyCore Systems, a technology consultancy specializing in novel problems. What is Kinetic Light? Kinetic Light is different from many other performing arts companies that feature disabled dancers. We are a disability arts ensemble: We are led by a disabled artist; disabled artists create, design, and perform the work; our work speaks to and emerges from disability aesthetics and disability culture; and our work is connected to the rich traditions and exciting contemporary conversations of disabled artists in all artistic fields. Founded in 2016 under the direction and artistic leadership of Alice Sheppard, Kinetic Light is a project-based ensemble of three disabled artists: Sheppard, Laurel Lawson, and Michael Maag. A roster of additional artists join us to contribute on a project by project basis. In this episode Laurel and Carden talk about: Kinetic Light a collective of disabled artists and the creation behind it Audimance the app for non visual performance descriptions Disability inclusion and the arts Universal design and accessibility in the built environment Ramps and all their glory Designing accessible events Compliance is complacence Resources: Connect with Laurel @worldsoflaurel Follow Carden on Instagram @freewheelinwithcardenFind Carden everywhere Special thanks to my producer Jonathan Raz on Fiverr.com Use referral code 'Carden' when downloading iAccessLife mobile app.

Yes, we're a day early this week. We'll be back next week in our regular Thursday slot, joined by disabled dancer and choreographer Alice Sheppard.

Alice Sheppard is a choreographer and dance artist creating movement that challenges conventional understandings of disabled and dancing bodies. Engaging disability arts, culture, and history, she is intrigued by the intersections of disability, gender, and race. Artists-In-Presidents: Fireside Chats for 2020 will be released weekly via podcast, virtual gallery, and social media. To visit the virtual gallery: www.artistsinpresidents.com and follow us @artistsinpresidents Sound design by Phoebe Unter & Nicole Kelly featuring Mara Lazer on saxophone. Music by Daniel Birch.

Laura Flanders interviews two performance artists whose work illustrates how difference and neurodiversity make art and society richer and much more interesting. Alice Sheppard is a wheelchair dancer and esteemed choreographer, the artistic director of the company Kinetic Light. Jess Thom is a performer and comedian with Tourettes Syndrome, the founder of the project TourettesHero. In their conversations with Laura, they question the role of art in society as well as our attitudes towards disability and what is typically considered “normal”.  Music in the Middle:  "Bakabana" by Brooklyn Funk Essentials from their new album Stay Good, courtesy of Dorado Records.If you would like to request accessibility-related assistance, report any accessibility problems, or request any information in accessible alternative formats, email us at info@lauraflanders.orgFor the full episode notes and to become a member supporter goto https://Patreon.com/theLFShowIt's finally here. The Laura Flanders Show arrives on public television this Sunday!Tune in this Sunday, September 6th at 11:30 am ET on the WORLD channel, or watch online on YouTube. And then join Laura afterwards, at 12pm ET for a post-broadcast talk-back hosted esteemed action hero Elizabeth Streb. Click here at 12pm Sunday.

Chris and Jill are joined by the amazing Alice Sheppard in this episode of the My Dearest Friends Project. Please copy and paste the following link for a full transcript of the episode: https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-35-alice-sheppard/

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Alice Sheppard and Kinetic Light partner, Laurel Lawson together discuss Audimance - transforming dance into sound. Hear how they became Dancers, the challenges of finding physically integrated dance schools, the film "Inclinations" and all about the app changing how we think about audio description. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Transcripts available at www.ReidMyMind.com Follow @tsreid on Twitter

This episode introduces you to three pioneering dance artistes that have made a significant change to perception, health, or policy. It proves that uniting with purpose through the arts can make the world a better place for all.Artistes celebrated are: Mallika Sarabhai, Alice Sheppard and Sohini ChakrabortyWebsite has full interviews and footage from podcasthttps://www.gillianbeattie.com/di-uk

Today I want to talk specifically about the Cultural Arts. This is a fun topic because there are so many beautiful traditions and believes expressed through the arts from all over the world.  The beauty of it is far greater than most students actually comprehend. Dive in with me today as I share a little about the benefits of diversity in cultural arts and how to provide opportunities for your students to engage and grow from the arts.    The disabled dance community Alice Sheppard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-qfZA1V7Yo Antoine Hunter https://www.realurbanjazzdance.com/mr-antoine-hunter.html She without arm, he without leg - ballet - Hand in Hand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTrb6i7gJAk   Benefits of the Cultural Arts http://createquity.com/issue/benefits/   Scottish Cultural Arts http://www.highlandechoes.com/

This week, dance as world-changing movement with two artists who expand our ideas about beauty, risk, mobility, and inclusion. Wheelchair dancer and esteemed choreographer Alice Sheppard, and MacArthur Genius Award-winning action architect Elizabeth Streb. What difference does art make? Should art-making be a human right? What will it take to disable the limits society puts around “normal”? These questions and more this week on the Laura Flanders Show. Become a Patron at Patreon. That's also where you'll find research materials related to this episode along with links and more on our guests.

This week, two artists who expand our ideas about beauty, risk, mobility, and inclusion. Wheelchair dancer and esteemed choreographer Alice Sheppard, and MacArthur Genius Award-winning action architect Elizabeth Streb. What difference does art make? Should art-making be a human right? What will it take to disable the limits society puts around “normal”?  Music Featured:  “How Do You Feel?” by Vanessa Daou from her “Welcome to My Blues:  Anthology (1994-2017)” released on Daou Music in conjunction with Kidd Recordings. For suggested reading, research and links to our guests and issues featured in this episode, go to: Patreon.com/theLFShow  That's where you can become a member. Our goal is to sign up 25 new members during our May Day to Memorial Day Membership Drive,  

Lisa Niedermeyer is the Producing Director for Disability Dance Works, a production company founded by disabled dancer Alice Sheppard to launch art experiences at the intersection of disability, technology, and design. In this episode, Lisa and Erik talk about why it's important to have meaningful cultural experiences centered around disability. They also discuss how venues can create "joy equity" experiences and how digital experiences should be compatible with assistive technologies.

Alice Sheppard from solo work Where Good Souls Fear. Photo by Lisa Niedermeyer. Alice Sheppard took her first dance class in order to make good on a dare; she loved moving so much that she resigned her academic professorship in order to begin a career in dance. She studied ballet and modern with Kitty Lunn and made her debut with Infinity Dance Theater. After an apprenticeship, Alice joined AXIS Dance Company where she toured nationally and taught in the company’s education and outreach programs. Since becoming an independent artist, Alice has danced in projects with Ballet Cymru, GDance, and Marc Brew in the United Kingdom. In the United States, she has worked with Full Radius Dance, Marjani Forté, MBDance, Infinity Dance Theater, and Steve Paxton. As an emerging, award-winning choreographer, Alice creates movement that challenges conventional understandings of disabled and dancing bodies. Engaging with disability arts, culture and history, Alice attends to the complex intersections of disability, gender, and race by exploring the societal and cultural significance of difference. Alice Sheppard as Andromeda in DESCENT by Kinetic Light. Photo by MANCC / Chris Cameron. Alice Sheppard and Laurel Lawson of Kinetic LIght in performance a The Whitney Museum. Photo by Filip Wolak.

Check out our sponsors! * Today's Episode Sponsor - The Shelf Addiction Merch Store! Buy your next favorite bookish t-shirt!: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/merch.html* As of January 2019, use our NEW prom code! Try audiobooks! New audiobooks.com customers get a FREE 30-day membership and your first audiobook FREE! Use our promo code SHELFADDICTION when you sign up at https://ca.audiobooks.com/signupTonight on BOOK CHAT, I'm interviewing audiobook narrator Erin deWard. Come along as she shares with us some of her experiences narrating as well as sharing her current project, Rose Hill series written by Pam Grandstaff. Connect with Erin deWard:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erindewardaudiobooks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErindewardSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/erin-dewardWebsite: http://erindeward.com Listen to book Rose Hill (Rose Hill Mystery Series Book 1) on audiobook: https://amzn.to/2I4OWQb Here is a link to part of Descent by Alice Sheppard, but without the Audio Description:Alice Sheppard / Kinetic Light "DESCENT" Research in 2017 | https://vimeo.com/235858755***********************************Find Tamara on social media!Blog | shelfaddiction.comYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/ShelfAddiction/feed Twitter & Instagram | @ShelfAddiction Email me: info (at) shelfaddiction.com Want to share a comment? Have a question you'd like answered on air? Call into Shelf Addiction and leave a Speakpipe voicemail https://www.speakpipe.com/shelfaddiction***********************************Want to contribute to PCS and Book Chat? Help the Shelf Addiction Podcast pay for the hosting and editing of the podcast by becoming a patron! Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/shelfaddiction If Patreon isn't your thing, you can also show your support by using out sponsored links or buying me a coffee (ko-fi.com/shelfaddiction) to help me with my early mornings and late nights spent editing. *********************************** Blog Updates: Join the 3 book bloggers, 1 series read-along!! Get more info here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/read-along.html **********************************Are you an author or audiobook narrator and would like to be featured on Book Chat? Apply here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/author-feature-policy--request-form.htmlPodcast and Blog advertising opportunities available here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/advertising.html ***********************************Produced with Cyberlink AudioDirector- Ad Music | Sweet Success on Purple Planet is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.purple-planet.com/upbeat/4593380163- Intro/Outro Music created by Samone Ward- Welcome background Intro/Outro music from album Music for Podcasts 4, Southside by Lee Rosevere and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: Artist: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/ FTC Disclaimer: The show notes may contain affiliate and/or referral links. I receive a small commission if you purchase using my link(s). If you purchase using my link(s), you will be supporting the Shelf Addiction website and podcast. This is NOT a sponsored podcast. All opinions are genuinely my own. **This audio podcast shall not be reproduced, sampled or uploaded elsewhere without my written consent.

Check out our sponsors! * Today's Episode Sponsor - The Shelf Addiction Merch Store! Buy your next favorite bookish t-shirt!: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/merch.html* As of January 2019, use our NEW prom code! Try audiobooks! New audiobooks.com customers get a FREE 30-day membership and your first audiobook FREE! Use our promo code SHELFADDICTION when you sign up at https://ca.audiobooks.com/signupTonight on BOOK CHAT, I'm interviewing audiobook narrator Erin deWard. Come along as she shares with us some of her experiences narrating as well as sharing her current project, Rose Hill series written by Pam Grandstaff. Connect with Erin deWard:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erindewardaudiobooks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ErindewardSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/erin-dewardWebsite: http://erindeward.com Listen to book Rose Hill (Rose Hill Mystery Series Book 1) on audiobook: https://amzn.to/2I4OWQb Here is a link to part of Descent by Alice Sheppard, but without the Audio Description:Alice Sheppard / Kinetic Light "DESCENT" Research in 2017 | https://vimeo.com/235858755***********************************Find Tamara on social media!Blog | shelfaddiction.comYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/user/ShelfAddiction/feed Twitter & Instagram | @ShelfAddiction Email me: info (at) shelfaddiction.com Want to share a comment? Have a question you'd like answered on air? Call into Shelf Addiction and leave a Speakpipe voicemail https://www.speakpipe.com/shelfaddiction***********************************Want to contribute to PCS and Book Chat? Help the Shelf Addiction Podcast pay for the hosting and editing of the podcast by becoming a patron! Learn more at https://www.patreon.com/shelfaddiction If Patreon isn't your thing, you can also show your support by using out sponsored links or buying me a coffee (ko-fi.com/shelfaddiction) to help me with my early mornings and late nights spent editing. *********************************** Blog Updates: Join the 3 book bloggers, 1 series read-along!! Get more info here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/read-along.html **********************************Are you an author or audiobook narrator and would like to be featured on Book Chat? Apply here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/author-feature-policy--request-form.htmlPodcast and Blog advertising opportunities available here: http://www.shelfaddiction.com/advertising.html ***********************************Produced with Cyberlink AudioDirector- Ad Music | Sweet Success on Purple Planet is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.purple-planet.com/upbeat/4593380163- Intro/Outro Music created by Samone Ward- Welcome background Intro/Outro music from album Music for Podcasts 4, Southside by Lee Rosevere and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: Artist: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_for_Podcasts_4/ FTC Disclaimer: The show notes may contain affiliate and/or referral links. I receive a small commission if you purchase using my link(s). If you purchase using my link(s), you will be supporting the Shelf Addiction website and podcast. This is NOT a sponsored podcast. All opinions are genuinely my own. **This audio podcast shall not be reproduced, sampled or uploaded elsewhere without my written consent.