A presentation of sector research and open conversation mediated by Shay & Christina. Held over zoom on May 31 at 2pm EDT.
When we put out a call in November 2023 for manual wheelchair dancers to be part of a residency for Shay Erlich’s Guest Curatorship, we didn’t know what to expect. Since then– we’ve learned so much! Join us for a discussion about manual wheelchair dance in Canada, dance sector needs, and how organizations like Dancemakers are learning to take cues from disability artists to build a strong and inclusive dance sector.
The zoom meeting will have ASL interpretation, simultaneous French Language interpretation, and CART. If you have access requests to attend this webinar, please email artistic@dancemakers.org for more information.
We encourage artists and arts professionals of all styles and stages to attend!
Image Descriptions:
1) Shay and Paulina hold each others forearms as they dance around each other in their wheelchairs. Shay smiles at Paulina, and Paulina’s back is to us. Paulina’s right wheel is blurred, indicating that the pair are spinning quickly. They are in a hall with tall ceilings and metal pillars to Shay’s left.
2) Shay, a white, non-binary, trans-masc human looks directly at the camera grinning. They have short brown hair that is cut close on the sides and longer on the top. They have facial piercings in their eyebrow and nose. Shay is wearing a short-sleeve button-down shirt that is dark blue and has a green and maroon plant pattern all over it.
