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Review: Unlimited - DaSH's M21 Live Art Festival

16 May 2012

DaSH's (Disability Arts Shropshire) M21 Live Art Festival was commissioned by the Unlimited programme, part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. Lynn Cox gives a Visually Impaired Person’s...

Review: Unlimited - David Toole's 'The Impending Storm'

13 May 2012

Acclaimed dancer David Toole has collaborated with Lucy Hind and Remix Dance Company from South Africa to create an Unlimited commission: 'The Impending Storm'. Jo Verrent caught this compelling...

Review: My Song: a film about inclusion and exclusion

11 May 2012

My Song follows Ellen, a young deaf girl stuck in the middle of the deaf and hearing worlds. Scripted by Charlie Swinbourne and directed by William Mager, DAO writer Richard Downes examines the...

Review: Hang Ups starring Sophie Partridge

10 May 2012

Free as a bird to write what he likes Richard Downes chooses to review Hang Ups a film about fellow aerialists Tina Carter and writer Sophie Partridge

Review: The Hunterian Museum present Anatomize

8 May 2012

‘Anatomize’ a site-sensitive performance is the culmination of a creative partnership between The Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and the Hunterian Museum and Archives....

Review: Unlimited - Ramesh Meyyappan presents Snails & Ketchup

7 May 2012

Based on a novel by Italo Calvino, Ramesh Meyyappan's touring production, Snails & Ketchup, explores dependance and independence. Paul F Cockburn reviews this Unlimited commission, produced as...

Review: Birmingham Rep Theatre present Gravity

7 May 2012

Faced paced, dynamic and educative 'Gravity' is a gripping contemporary play about violence in schools. Obi Chiejina links the unfolding events with iconic occurrences from the twentieth and...

Review: Shape Open

4 May 2012

The award ceremony for the Shape Open exhibition at Portobello Gallery, last night, was a crowded affair. Colin Hambrook went along to soak up Shape’s outing into a mainstream gallery space in...

News: Unlimited: Ready, steady, go!

2 May 2012

Marian Cleary, DAO's new sub-editor, introduces the Unlimited commissions

News: DAO is pleased to announce Diverse Perspectives project

1 May 2012

DAO is delighted to announce a significant Grants for the Arts award by Arts Council England to commission eight disabled artists to work with organisations nationally to produce new works over the...

BLOG: Tokyo. One day -

17 May 2012

I'm back. Tokyo called and here I am. Sumida, rocking and rolling, reflects my excitement. This time the cherry blossom is over and Tokyo is greening - punctuated by bright splashes of pink...

BLOG: Dolly Sen hosting Resonance Radio slot on suicide prevention - Dolly Sen

16 May 2012

On friday 18th May 2012 I will be taking to the helm of Resonance Radio's disability slot 'Technical Difficulties' to explore the difficult subject of suicide. I could do a whole series on the...

BLOG: Why we need a NEW Disabled People's Resistance Movement - Dave Lupton

16 May 2012

Why we need a NEW 'Disabled People's Resistance Movement' by Bob Williams-Findley. "We have campaign groups like Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) and Black Triangle (BT), and I'm aware of...

BLOG: Fund raiser by Mad Pride - Dave Lupton

15 May 2012

Hi Folk, A Fundraiser for the Campaign Against Benefit Cuts and another gathering of 'NUTS IN MAY’ This month sees Mad Pride back at that great community venue Tottenham Chances in North...

BLOG: Opening up the rehearsal process. Guest blog by LeanerFasterStronger director Andrew Loretto - Colin Hambrook

15 May 2012

And here we are at the end of week 2 of rehearsals for the Sheffield Theatres/Chol Theatre co-production of the world premiere of LeanerFasterStronger by Kaite O’Reilly. Time has flown by in...

BLOG: Two legs good enough. One leg irrelevant. - Deborah Caulfield

15 May 2012

Listed in DAO’s job opportunities is an advert by Peut-être Theatre. They’re looking for a disabled male dancer/actor for their next Xmas show for children, a dance-theatre...

BLOG: WHERE THE QUEEN’S NEVER BEEN - Colin Hambrook

14 May 2012

I’m taking part in the Norfolk & Norwich Open Studio event this year, showing visual poetry, text art, and protest art in a picture postcard cottage in the middle of...

BLOG: Self Service Psychiatry - Rich Downes

10 May 2012

I attended a CPA yesterday. Care Programme Approach Meeting. It was the first one that my partner had been granted since 2008. She is supposed to have two a year. This was glossed over quickly by...

BLOG: Participation. Part I: The best show in town. - Deborah Caulfield

9 May 2012

Community participation in the arts is flavour of the month. So while there’s funding, I'm making the most of it, grabbing every opportunity that comes my way. Workshops run by experienced...

BLOG: Gini looks for a role model - Trish Wheatley

8 May 2012

Gini, has published her latest blog on Disability Arts Online and touches on faith, mythology, hope and role-models. It's becoming a fascinating aspect of 'Creating the Spectacle!' as...

BLOG: Writing: pulling no punches. - Deborah Caulfield

6 May 2012

In his blog Rich Downes asked what is writing? Really. I said, for me right now writing is like punching a hole in the fog that surrounds me. And then I thought, it's like having a pillow fight...

BLOG: Rolling back the years - Dave Lupton

5 May 2012

The present government, seemingly run and controlled by a small clique of ex Public schoolboys, seem intent on taking us back to the 1950s where people did what they were told, without...

BLOG: Oska Bright On The Road – Bradford-on-Avon - Mark Richardson

5 May 2012

Saturday 5th May 2012 By Becky Bruzas and Matthew Hellett It was really good! All of the staff and the lovely audience at the Wilshire Music Centre were really warm and welcoming. It was a...

BLOG: Long Die The Tragedy Model - Rich Downes

5 May 2012

Good Grief! How did we miss this classic? Was it through our own grief at the passing of Jack Ashley? Anyway, how this came about. I was playing around with the Gustave Flaubert image that appears...

BLOG: What Is Writing Really? - Rich Downes

5 May 2012

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. Gustave Flaubert I'm not sure if I believe that Gustave. Lately it feels that the art of writing is the art of exploring...

News: Artists take centre stage for diversity at the AMIs 2011

18 November 2011

Creative excellence amongst disabled artists was honoured at the Ability Media International (AMI) awards on Sunday 20 November, as stars of screen, stage, broadcast and new media joined to celebrate...

News: The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) to announce this year's Cultural Diversity Network awards

14 November 2011

The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) have invited broadcasters, producers, directors and screenwriters to nominate companies for this year's Cultural Diversity Network awards, celebrating creativity...

News: DaDaFest 2012: Dates and Theme Announced

7 November 2011

DaDaFest, the International Festival of Disability and Deaf Arts has announced that the festival is to return in summer 2012, from Friday 13th July – Sunday 2nd September, with events...

News: Extant Theatre awarded ‘Best Paper’ at UbiComp, Beijing

1 November 2011

Extant's paper 'Haptic Reassurance in the Pitch Black for an Immersive Theatre Experience' was awarded best paper at the international technology conference UbiComp 2011 in Beijing, China. The paper...

News: Britain in a Day

1 November 2011

BRITAIN IN A DAY is an exciting and ambitious documentary project where we are inviting people across the UK to send in footage shot on one particular day - the 12th November 2011. This is an...

News: CoolTan Arts walk with Arthur Smith in celebration of World Mental Health Day 2011

31 October 2011

On Saturday 15th October, a beautiful bright autumn day, more than 90 CoolTan Arts participants, volunteers, supporters and patrons gathered outside Maudsely Hospital to begin a monumental sponsored...

News: Paralympic Games from a Learning Disabled Perspective

26 October 2011

Leading arts organisation Heart n Soul are delighted to announce the launch of their brand new Paralympic Games website, 'Games Through Our Eyes', created and designed by their Media Team. The Media...

News: Theatre company Spare Tyre develops programme to medically benefit older people with dementia

6 October 2011

Theatre Company, Spare Tyre, will tour to residential homes nationally this Autumn, working creatively with older people with dementia to medically benefit participants. Spare Tyre’s new...

News: Struggle for Equality’, A Time Line of People with Learning Disabilities

6 October 2011

Bournemouth People First, a charity run for and by people with learning disabilities, were delighted to be awarded a grant of £49,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support a new 18...

News: The Alchemist's Easel: A Rough Guide To Drawing The Unconscious by Al Davison

6 October 2011

UK based artist Al Davison known for his work on Doctor Who, and his autobiography The Spiral Cage, has started a crowd funding campaign to publish his new book. Al, who runs the Astral Gypsy studio...

Opportunity: Rowan Humberstone seek Wood Workshop Leader

9 May 2012

Rowan Humberstone, the Cambridge day charity where people with learning disabilities work with their tutors in wood, ceramics and art, is seeking a full-time person to lead the Wood Workshop.

Opportunity: DAO is looking to commission a digital artist to make work in response to Outside In artists

8 May 2012

As part of our Diverse Perspectives programme we are looking to commission a South East-based digital artist to collaborate with one or two Outside In artists to make a series of short, moving image,...

Opportunity: Amputee performer sought by Peut-être Theatre

8 May 2012

Peut-être Theatre seek male amputee dancer/actor with one leg for a new dance-theatre version of Hans Christian Anderson's The Tin Soldier for Christmas this year at Barnsley Civic Theatre

Opportunity: Northern Ballet seek a Communications Officer: Marketing

26 April 2012

Northern Ballet are looking for someone with exceptional organisational skills and an ability to manage multiple priorities to lead on implementing marketing strategies for our national tour.

Opportunity: DAO (Disability Arts Online) is looking for new Board members

6 March 2011

DAO (Disability Arts Online), the dynamic online journal for disabled and Deaf artists and practitioners, is looking for skilled people to join our Board of Trustees

Opportunity: Unlimited: Caroline Bowditch with East London Dance - Leaving Limbo Landing at London Fields Park

17 May 2012

Dancers and aerialists perform in air, water and on land in Caroline Bowditch's new production

Opportunity: Unlimited: Caroline Bowditch with East London Dance - Leaving Limbo Landing at Merchant City Festival, Glasgow

17 May 2012

Dancers and aerialists perform in air, water and on land in Caroline Bowditch's new production

Opportunity: International Day of Flash Fiction

15 May 2012

Flash Fiction Day event - featuring piece of work, 'Nails' by Penny Pepper

Opportunity: Unlimited: Helen Petts - Throw Them Up and Let Them Sing at Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne

12 May 2012

Helen Petts' digital film explores Kurt Schwitters' journey to Ambleside in the Lake District via Norway when escaping Nazi persecution because of his 'degenerate' art and his epilepsy

Opportunity: Unlimited: Helen Petts - Throw Them Up and Let Them Sing concert at Sage, Gateshead

12 May 2012

A celebration of the musical influence of Kurt Schwitters curated by artist Helen Petts as part of her exploration of Schwitters’ journey from Nazi Germany to England

Opportunity: Unlimited Festival: Helen Petts - Throw Them Up and Let Them Sing at Southbank Centre, London

12 May 2012

Helen Petts' digital film explores Kurt Schwitters' journey to Ambleside in the Lake District via Norway when escaping Nazi persecution because of his 'degenerate' art and his epilepsy

Opportunity: Unlimited Festival: Chris Tally Evans - Turning Points at Southbank Centre, London

11 May 2012

Six stories spoken in one voice from a visually impaired dancer, a young boy, a go-getting career woman, an Olympic runner, a Hollywood star and the artist himself are woven together to enchant and...

Opportunity: WHERE THE QUEEN’S NEVER BEEN

11 May 2012

Poet, artist and campaigner Vince Laws will show visual poetry, text art, and protest art during Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios.

Opportunity: Unlimited: Chris Tally Evans - Turning Points at Chapter, Cardiff

11 May 2012

Opportunity: Attitude is Everything feature on BBC Radio 1

11 May 2012

Radio 1's 'Let Me Into the Music' explores the work of Attitude is Everything, in promoting access for disabled music lovers.