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'I don't want people to see me like that'

March 04, 2021 • Artist • disability • disability stereotypes • performer • Restless Dance Theatre • theatre

Julia Hales has been able to express her personality and experience, beyond the fact of her disability, by working with Perth's DADAA (Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts) for the last 20 years — initially as a performer, and now also as part of their leadership team.

'No time for fairies'

March 04, 2021 • Anti discrimation • Artist • disability • performer • Restless Dance Theatre • theatre

Actor and circus performer Emma J Hawkins said casting is a still a serious issue for performers with disability.

Last year, Hawkins appeared in the Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man at Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre.

Who has the right to tell stories?

February 25, 2021 • ableism • Anti discrimation • Artist • performer • Restless Dance Theatre

Scott Price, who describes himself as a proudly "autistic artist", says that while things "have actually improved a lot, there's still a long way to go — in terms of the psychology of people".

'It means the world to me'

February 25, 2021 • Acessibility • Artist • dance • performer • Restless Dance Theatre

For dancer Michael Hodyl, a long-time member of Adelaide's Restless Dance Theatre, there have been "lots of chances out there to dance".

'There's no way backstage'

February 25, 2021 • Accesibility • Artist • dance • disability • Restless Dance Theatre

For spoken-word performer Erin Kyan, many theatres are failing at the most basic level — allowing performers to literally get on stage.

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