Authorship and the voice of disability in dance
Mathilde Pavis and Kate Marsh
Date: Wednesday 11th February 2015
Time: 2.15pm–3.45pm
Place: Eden 036, Liverpool Hope University, UK
The Invisible Difference project investigates how dance, disability, and the law intersect, and questions whether the law could assist in any way to make the voice of disability in the dance community louder. The trouble is that disabled dance artists are absent from the mainstream of the discipline, a possible cause being the lack of leadership among disabled artists. The question is how empowering is artistic leadership in the context of dance and choreography? In this context, legal authorship is approached as an instrument to support the voice of disabled dance artists in the mainstream. If the law can support the career of differently able dance practitioners, it can also learn from their practice to improve its framework.
Mathilde Pavis and Kate Marsh are PhD students on the InVisible Difference project at Coventry University in the United Kingdom.
This seminar is part of the CCDS series, The Voice of Disability. Other dates include:
11 Mar 2015, Which Theory of Democracy for an Inclusive Society? A Pragmaticist Approach, David Doat.
13 May 2015, The Stories We Tell: The Americans with Disabilities Act After 25 Years, Lennard J. Davis.
17 Jun 2015, ‘Working together for positive outcomes’: The Appropriation of Voice and Participation in SEN policy, Claire Penketh.
Also, Disability and Disciplines: The International Conference on Educational, Cultural, and Disability Studies will be held 1-2 July, 2015.
For further information please contact:
Dr David Bolt
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