Electric Bodies is a series of eight poetry cycles by Allan Sutherland taken from the transcripts of oral history interviews with practitioners from within the…
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‘Making Merry’ – tells the life story of disabled artist Robin Surgeoner
‘Making Merry’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the writer, performer and athlete Robin Surgeoner.
‘Not Getting Lost’ – tells the life story of disabled artist Vici Wreford-Sinnott
‘Not Getting Lost’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the writer and theatre director Vici Wreford-Sinnott, Artistic Director of Little Cog Theatre Company.
Disconsortia – A Lyrical Essay
As part of DAO’s Electric Bodies project – Disconsortia, produced by Vici Wreford-Sinnott – brought twenty disabled artists from the North East of England together at the ARC arts centre in Stockton. Writer-in-residence Lisette Auton reflects on the two-day workshop.
Ways of Understanding – tells the life story of disabled artist Colin Hambrook
‘Ways of Understanding’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with Colin Hambrook, an artist, poet and journalist who is one of the key figures in Disability Arts.
‘Stories of Power’ – tells the life story of disabled artist Jess Thom
Touretteshero co-founder Jess Thom. Photo by Laura Page ‘Stories of Power’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the…
Telling Stories – tells the life story of disabled artist Julie McNamara
Julie McNamara ‘Telling Stories’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the writer and performer Julie McNamara, the founder…
A Different Way of Engaging – tells the life story of disabled artist Katherine Araniello
‘A Different Way of Engaging’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the late Katherine Araniello, a performance and…
‘Making Links’ – tells the life story of disabled artist Tony Heaton
‘Making Links’ is a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the sculptor and arts administrator Tony Heaton, a leading figure in the Disabilty Arts movement.
‘Thalidomide Acts’ – tells the life story of disabled artist Mat Fraser
‘Thalidomide Acts’ is the first outcome of the ‘Electric Bodies’ strand of D4D, a cycle of transcription poems based on a series of interviews with the performer Mat Fraser, who recently starred to great acclaim in Northern Broadsides production of ‘Richard III’.