WORD! - International Day of People with Disabilities Special

  • Thu, Nov 28, 2024

  • Venue:Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, LE1 7HA
  • Time:7pm
  • Cost:£4 / £7
  • Web Address:https://www2.le.ac.uk/hosted/attenborougharts/whatson
  • THURSDAY 28th NOV 2024 - Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
    WORD! - International Day of People with Disabilities Special
    Attenborough Arts Centre, Lancaster Road, Leicester, LE1 7HA
    Workshop 4-6pm
    Show 7-9pm

    Join us as we end the year with this very special event for International Day of Person’s with Disabilities - co-curated with WORD!’s, Teagan Buckley. This WORD! Special will explore ideas around (dis)ability and imagine a present and future that is accessible for all without exception. Every aspect of performance will be conceived of for access to expression, and include multiple forms of language within diverse ability.

    To sign up for the open mic, and/or book a workshop place on the same day (4pm-6pm) email [email protected]

    Teagan Buckley (BA, MA) is a poet and artist from Leicester, England. She is influenced by studies in Film and her experience of disability as someone with cerebral palsy. A fan of cartoons, coffee and music, she is interested in the under-served complexities of intersections of gender and disability - Disability and LGBTQIA A activism.