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Disability and the Right Words
This informative guide will help you discover the right language to talk about people with disabilities.
Brief description of Spine
SPINE was co-commissioned by the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad and presented by SFU WoodwardÕs Inaugural Program as part of VancouverÕs Cultural Olympiad, coinciding with the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
SPINE takes audiences into a virtual universe where avatars provide a seductive opportunity to reinvent oneÕs body and soul, free from the boundaries of human physicality and conventional morality. ItÕs a modern exploration of our changing relationship with our bodies and our notions of identity, truth, and love in an increasingly mediated world.
Brief description of Skydive
An action-adventure comedy where the performers soar above the stage, Skydive premiered in Vancouver at the 2007 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and was an instant success with critics and audiences alike. Skydive garnered five nominations for Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (including Outstanding Production and Critics Choice for Innovation) of which it captured three: for best direction, sound design, and the amazing aerial choreography that made a quadriplegic fly! Skydive was also acknowledged by the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology, winning their 2007 Award of Technical Merit in recognition of the showÕs complex technical functions.
Skydive has toured to the Belfry Festival in Victoria, Theatre Calgary, the Centaur Theatre in Montreal, the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver (co-presented by the 2009 PuSh Festival), Western Canada Theatre, and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa as part of the Magnetic North Theatre Festival.
With over 100 performances to date, Skydive has played to over 30,000 people in seven Canadian cities and will continue to expand its reach as it conquers the national and international touring circuits.
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