‘Access as an Ethic’: Giving Dance Myriad Points of Entry

Posted on August 18, 2022

Originally published August 18, 2022 by New York Times

From left, Laurel Lawson, Jerron Herman and Alice Sheppard, rehearsing Kinetic Light’s “Wired." Lawon has short blue hair and wears a shiny blue costume, while strapped into a wheelchair and suspended by a strap. Similarly, Sheppard has curly blond hair and wears a purple costume. Herman, kneeling between the two, wears a black top and coppery tights that are almost indistinguishable from his skin.

The Kinetic Light dance company, led by disabled artists, considers audience access from the outset. All elements of the upcoming performances of the latest show,
"Wired" have been imagined with a variety of disabilities in mind.

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