Attitude Adjustment Training: Access and Inclusion for Disabilities in the Arts
When: December 9, 11:30am-1:00pm
Where: The Collective, Lafayette
Join Boulder County Arts Alliance for this Attitude Adjustment Training presented by Ben Raanan, the Artistic Director for Phamaly Theatre Company.
This workshop is intended to help artists and arts organizations cultivate an attitude towards access and inclusion which affirms both the strengths and needs of those with disabilities. This presentation will –
- Introduce principles of an inclusive organization and best practices in accessibility.
- Discuss barriers to inclusivity and access (i.e. hidden disabilities, implicit biases and ableism/anti-ableism).
- Share about resources and potential collaborators who are elevating disabilities in the arts (i.e. Access Gallery) and what can be learned from their approaches.
This is a donation based workshop.
Grant support for this event is thanks to SCFD and the City of Lafayette Department of Arts and Cultural Resources.
| Meet the Presenter: Ben Raanan |
| Ben Raanan is a disabled theatre maker and advocate originally hailing from Chicago, Illinois. His artistic focus is centralized around creating artistically rigorous theatre with, for, and about the disabled community. Currently, Ben is the Artistic Director at Phamaly Theatre Company, the longest running disability theatre company in the United States. Ben received his BFA from Drake University with a concentration in directing/musical theatre, and his MFA in directing from DePaul. Some of his favorite directing credits include: A Chorus Line, Spring Awakening, My Name is Asher Lev, Spitfire Grill (Phamaly Theatre Company), Cost of Living (Renaissance Theatre Works), Cost of Living (Curious Theatre Company), Macbeth (Spectrum Shakespeare), Antigone: Born Against, Eleemosynary, Bob: A Life In Five Acts, Crumble: Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati) Mockingbird (Falcon Theatre). Next up, Ben will be directing The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Phamaly Theatre Company |
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