Theatre workshop as part of International Disability Pride and Power Month 2023 at The Dock

 ‘Virtue out of Necessity: Aesthetic Accessibility and Sustainable Theatre’ will take place on July 16 at The Dock in Carrick on Shannon 

As part of International Disability Pride and Power Month 2023, Donal O’Kelly and Isolde Ó Brolcháin Carmody will host at half-day workshop, ‘Virtue out of Necessity: Aesthetic Accessibility and Sustainable Theatre’ at The Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon. 

This inclusive workshop will guide participants through the process of creating theatre for the disabled body and mind.

Theatre-making can be exclusionary to disabled people. Raised stages without ramp access, small-print wordy scripts, long hours of physically demanding work, but it does not have to be.

Donal and Isolde have collaborated since 2014 to create theatre that worked for them. During the process, they developed techniques that arose from Isolde’s specific access needs but became integral aesthetic elements to the final piece. By embracing the need to do things differently, they wound up innovating the form and presentation of theatre.

In this workshop, Isolde and Donal will bring participants through tools and approaches for building theatre around the disabled body-mind. Their approach centres the unique creative potential of each person’s living experience, bringing self-compassion, practicality and sustainable practices to the fore.

The workshop is scheduled to take place from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday July 16 including a half-hour break. 

This is a free event and booking is required. Book at www.thedock.ie or call (071) 965 0828.