The home of all our research around adults with disability to date, including how to engage adults diagnosed with autism later in life through the medium of dance.
Deaf Theatre piece with Equal Voices Arts
A company of deaf and hearing actors based on New Zealand that aims to establish a sustainable culture of inclusive performance across the boundaries of manual and spoken language.
Collaborating Institutions: EHU, Equal Voices Arts and University of Waikato, New Zealand
Co-Researcher from EHU: Bill Hopkinson
Visit the Equal Voices Art websiteDeaf Theatre research piece touring the UK, the Balkans and New Zealand.
With Equal Voices Arts.
Collaborating Institutions: EHU, Equal Voices Arts and University of Waikato, New Zealand
Co-Researcher from EHU: Bill Hopkinson
Evaluation of performance work and people’s experiences through arts-based methods
Methods include the experiences of art and artists.
Collaborating Institutions: EHU, Proud and Loud Theatre company
Co-researchers: Jill Pimplett, Dr Joann Kiernan, Dr Peter Vangorp and disability theatre company Proud and Loud.
Still in the planning stages, this project aims to engage adults with autism through dance.
A project aiming to engage twelve adults with autism, diagnosed later in life, to co-create a series of solo somatic-informed dance performances that promote health and wellbeing and de-stigmatise the stereotypes associated with autism.
Collaborating Institutions: EHU, NHS Asperience adults group
Co-researchers: Dr Michael Richards, Professor Vicky Karkou, Gina Giotaki, Dr Frank Chapman