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Access
Arts Inc®
History Page Access Arts is a Queensland based non-profit community professional arts organisation with twenty two years of experience that works in partnership with people experiencing disability and disadvantage to pursue their ambitions in the arts. Since its conception in 1983, it has developed a national and international profile for involving people with disabilities, and those who are disadvantaged, in the design and production of quality arts works, performances and cultural events. Some of the major events, performances and highlights at Access Arts include: | |||
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During September of 2005 Access Arts and a number of partners were engaged in the delivery of Sound Circles at the 2005 World Expo In Aichi Japan. Funded by Arts Queensland Major Grants, thirteen people from across the state delivered the Sound Circles Toolkit developed during 2004-2005 by artists and participants from throughout regional Queensland in the World Expo NGO Village themed Learning for Sustainability during September 2005. Link to the Sound
Circles Toolkit Guide |
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The team also travelled to the beautiful Nara region to deliver
a workshop program at the Tanpopo-No-Ye HANA Centre. On returning
to Queensland the team, in collaboration with Arts Nexus,
led a team of forty three Sound Circlers from South East Queensland
and the South Burnett to meet with Nth Queensland Sound Circlers
at the Sound Circles Summit in Cairns and at the Yungaburra
Festival. The outcomes
of the Sound Circles project have been spectacular
and there is a huge interest from individuals and organisations
to participate. Access Arts continued to invest in a program in partnership with
number of regional/remote communities during 2006 |
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In October 2005 Access
Arts and Arts Nexus toured forty six Sound Circlers from Brisbane
Caboolture the Sunshine Coast and the South Burnett to Cairns
and the Yungaburra Festival. They met with Sound Circlers from
Cairns and the table lands and jammed non stop for six days.
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In 2003 Access Arts hosted the Asia Pacific Wataboshi Music Festival in Brisbane which was the first time the prestigious event was held outside of a predominantly Asian Country |
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The show is confronting and sexy and challenges the ‘victory narrative’ common with other shows associated with disability or other companies that work in the area of Arts and Disability. CACA COURAGE challenges and undermines these overly sentimental and idealised victory stories. |
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The Divine Kiss - The Evil is Always and Everywhere is a music theatre work directed by Constantine Koukias exploring the imagery of the Seven Saving Virtues. |
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This cross - cultural workshop series was facilitated by Scotia Monkivitch and Ross Barber and provided the first contact between two groups, Access Arts members and the cast of The Butterflies Theatre Group. Directed by Wolfgang Strange and Rohana Deve Perera, the workshop groups explored ways of working that use drama, music and dance as a common language that unites countries and cultures across the world. |
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Access Arts production 'Miraculous', was developed out of our workshop program and directed by Marcus Hughes at the Brisbane Powerhouse Visy Theatre on August 24, 25 and 26th. Miraculous was based on the Miracles of Fatima in Portugal in the early 1900's where the Blessed Virgin Mary visited three children while they were tending their sheep. They were told three secrets which have only just been fully revealed. |
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Travel Lines is a Centenary of Federation celebration designed for people experiencing disability to access a regional visual arts and drama workshop program, resulting in ongoing Internet communication networks and performance / exhibition opportunities. |
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In 1999 Access Arts Scotia Monkivitch and Ross Barber facilitated a intensive week long combined performance / sculpture workshop on behalf of ADA Hong Kong. |
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Tracking the blue sheep is a regional tour of exhibitions and workshops exploring cultural diversity.Regional venues included Ipswich, Stanthorpe,Toowoomba, Warwick, Rockhampton, Maryborough and Gympie. The exhibition also toured to The DADA Festival Achy Breaky Heart in Perth, Kitia Kyishu Museum of Art in Japan and returned to Australia for the DARE Conference in Brisbane. |
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In 1995 twelve Access Arts members toured to Semarang Indonesia to be part of the inaugural Semarang/Brisbane Sister City Cultural Exchange. |
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In 1990 Access Arts coordinated the ACTU national advocacy project concerning workers with intellectual disabilities. This project was modelled on the previous years advocacy project concerning workers with physical disabilities in the state public service. |
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Access Arts' theatre work, Cabaret Erratica, has professionally toured to the National Theatre Festival in Canberra, the Melbourne Fringe Festival, to Sydney and to Perth for the 4th International Abilympics. This cabaret featured an integrated cast of actors with intellectual, physical and psychiatric disabilities and some without disabilities. |
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In 1995 ALIVE - still life, a community theatre work based on the life of Mexican Artist Freda Kahlo, was performed to strong critical acclaim. |
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The
River: The legacy that flows from the past and through us to the
present. |
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2004 - 2005 Partner
organisations: Tanpopo-No-Ye (Able Arts) - Access Arts - Nexus
- artSynC - CENTACARE - PAKTI - QMF. All telephone enquiries from regional Queensland can made on 1300 663 651 at the cost of a local call. |
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