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Disability Justice: Alice Sheppard & Jess Thom #309

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RMPBS DT4 WORLD

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Laura Flanders interviews two performance artists whose work illustrates how difference and neurodiversity make art and society richer and more interesting. Alice Sheppard is a wheelchair dancer and esteemed choreographer, and Jess Thom is a performer and comedian with Tourettes. In this episode, they question the role of art in society and our attitudes towards disability and what is normal.

Broadcast In: English Duration: 0:26:46
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Calendar Laura Flanders & Friends: Disability Justice: Alice Sheppard & Jess Thom (RMPBS DT4 WORLD) Laura Flanders interviews two performance artists whose work illustrates how difference and neurodiversity make art and society richer and more interesting. Alice Sheppard is a wheelchair dancer and esteemed choreographer, and Jess Thom is a performer and comedian with Tourettes. In this episode, they question the role of art in society and our attitudes towards disability and what is normal. http://proweb.myersinfosys.com/rmpbs/airlist/12449/detail.ics