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Disability Justice: Alice Sheppard & Jess Thom #309

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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: 0:26:45
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Calendar Laura Flanders & Friends: Disability Justice: Alice Sheppard & Jess Thom (WITF) 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/witf/airlist/456/detail.ics