Claire and our Exec Producer Nadja Dias will be teaching on Accademia Teatro Dimitri’s new Certificate of Advances Studies in Diversity and Inclusive Practice in Performing Arts. The course is aimed at international professional artists in the field of contemporary performing arts, with or without disabilities, who want to deepen their artistic practice and … More about Claire and Nadja teach on new course exploring Diversity and Inclusive Practice in Performing Arts
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The Way You Look (at me) Tonight – In Depth
With support from the #takecare program, Claire and collaborators Jess Curtis (Co-creator, Performer), Luke Pell (Dramaturge) and Yoann Trellu (Video Artist) engaged in a series of conversations regarding the most interesting ways to create and present an after-the-fact reflection on their 2016 work The Way You Look (at me) Tonight, particularly in view of the … More about The Way You Look (at me) Tonight – In Depth
Thank for Very Much scoops two CATS awards!
Thank You Very Much has won two awards at this year’s Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS)! Best Ensemble – Vicky Malin, Claire Cunningham, Tanja Erhart and Dan Daw On behalf of the performers of Thank You Very Much – Dan Daw, Tanja Erhart, Vicky Malin and myself Claire Cunningham – I would like to say … More about Thank for Very Much scoops two CATS awards!
Quanimacy, a new audio work for Splayed Festival
At the invitation of Artist Amy Bell, Claire has created a new sound piece for Splayed Festival at The Place, London. Featuring Prof. Julia Watts Belser Music by Matthias Herrmann Transcript design by Bethany Wells Dramaturgical and Editorial Support by Luke Pell Quanimacy* is a binaural sound work created by disabled artist and choreographer Claire Cunningham, … More about Quanimacy, a new audio work for Splayed Festival
Downtime with Lou Cope
Claire recently took part in Downtime, an interview podcast with Dramturg Lou Cope. Downtime is a series of interviews with dance artists and arts leaders, talking about how they are coping during covid, if and how they are responding creatively to this enforced period of downtime and what their hopes for a new landscape might be. … More about Downtime with Lou Cope
We Shall Not Be Removed
As the UK arts industry fears for its future and how to work in new ways, disabled artists push back to not be made invisible or forgotten. Consider how the expertise of D/deaf and disabled artists could be more vital than ever in a COVID/post COVID world. Crip/Disabled/D/deaf artists know: how to attend to the … More about We Shall Not Be Removed
Claire joins Double Mentor Scheme
Each year, Double, the mentoring and coaching platform of the Migros Culture Percentage enables four Swiss individuals to work with a coach over the course of a year, pairing established artists with emerging artist in the fields of literature, dance, theater, pop and cabaret in a paid mentorship. Claire will deliver a mentoring programme that contains, but is not … More about Claire joins Double Mentor Scheme
Choreography of Care
As a culmination of her role as tanzhaus nrw‘s Factory Artist, Claire was due to curate the Choreography of Care symposium originally scheduled for mid-May. The symposium would investigate how “Care” – caring for yourself and others – works, if careful attention is paid to artistic collaboration, research, rehearsals and performances, barriers and the audience? Claire has produced a … More about Choreography of Care
Conflict of Interests
Claire is one of 35 Artists who have shared their experiences of lockdown on The Alliance of International Production Companies’ new blog. Claire’s piece, Conflict of Interests reflects on the fear and anger of the disabled community, on dealing with a great sense of loss and on keeping her private spaces, private. I am very conflicted at … More about Conflict of Interests
Spring Tour Cancellations
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic we have cancelled all performances of The Way You Look (at me) Tonight this spring with the exception of the performance at Theatre im Pfalbau, Ludwigshaven on 8 & 9 May which will be reviewed in guidance with German lock down restrictions. More about Spring Tour Cancellations