In this Lecture Demonstration, Claire will share her distinct movement style Quanimacy, illustrating how the use/misuse, study and distortion of her crutches as well as rejecting formal dance training and techniques created for non-disabled bodies have informed her practice.

She will discuss how her focus has shifted from exploring the connection  between her crutches and her body to investigating how her crutches connect her to the world; how her work is influenced by her lived experience of disability and its impact on how society thinks about knowledge, value, connection, and interdependence. 

This is a relaxed, informal event where the audience is free to make themselves comfortable. There will usually be Sign Language Interpretation, Integrated Audio Description in English, Captioning / Surtitles and a variety of seating options.  Please see individual venues for details.

Approx 70mins in duration.

This is a remixed version of 4 Legs Good that will tour from September 2025 onwards.

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