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Recap: UCLA Dancing Disability Lab Open Studio

A photo focused on Karen Krolak propped on top of a speaker podium with her right arm raised in the air and legs off the ground. Alison Kopit, sitting on the floor to the left of Karen is pictured holding a mic providing live audio description.

The 2022 Dancing Disability Lab hosted the Open Studio to share the discoveries and productive frictions of a week of discussing, moving, and dance-making.

This event concluded an experimental, weeklong exploration of performance and choreographic development for dance artists committed to disability justice.

Individually and collectively, the dances we make re-envision inclusive community, challenge ableism and transform ideas about bodies, personhood, and identity.

Photo of five members of the Dancing Disability Lab captured in motion while moving. The center of the photo shows Saira Barbaric standing with their cane in a leaning position and left hand arm extended out.
Photo of five members of the Dancing Disability Lab captured in motion while moving. The center of the photo shows Saira Barbaric standing with their cane in a leaning position and left hand arm extended out.

 

India Harville with her service dog participating in the shared group dance jam.
India Harville with her service dog participating in the shared group dance jam.

 

2022 Dancing Disability Lab cohort with care attendants and projects leads sitting in a circle on the dance floor preparing for the Open Studio.
2022 Dancing Disability Lab cohort with care attendants and projects leads sitting in a circle on the dance floor preparing for the Open Studio.

 

Review our DS Labs website for more information on the 2022 Dancing Disability Lab Cohort.

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