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24.01.2022 In a moment of enormous world significance, we don’t want to stay silent. This is everyone’s business and everyone’s problem. A significant proportion of police violence is committed against disabled and neurodivergent people, most particularly disabled and neurodivergent Black, brown and Indigenous people. In Australia, since 2008, more than 40% of Indigenous people who died in custody had cognitive or mental health conditions. [1] This forms only part of the full picture of...Continue reading
23.01.2022 Choose Art is an amazing new (free) service that lets artists across Australia list their accessibility measures for upcoming performances, so more people who need them can find them! But it only works if we use it right - so here's what you need to know about listing "relaxed performances"! Oh, and if you need help creating a relaxed showing of your upcoming production, you can always hire us https://www.a-tistic.com.au/relaxed-performances
20.01.2022 ONLINE WORKSHOP CONTINUES TONIGHT! Tonight we'll be running the second session of our 3-part workshop - but if you missed part 1, you can still join in, and the recording will be available for another week to all attendees! --... Join us to learn more than you expected about autism, neurodiversity, radical approaches to inclusion, and the complexities and joys of drama/theatre from an autistic perspective. While this one was initially designed for drama teachers and theatremakers, we reckon it's useful for anyone who teaches or runs events involving autistic people (ie anyone who teaches or runs events!) Thanks to Drama Victoria, we're presenting this workshop online, over three short evening sessions, with an option to watch or rewatch later. Bookings open now!
20.01.2022 Catch our Artistic Director Tom Middleditch on ABC RN today at 10am, chatting with Benjamin Law and other fabulous panellists about depictions of autism in culture! Listen later here: https://www.abc.net.au/radionatio/programs/stop-everything/ or live here: https://radio.abc.net.au/stations/RN/live?play=true
20.01.2022 INCLUSIVE, ACCESSIBLE DRAMA GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ONLINE St Martin's Youth Theatre are now offering their welcoming, adaptive drama groups online! These groups are always a fantastic place to explore, make friends, grow confidence and enjoy playful creativity. And our Artistic Director, Tom Middleditch, also happens to be an Inclusion Co-ordinator for St Martins, which is how we know they're taking accessibility seriously as they move their workshops online. Enrolments are now open! https://stmartinsyouth.com.au/workshops
20.01.2022 WORKSHOP COMING UP, BOOKINGS OPEN! Join us to learn more than you expected about autism, neurodiversity, radical approaches to inclusion, and the complexities and joys of drama/theatre from an autistic perspective. While this one was initially designed for drama teachers and theatremakers, we reckon it's useful for anyone who teaches or runs events involving autistic people (ie anyone who teaches or runs events!)... Thanks to Drama Victoria, we're presenting this workshop online, over three short evening sessions, with an option to watch or rewatch later. Bookings open now!
19.01.2022 Remember how we had a workshop coming up right before *gestures* All This? Well, it's back - at an affordable rate, split into digestible sessions, and full of insights about autism, neurodiversity, radical approaches to "inclusion", and the delights and complications of drama/theatre from an autistic perspective!
18.01.2022 An obituary for Amelia Baggs, a titan of disability self-advocacy -- Amelia "Mel" "Voicy" Baggs, also once known as Amanda Baggs, was angry, and insightful, and changed the world through hir videos and writing and battle for hir own survival. ...Continue reading
18.01.2022 We're on in 20 minutes! It's been a spectacular #AustenCon2020 so far and we can't wait to lend our perspective on #PerformingToStrangers and neurodivergence in Pride and Prejudice. https://www.24carrotproductions.com/austen-con
17.01.2022 ONLINE WORKSHOP STARTING THURSDAY! Only a few more days til our first digestible session - but if you’re otherwise occupied (say, doing anti-racist work) don’t forget it will be recorded, & everyone who’s booked will be able to watch later for a limited time! --... Join us to learn more than you expected about autism, neurodiversity, radical approaches to inclusion, and the complexities and joys of drama/theatre from an autistic perspective. While this one was initially designed for drama teachers and theatremakers, we reckon it's useful for anyone who teaches or runs events involving autistic people (ie anyone who teaches or runs events!) Thanks to Drama Victoria, we're presenting this workshop online, over three short evening sessions, with an option to watch or rewatch later. Bookings open now!
17.01.2022 The reviews are out and folks are loving Bright Star - and you can watch a Relaxed Performance of this sweet, warm musical this coming Wednesday! Click through to access the relaxed guide and book your tickets: https://chapeloffchapel.com.au/show/bright-star/
16.01.2022 We’re pretty thrilled about this mention of our upcoming AustenCon talk in The Age! As a form of genre fiction indeed, as work that almost defines a genre Austen's writing offers both comfort and the opportunity to play within established boundaries. Adaptations can stick to the script, but just as often they inject something fresh. Kumar points to the 1999 film version of Mansfield Park, which explored the legacy of slavery in the context of Austen's writing, while this year's Austen Con features a session in which members of Melbourne theatre company A_tistic consider the possibility of reading Mr Collins and Mr Darcy as autistic. Bookings are open now for AustenCon this Saturday 7 November, and the article gives you just a taste of the delights curated by 24 Carrot Productions.
15.01.2022 RELAXED PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCEMENT: BRIGHT STAR! A_tistic is thrilled to be working with Pursued By Bear and Chapel Off Chapel to present a Relaxed Performance of new musical Bright Star.... "Inspired by a real event and featuring the Grammy-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love, regret and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920’s and 40’s." Here's our Relaxed Guide, with heaps of info on the venue, show, access details, and content warnings: https://bit.ly/31kzcOw And here's the booking page, if you're keen to see this gorgeous new musical: https://chapeloffchapel.com.au/show/bright-star/ Remember, Relaxed Performances aren't just for autistic audiences - they can be a great fit for anyone who might want or need more explicit information and more freedom at the theatre. Can't wait to see you there!
12.01.2022 "One particular workshop stood out from the rest; Performing to Strangers: Reading Neurodivergence in Pride and Prejudice. Quite impressively, the two presenters gave a basic introduction of autism, an insight into the experience of it, and a thoroughly convincing interpretation of the behaviours of the aloof Mr. Darcy and the irritating Mr. Collins as consistent with neurodivergent experience all in the space of 60 minutes! Presented by A_tistic, this conversation succeeded... in both challenging the assumptions and prejudices of the time, as well as those that are still made to this day while remaining conversational, nonjudgmental and funny." - Sue-Anne Hess, Theatrepeople https://www.theatrepeople.com.au/austen-con/ It's not too late for you to catch this and all the other spectacular AustenCon talks, performances, tutorials and capers, from burlesque to fabric history to Bath buns - if you pick up a ticket and become a patron of 24 Carrot Productions, you can access them all until December 7th! https://www.24carrotproductions.com/austen-con
11.01.2022 We can't wait for tomorrow's Relaxed Performance of Bright Star! Bookings and relaxed guide here: https://chapeloffchapel.com.au/show/bright-star/
08.01.2022 Our AustenCon talk, "Performing to Strangers: Reading Neurodivergence in Pride and Prejudice" is THIS SATURDAY (Nov 7th 1-2pm AEST) - & we can now confirm all AustenCon sessions will be: - live captioned using YouTube autocaptions - watchable for 48 hrs after AustenCon! Perhaps you'd like a sneak peek - so check out some pics from our slideshow (image descriptions in the comments!) Will they be handsome enough to tempt you?... Bookings open now! https://www.24carrotproductions.com/austen-con
08.01.2022 Let’s just say that for whatever reason, you just happen to be online today, refreshing the internet a lot. Who could say why! Anyway. If you’re going to be online anyway, how about interspersing your numbers checks with something fun and joyous that will give you food for thought about neurodivergent survival strategies, Regency society, romance, and reading autistic presence through history? From 1-2pm AEST today, catch our talk Performing to Strangers: Reading Neurodiverg...ence in Pride & Prejudice - part of a very full day of Jane Austen analysis, activities & fun w AustenCon! 24carrotproductions.com/austen-con All sessions live autocaptioned & available for 48 hrs post-con!
07.01.2022 RELAXED PERFORMANCE - THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Malthouse Theatre The riotously funny comedy duo Ridiculusmus Theatre are taking on The Importance of Being Earnest, and we're helping them put on a Relaxed Performance on February 21st at 7.30pm. We've partnered with The Malthouse to produce a number of Relaxed Performances this year, and this is the first! Relaxed performances aren't just for autistic audience members - they're great for anyone who wants more freedom ...to react or to leave and return, or more information about the show before they attend! Bookings: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au//the-importance-of-be/ Relaxed Guide: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au//3a075387-2019_venue_r More about Relaxed Performances at The Malthouse: https://www.malthousetheatre.com.au//what-is-a-relaxed-pe/ Shall we see you there?
07.01.2022 WORKSHOP CANCELLATION (for now, with intention to reschedule!) We were so looking forward to tomorrow's workshop on neurodiversity in the drama classroom. Sadly, we regret to advise the event has been cancelled as one of our presenters has developed cold symptoms. We're particularly conscious of looking out for immunocompromised and disabled populations who may be at greater risk than we are, so we've decided to err on the side of caution in this instance. It is absolutely our intention to re-schedule at a later date. We apologise for any inconvenience, and really look forward to delving into neurodiversity and drama with you another day!
05.01.2022 It's TONIGHT! Do you have your tickets yet?
05.01.2022 Coming up this Friday - bookings still open! Last time we ran this workshop, the brilliant drama teachers who attended were so engaged and had so many questions that we ran ... significantly overtime. So we've spread this one over the course of a day, which means we can dig deep, explore complexity, and give you the tools and perspectives you need to do right by the autistic students/actors/crew in your world. And you might just discover benefits for everyone else as well.... Book now to avoid disappointment!
04.01.2022 A really exciting opportunity for d/Deaf and disabled artists!
04.01.2022 Our workshop on creating neurodiverse-friendly drama classrooms is tomorrow afternoon - so there's still just a little time to book in!
04.01.2022 Remember - relaxed performances aren't just for autistic people, they have benefits for anyone who'd like more flexibility, more info in advance, or more breathing room at the theatre. A relaxed performance of Bright Star is coming up soon - why not check it out for yourself?
03.01.2022 REFLECTIONS ON SOMETHING PRETTY MAGICAL We had quite a day yesterday, with two simultaneous wonderful events: a workshop with Drama Victoria on creating neurodiverse-friendly classrooms, and a relaxed performance of Pursued By Bear's musical Bright Star at Chapel Off Chapel. What that meant for us in practice was:... - We met drama teachers who really cared about understanding and collaborating with autistic adults to make a better world for autistic students. - We collaborated with a venue management and front of house team, a cast, a crew, and the program management team for a peak Victorian education body, all of whom were eager to embrace principles of neurodiversity, accessibility, and universal design, and who were ready to re-examine their assumptions about How Things Should Be. - In the case of our relaxed performance, we got to see the results firsthand - people who felt more welcome and free in spaces that are often unwelcoming, overwhelming or intimidating; people who got the chance to enjoy art on their own terms. In the case of our workshop, we got to see people eager to help perpetuate that change in their corner of the world. Days like yesterday make us feel really optimistic for the future. And we're ready to keep helping to build that future.
03.01.2022 Last time we ran this workshop, the brilliant drama teachers who attended were so engaged and had so many questions that we ran ... significantly overtime. So we've spread this one over the course of a day, which means we can dig deep, explore complexity, and give you the tools and perspectives you need to do right by the autistic students/actors/crew in your world. And you might just discover benefits for everyone else as well. Book now to avoid disappointment!
01.01.2022 WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT Interested in neurodiversity in the drama classroom? Next week, James and Hannah from A_tistic are running a professional development workshop with Drama Victoria on creating autistic-friendly spaces in theatre. ... Our workshops are participatory, fun, based on both research and lived experience, and more than a little bit radical. Want in? There's still time to book! Or talk to us about running workshops for your organisation by contacting us at https://www.a-tistic.com.au/contact
