Tired of faux-inspirational Hallmark narratives about disability? John Hendrickson is, too. The author of Life on Delay explains how he conveys the totality of life with a stutter.
Fugitive Speech Featuring seven artworks by three artists — Emily M. Chase, JJJJJerome Ellis and Anita Fields — Fugitive Speech explores acts of personal testimony in the face of social, cultural and historical odds. Through distinct perspectives and approaches to media, including textiles, video, photography and ceramics, the artworks in Fugitive Speech consider the relationship between voice, memory and time.
Layering spoken interviews about the experience of disability with pulsing minimalist fugues, Perspective is a powerful work of love and empathy that underscores the poison of ableism in American culture.
Doug E. Fresh at the Dominion Energy Center’s Carpenter Theatre on Thursday, Nov.3. Check out the original beatbox pioneer, Doug E. Fresh, as he headlines.