Tag: theatre

• Embodying Story

  

  This is the first of a two-part post that was originally published in earlier this month in THE BeZINE. I’ve been making theatre for nearly as long as I can remember. My  first memory of being on stage was in grade school. I was an ultra-skinny kid with a  pronounced Polio limp, earning me the…

  Michael Watson PhD

  August 22, 2017

  Arts, Disability, First Nations, Stories

  disability, Native American, stories, theatre

• IPTN: Our Workshop

  Our workshop provided an opportunity for directors, and individual performers, to think with us about disability, inclusion, and aesthetics. The time allotted to the workshop passed much too quickly as we engaged in a deep conversation about these difficult topics. One  of the most challenging aspects of any conversation about theater and disability is making…

  Michael Watson PhD

  July 23, 2015

  Arts, Disability, Stories, Teaching, Travel

  disability, IPTN, Playback Theatre, teaching, theatre

• Notes From the Playback Theatre North America Festival

  A weekend of challenging the boundaries of theatre and community regarding race and disability.

  Michael Watson PhD

  October 16, 2012

  Healing, native american

  healing, National Museum of the American Indian, Native American, Playback, theatre