Please note: this event will be online. If you would like to attend in person please click here.
Starting with this 24-page introductory zine, Georgia Webber joins Dr. Aby Watson in adapting her doctoral thesis into comics, adding personal colour and visual life to critical neurodivergence in dance theory. Newfoundland-based comics artist Georgia Webber will join us online for this hybrid event, featuring a comics reading, the artists in conversation, and light refreshments, with zines and posters for sale. Come together with us in a relaxed environment to celebrate neuro-affirming artistry across abilities, disciplines, and continents.
Supported by the Bruce Millar Graduate Fellowship and Research and Knowledge Exchange at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
This event will be held in person at the Glasgow Zine Library, and online via Zoom. If you would like to attend in person please book an in person ticket here.
Online audiences will be able to use the chatbox, as well as their cameras and microphones, to engage with the session.
About the facilitators:
Dr. Aby Watson [she/they] is a neuroqueer artist, choreographer, performer and academic, shifting fluidly across contemporary performance and knowledge exchange, with a focus on radical neurodiversity. Working nationally and internationally, she’s toured her creative work to Inter-University Centre for Dance Berlin, Blackwood Gallery Toronto, The Southbank Centre, and Tramway, among others.
Georgia Webber [she/her] is a neuroqueer crip comics artist and teacher known for her graphic medicine work, starting with her groundbreaking graphic memoir, Dumb: Living without a Voice (Fantagraphics 2018). Georgia teaches classes and hosts a podcast under the name Drawing Health, exploring where health and creativity grow together.
Learn more about Disordering Dance.
Ticket information
This event is for ages 16+ and will be held online. You will need a good internet connection and a laptop/computer/mobile device to join us.
There will be 16 attendees in person and 20 attendees online maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: Talk / Lecture, Reading, Q&A
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How to access the event:
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