Disability Pride Art and Culture Festival April 20-28
The Disability Pride Art and Culture Festival 5 is coming to Portland April 20-28!
Don’t miss two nights of Performances and a Dance Intensive with 2012 guest artist Antoine D. Hunter, a panel discussion on The Power of Art to Cultivate Social Change, and a Theater of the Oppressed workshop on the Intersection of Race and Disability.
Whether you’re a performer, an artist, an activist, or someone who can’t wait to be in the audience, we hope to meet you there!
See below for the festival schedule, volunteering at the festival, accessibility at the festival, and full event details. You may also download the pdf of the Festival Poster, and RSVP and invite others on the Facebook Event Page.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
1. Panel Discussion: The Power of Art to Cultivate Social Change
Friday, April 20, 7-9pm.
Project Grow, 2124 N Williams.
Cost: $5-10 sliding scale / free for volunteers.
2. Theater of the Oppressed Workshop: The Intersection of Race & Disability
Sunday, April 22, 6:30-9:30pm.
Project Grow, 2124 N Williams.
Cost: $5-10 sliding scale / free for volunteers.
3. Creating Dance Stories: Dance Intensive with Antoine D. Hunter
Intensive: April 22, 12pm-5 pm; April 23, 12-2:30pm; April 24, 6-10 pm.
Tech Rehearsal: April 25, 6-10pm, Dress Rehearsal: April 26, 6-10pm.
Performances: April 27 & 28, 7-9pm.
Zoomtopia, 810 SE Belmont.
Cost: $40 or free for volunteers who distribute 25 posters.
Contact Kathy at kafia2008@yahoo.com or call 503-238-0723 to set up the details.
4. Festival Performance:
featuring Antoine D. Hunter, 2012 guest artist for the fifth Disability Pride Art and Culture Festival
Friday, April 27, 7-9pm.
Saturday, April 28, 7-9pm.
Zoomtopia, 810 SE Belmont.
Cost: $10 / free for volunteers.
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VOLUNTEERING:
Be a Disability Pride Art and Culture Festival Team Volunteer! We need volunteers to help at the festival events and distribute posters before the festival. Volunteering details are at http://cnrg-portland.org/content/be-disability-pride-art-and-culture-festival-team-volunteer.
DPAC Festival Team Volunteer Roles:
• Pre-Festival Marketing Volunteer - Posters
• Pre-Festival Marketing Volunteer - Sponsorships
• Festival Greeter Volunteer
• Festival Admissions Volunteer
• Festival Set Up/Clean Up Volunteer
• Festival Stage Hand Volunteer
• Festival Access Volunteer
• Post-Festival Video Editor Volunteer
Contact Aireen, the festival volunteer coordinator, at disabilityartculture@gmail.com or 503-853-0001 to get involved. Festival Team Volunteers receive free admission to the event you volunteer for and many many thanks for supporting Portland’s Disability Pride Art and Culture Festival!!
ACCESSIBILITY:
All events will be wheelchair accessible with accessible restrooms, and will be ASL interpreted. There are both gendered and gender-neutral restrooms at Zoomtopia. There will be large print and electronic versions of printed handouts. Performances will be audio-described. At the workshop and panel discussion we will designate areas for participants to take a quiet moment for themselves.There are low-flicker fluorescent lights at all venues. All events are accessible by public transit. We will have some sturdy armless folding chairs at each event. The temperature at Zoomtopia will be warmer than standard room temperature, so dress accordingly; we will also have a limited number of fans available for people with heat sensitivity.
We request that everyone refrain from using scented products before these events so that they are accessible to people with chemical and fragrance sensitivities; we cannot guarantee a 100% scent free environment, as the restrooms have scented soaps and will have been cleaned with scented products.
We ask that people raise their hands instead of clapping at the end of performances. Accessibility, as an integral part of the work of social justice, is a process that requires communication and work. We hope you’ll help us build accessible, inclusive community at the Disability Pride Arts and Culture Festival.