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DaDaFest promises ‘edgy and disruptive’ festival highlighting years of attacks on rights

By John Pring on 1st November 2018 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

DaDaFest promises ‘edgy and disruptive’ festival highlighting years of attacks on rights
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The artistic director of DaDaFest has promised that the theme for this month’s international disability arts festival will help shine a light on years of attacks on disabled people’s human rights. Ruth Gould also spoke out this week against the failure […]

DaDaFest offers ‘11 Million Reasons To Dance’… and much more

By John Pring on 13th October 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

DaDaFest offers ‘11 Million Reasons To Dance’… and much more
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Sculptures of figures falling down, fat activism, and a dance performance dedicated to the disabled victims of the Nazi euthanasia programme will all feature in DaDaFest’s 13th festival of disability and Deaf arts, which begins next month. DaDaFest said the Liverpool-based […]

Gould honoured for international DaDaFest work

By John Pring on 16th June 2016 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Gould honoured for international DaDaFest work
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A leading Deaf arts festival director has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours after years of work that have seen her develop relationships with disabled artists from across the world. Ruth Gould (pictured), artistic director of Liverpool-based DaDaFest, has been […]

‘Woeful’ arts diversity progress prompts call for ‘more power and influence’

By John Pring on 11th December 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Woeful’ arts diversity progress prompts call for ‘more power and influence’
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Mainstream arts organisations have “a mountain to climb” to ensure they have an acceptable proportion of disabled directors, artists and staff, according to leading disability arts figures. They spoke out after new figures showed a new Arts Council England (ACE) programme […]

Welcome for overdue Arts Council diversity pledge

By John Pring on 12th December 2014 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport, News Archive

Welcome for overdue Arts Council diversity pledge
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Leading disabled artists have welcomed a new Arts Council policy which aims to force mainstream organisations to take real action to promote diversity, but have warned that disabled-led organisations still have a vital role to play. Sir Peter Bazalgette, the chair […]

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