During this lecture, choreographer and teacher Jess Curtis will share his experience as a non-disabled artist continuing a 20 year ‘crash course’, from an array of professional collaborating artists who identify as disabled, in how to create art with diverse collaborators that is accessible to diverse audiences.
Jess Curtis/Gravity: creates, produces, and tours original body-based art; educates young professionals, students, and members of the public with physically accessible workshops in cities throughout the US and Europe; nurtures emerging artists through artistic mentorship, professional guidance, and fiscal sponsorship; fosters international exchange through co-productions that mobilize our international network to bring international artists to San Francisco and help San Francisco artists present work abroad.
Curtis is active as a writer, advocate, and community organizer in the field of contemporary dance and performance, and teaches accessible dance, contact improvisation, and interdisciplinary performance workshops in the U.S. and Europe. He has been a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of the Arts, Berlin. He holds an MFA in Choreography and a PhD in Performance Studies from the University of California, Davis. www.jesscurtisgravity.org
The lecture will be held in English.