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I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Photography & Digital ArtNOV 21, 2019

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)

Mikaël Theimer (MKL)
Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė
Mikaël Theimer (MKL) and Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė
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Over the course of a year, I've met and photographed the work of companies and non-profits dedicated to making performing arts inclusive of people of all abilities, in Montreal.
I've met professional dancers living with physical disabilities and professional actors living with intellectual deficiencies. I've met a band formed by men who are still homeless to this day. I've met people using theater to re-learn to communicate after a stroke that left them unable to properly speak. I've met dancers using their art to build connections and bring joy to patients with Alzheimer's. I've met a band of percussionists living on the spectrum or with Down syndrome. I've met high functioning autistic youth learning ballet and doing theater. And the list goes on.
These artists challenge the boundaries of performing arts, redefining codes and esthetics. And they do so at the margins of the world of arts because we still have a hard time accepting difference as part of the norm. This photographic project was produced in part by the Place des Arts, and was only made possible thanks to the companies, non-profits, and artists it features.

#1

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Mélanie Labelle and Joannie Douville from Corpuscule Danse.
26points

#2

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Marie-Hélène Bellavance and Georges-Nicolas Tremblay from Corpuscule Danse.
24points

#3

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
B-Boy Luca "Lazylegz" Patuelli.
23points

#4

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Roya Hosni, Joannie Douville and Maxime D. Pomerleau from Corpuscule Danse.
19points

#5

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
During a dance party hosted by No Excuses No Limits movement, in a specialized school.
19points

#6

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
A custom made percussion instrument by a member of the band Osmia, created in the music room of a homeless shelter.
19points

#7

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
A dance workshop for children by Corpuscule Danse.
18points

#8

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Patients with aphasia in the Théâtre Aphasique.
17points

#9

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Georges-Nicolas Tremblay and Marie-Hélène Bellavance from Corpuscule Danse.
15points

#10

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
A percussion band from the APPROSH project, at La Gang à Rambrou.
14points

#11

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Benoit Lachambre and France Geoffroy from Corpuscule Danse.
13points

#12

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
A performance by Atypik Bunch, a group of colorful artists of all abilities.
13points

#13

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
A dance workshop for children by Corpuscule Danse.
13points

#14

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
A performance by Atypik Bunch, a group of colorful artists of all abilities.
12points

#15

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
A dance workshop for children by Corpuscule Danse.
12points

#16

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Dancers from an urban dance class by the National Centre for Dance Therapy.
12points

#17

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Professional dancer Elise Bergeron and a patient with Alzheimer's.
11points

#18

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
From the show C'est là que l'on s'est connus, by Au Nom de la Danse.
11points

#19

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
Dancers from an urban dance class by the National Centre for Dance Therapy.
10points

#20

I Photograph Artists That Prove Disability Is Not A Thing In Art (40 Pics)
A percussion band from the APPROSH project, at La Gang à Rambrou.
9points
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