Shakespeare in the Ruff is thrilled to welcome award-winning actor, writer, director, and educator Alex Bulmer to The Playground! With the generous support of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Ruff is hosting Alex’s workshop for creators, BLIND IMAGININGS, on Saturday April 22nd from 1pm-4pm.
About Blind Imaginings:
“Seeing gulps, tactility sips.”
Welcome to Blind Imaginings, a workshop that invites participants to de-centre visuality from experience and creative practice. What is revealed when you de-centre vision from your imagination? How is our relationship to space informed by our sense of hearing, smell, taste, touch? What does it mean to “see” with your feet? Led by blind artist Alex Bulmer, this immersive workshop, informed by personal and professional experience, combines elements of voice, movement, creative writing, mindfulness and sensory perception.
About Alex Bulmer:
Alex Bulmer, award-winning writer, actor, director and educator, was named one of the most influential disabled artists by UK’s Power Magazine. She has over thirty professional years’ experience across theatre, film, television, radio and education. She is fuelled by a curiosity of the improbable, dedicated to collaborative art practice, and deeply informed by her experience of becoming blind.
Alex is co-founder and co-Artistic Director of The Fire and Rescue Team, is former artistic director of Common Boots Theatre, and recently curated CoMotionFestival 2022, an international disability arts festival with Harbourfront Centre. She is the writer of two award-winning short films, writer of award-winning BBC radio drama, writer of the Dora- and Chalmers-nominated SMUDGE, and co-writer of the BAFTA-nominated U.K. television series Cast Offs, featuring six lead disabled actors.
Alex has worked with numerous companies including Buddies in Bad Times, Nightwood, The Theatre Centre, Graeae Theatre, The RSC, Royal Court Theatre, and the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. She recently earned a best actor award at the Moscow International Disability Film Festival and played Friar Lawrence in R+J at the Stratford Festival. Currently, Alex is launching a blind-led digital arts space called Perceptual Archaeology, and is gearing up for her upcoming theatre production Perceptual Archaeology (or How To Travel Blind) at Crows Theatre in June 2023.
Accessibility:
The Art Gallery of Ontario is a fully accessible venue. If you have any access needs, please email christine@shakespeareintheruff.com.
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION:
Date: Saturday April 22nd
Time: 1pm-4pm
Location: The Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W. Toronto ON
Cost: Ruff offers our educational programming on a Pay-What-You-Can-Afford scale. Choose the class fee that is most comfortable for you: $25, $50, or $75.
Deadline to Apply: Monday April 17th
If you have any questions or are having difficulty with the registration page, please email christine@shakespeareintheruff.com.