Bodies of Work: 2013 Festival of Disability Arts and Culture

4/26/2013

Bodies of Work (BOW) Festival is an eleven day, multi-venue Chicago event featuring visual and performing arts that highlight the work of artists with disabilities. The festival celebrates national and international artists with disabilities who are creating today's cutting-edge theater, dance, literature, poetry, spoken word, film, and visual/performance art. It takes place at some of Chicago's most recognized cultural institutions, and includes free public panels and talks in conjunction with many of the events.

Festival Website

www.bodiesofworkchicago.org/festival.html

When

May 15-25, 2013

Where

The 2013 Festival will be held at the following eleven presenting venues:

• Access Living's Disability Arts and Culture Project
• Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
• Hyde Park Art Center
• Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago
• Lookingglass Theatre
• Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
• Poetry Foundation
• Raven Theatre
• Victory Gardens Theater
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Woman Made Gallery

All venues are wheelchair-accessible and have accessible restrooms. Many performances include audio description, word-for-word captioning, and/or sign-language interpretation.

2013 Schedule

Each event description is available at Bodies of Work Website Event Description.