A nationwide community storytelling project, a showcase of work by disabled dancers and choreographers led by Candoco Dance Company, and a collection of monologues for Deaf and disabled performers are among ten commissions announced for ‘Unlimited’, a programme of arts, culture and sport by disabled and Deaf people. More than £400,000 has been committed across these projects for the Cultural Olympiad, as part of a £1.5m commissioning fund for new work – believed to be the largest single investment in creative work by disabled artists. Other projects include Ramesh Meyyappan’s ‘Snails and Ketchup’, four sensory installation pieces by visual artist Maurice Orr and a one-man show, ‘Bipolar Ringmaster’ by actor Eric MacLennan, which will explore bipolar disorder and circus. Ruth MacKenzie, Director of the Cultural Olympiad, said Unlimited “is a chance to change the way work by disabled artists is perceived and enjoyed round the world”. Applications are now invited for the second round of commissions.
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