Radical Inclusion & Disability arts: A Conversation with Flo O'Mahony, artistic director of Zoo Co
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Online
Join us for an online conversation with Flo O’Mahony, artistic director of Zoo Co, about their production Perfect Show for Rachel, directed by Flo’s sister, Rachel. We will be discussing the process of creating this production, how her team created a way of working that not only accommodated her sister, who is learning disabled, but centered and celebrated her. With disabled performers facing numerous barriers to access, this conversation will stress the necessity of ‘radical inclusion’, what good inclusion really looks like, the work it involves, and ponder the question posed by Perfect Show for Rachel: Who are we currently not allowing to make art, and who gets to decide what art is perfect?
If you have any questions you would like to ask during the event, please email them to dmcint01@student.bbk.ac.uk
Official ZooCo website: https://www.wearezooco.co.uk/
Inside Rehearsals: Perfect Show for Rachel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYTdWc4dYZA
Contact name: Jack McIntosh
Speakers-
Flo O'Mahony
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Flo O'Mahony is the Artistic Director of Zoo Co, a multi-award winning theatre company based in Croydon. Zoo Co became an Arts Council NPO in Spring 2023. They make innovative, bold, electric live theatre for audiences across the UK and around the world. At their core, Zoo Co set out to make theatre which responds to what is alive in us as artists, and in our communities. They use bold, playful, highly visual, ensemble-led and democratic approaches to co-create our shows with the artists and communities involved. Their creative practice includes improvisation, Open Space, devising, and new writing. Zoo Co share this practice in every creative project, from professional rehearsal rooms to community projects. Flo also directs The Zoo Co Young Company and co-creates ambitious studio shows alongside professional artists each year.
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