Disability Politics
Maartje Bonarius
Artist
Maartje Bonarius was born into a life of circus. From the age of five, she spent every summer performing with her parents, brother, and even the family dog in their mini-family circus, Circus Bonarius, in France.
Mia Meneses
Artist
Mia Meneses, actress and performer, attended the Professional Course in Performing Arts at Liceu Passos Manuel, the course in Communication Sciences at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, and the Master’s Degree in Performing Arts.
Adrianna Helena Mrowiec
Artist
Graduated at the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków (Faculty of Dance Theatre in Bytom) and in Creative Writing at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Adrianna Helena Mrowiec is co-founder of the AST Open Accessibility Team and advocates for greater inclusion of people with disabilities in the arts.
Angela Bettoni
Artist
Angela Bettoni is a multidisciplinary artist/artivist and writer with learning disabilities who explores unconventional ways to use dance and physical theatre as narration.
Daniel Kotowski
Artist
I am an indicator of incompleteness, inconsistent with the norm, because I am Deaf and I do not use phonic speech. Talking about incompleteness and completeness in the existential dimension, I analyse their potential. I am either considering the possibility of fulfilling expectations of completeness or protesting against it. I am looking for the limit of ambivalence. My artistic practice is the starting point for reflection on the ways of existence. It is based on research where I use stories of those who are incomplete and complete. I observe their experiences and their interpersonal relationships. The way we are perceived by other individuals. My works concern the mechanism of power over biology, social and linguistic communication and social policy. They often refer to the concept of biopower and biopolitics. Based on my own experiences and observations, I develop my own strategy for managing my communication tool or body. I bring back the memory of incompleteness. I use various forms of expression, such as performances, design, installations, photography, objects and videos.