Residency
Wheels That Move
Dec 31, 2026 |
Online
CURATOR
Guest Curator Model
The first manual wheelchair dance training in Canada
In 2025, Dance Curator Shay Erlich and Dancemakers received a substantial grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to develop Canada’s first manual wheelchair dance online training module!
We brought together manual wheelchair dancers from across Canada to film and created 8 training videos.
The videos are currently being edited for the widest range of accessibility features for distribution.
Creative Leads: Shay Erlich & Paulina Drohomyrecky
Dancers: Kristen Schneider, Artrude Porte, Madeline Corkum and Cassandra Mazariegos
Film and Editing: Cinematoscope
Filming Support: Rosalind & Whimble
Captioning: CFMDC
French Translation: Meryem Alaoui
ASL Translation: Deaf Spectrum
Audio Description: Debbie Patterson
cUrator & Artists
Shay Erlich
Shay Erlich (they/them) is a disability justice world builder living in Tkaronto.
Paulina Drohomyrecky
Paulina Drohomyrecky (they/them) is a disability justice focused multidisciplinary artist and patient partner.
Artrude Porte
Artrude Porte is an actor, dancer, filmmaker, and comedian using humour and movement to spotlight disability rights and mental health.
Kristen Schneider
Kristen Schneider (she/her) lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Debbie Patterson
Debbie Patterson is a theatre-maker and a proud advocate for disability justice through her work as founding and current Artistic Director of Sick + Twisted Theatre.
Sage Lovell
Sage Lovell (they/she) is a Deaf, queer, Disabled, and neurodivergent artist, educator, writer, and entrepreneur based in Ontario, Canada.
Rosalind
Rosalind is a multidisciplinary artist working in drag currently.
acCessibilIty
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the films were shot in an accessible space.
Will the event be ASL Interpreted?
All live events will offer ASL interpretation (upon request). Please contact us to request ASL Interpretation.
Will the event be described for Blind and low vision audiences?
The films include audio description.
otheR eveNts
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