Learning to Walk the Talk Series
Making It Visible: Disabilities in Dance, Seen and Unseen.
April 26, 2022
6pm
Complex@Canal (650 East Kendall Street)
In-Person Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/324163229947
Virtual Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/324171424457
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The last few years have taught us that our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are only just beginning. The dance industry has begun to see more and more physically integrated dance companies coming into the spotlight, captivating audiences with the beauty of their dancers’ uniquely personal movement vocabularies, but what of the dancers with disabilities that are not so visually obvious? Join The Dance Complex for a Learning to Walk the Talk panel discussion “Making it Visible: Disabilities in Dance Seen and Unseen” on Tuesday April 26th at Complex@Canal to hear the perspective of five local dance artists with ‘invisible’ disabilities: the struggles they face, the comradery they share, the artistry their disabilities enable, the unique perspectives their experiences offer them and so much more. Featuring panelists Cassandre Charles, Joshua Hines and Lida Winfield and moderators Karen Krolak of Monkeyhouse and Nicole Zizzi of Evolve Dynamicz. The panel begins at 6pm, with both in person and virtual viewing options and will be followed by a light reception for those in-person. |
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Nicole Zizzi Biography Nicole studied Physics and Dance at University of Rochester, where she trained in contemporary dance under her mentor Missy Pfohl Smith—artistic director of BIODANCE and director of Program of Dance and Movement at the University of Rochester. After graduating college, Nicole moved to the Boston area where she quickly found herself immersed in the rich and vibrant Boston dance community. In October 2015 Nicole and her dance partner, Lisa Giancola, founded their own company; Evolve Dynamicz. Nicole has recently completed her Master’s of Architecture at Northeastern University where she is continuing her research with the College of Arts, Media and Design’s Center for Design, investigating how dance may be used as a tool for creating data curiosity, as a step towards data literacy. After the start of the pandemic in the summer of 2020, Nicole was diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, and OCD; not so long after being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in 2019 and bilateral Developmental Hip Dysplasia in 2017. As a member of the Boston Dance Alliance’s inaugural 2021 Dance & Disability Cohort, she has since begun to understand how dance has been integral to her resilience mentally, physically, socially; and she’s made it her mission to uplift other dance artists with disabilities both seen and unseen. |
Complex@Canal (650 E Kendall St)
Karen Krolak, Lida Winfield, Nicole Zizzi
Street shoes are not allowed in the studio at any time.
