The InterACT Disability Arts Festival is an annual three-day event which showcases the talents of disabled performers, authors, artists, and artisans in
Auckland
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,
New Zealand
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. The event has been described by the
Minister for Disability Issues
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,
Tariana Turia
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, as "a chance for people of all abilities to celebrate and share their talents with us all"
History
The festival was inspired by the
Awakenings Festival of
Horsham, Victoria
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, Australia. It wasn't until five years after a visit to the 2007 Awakenings festival by three representatives of the Interacting Theatre Company, that the inaugural InterACT festival was held in
Auckland
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, New Zealand.
The 2013 edition of the festival is scheduled for 23–25 October and the venue will be Corban's Estate Arts Centre,
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People
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Places Argentina
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Australia
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See also
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Disability art
Disability art or disability arts is any art, theatre, fine arts, film, writing, music or club that takes disability as its theme or whose context relates to disability.
Meaning and context
Disability arts is an area of art where the context of ...
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Disability in the arts
Disability in the arts is an aspect within various arts disciplines of inclusive practices involving disability. It manifests itself in the output and mission of some stage and modern dance performing-arts companies, and as the subject matter of ...
References
External links
*{{official website, http://interacting.org.nz/interactfestival, Interacting.org.nz
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Festivals in Auckland
Disability in the arts
Arts festivals in New Zealand
Disability organisations based in New Zealand
West Auckland, New Zealand