Introduction There is growing research evidence on bodily discourses and body image
issues of women with disabilities. Within the art-based intervention repertoire for persons …

In this article, we discuss the potential of artist-researchers inviting research participants to
engage directly in arts-and practice-based ethnographic work. To enable openings for this …

This article examines a series of qualitative interviews with seven dance artists in the UK
who make dance works with and about their own chronic pain. It integrates research from …

Trauma is notoriously difficult to communicate, as it often defies understanding. It unfolds
over time and cannot be told through linear narratives. Nevertheless, we show that …

This paper tackles the concept of alterity through an embodied perspective. By questioning
my lived experience of cancer and how illness—as a disruptive event (Carel, 2008, 2016 …

As an interdisciplinary researcher and dance artist, I often wonder how evocative
movements and meaningful choreographies develop, and what makes a suggestive …

Media plays a critical role in promoting inclusive societies by informing and influencing the
national agenda through in-depth and incisive reportage. Studies examining media …

This chapter discusses solo choreographic works I have developed by exploring my inability
to stay in the sitting position, which has started after a medical mistake in 2006. Movement …