Bodies of Work

Bodies of Work: The Chicago Festival of Disability Arts and Culture, explores and celebrates the contributions of artists with disabilities, the contemporary contexts of disabled lives, and works that illuminate disability experiences.Bodies of Work showcases both the cutting-edge and historical movements in disability arts, and include theatrical performances, dance, spoken word, film, visual art exhibitions, lectures, panel discussions and more.

Theater Highlights

Lynn Manning’s Weights, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.
April 21 and 22, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
$22.00; tix & info 312-280-2660

Matt Fraser’s Sealboy:Freak, Victory Gardens, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave.
April 23-24, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
$15.00, tix & info: 773-871-3000

Bill Shannon’s Traffic, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Ave.
April 26-28, 2006, at 6:00 p.m.
$22.00, tix & info: 312-280-2660

A staged reading of Peeling, Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, Storefront Theater
April 28 and 29, 2006, 7:30 pm
$7.00, tix & info: 312-742-TIXS