The Art We Share: Conversations with Disabled Artists. Documentary series now live!
Drake Music proudly presents The Art We Share: Conversations with Disabled Artists, a documentary series produced by Ysabelle Wombwell during her 2023/24 residency with Drake Music. The series provides a unique insight into the experiences of five d/Deaf and Disabled artists, highlighting the challenges of performing and navigating in an often inaccessible world.
Watch the first episode below:
Through open conversation, Ysabelle explores creativity, accessibility and live performance with:
- Jess Thom (Touretteshero)
- Sarah Adedeji
- Sally Currie (The Dyr Sister)
- Ruby Addy
- Dom Smith (Soundsphere Magazine)
The series consists of five episodes titled “Why?,” “How?,” “Challenges,” “Advice,” and “Change,” each shedding light on different parts of the artists’ journeys.
Featured artist and now Drake Music Interim CEO, Sally Currie, provided the following perspective on the barriers she has faced when performing:
“As a deaf musician who has been through mainstream education, I have been so lucky with the opportunities that I have had to learn instruments and perform live, but as I’ve got older I have realised that I do have barriers, I do have additional needs to consider when performing. I was so grateful to Yssi for including me in these interviews and to be able to hear other Disabled artists perspectives on performing live.”
All episodes feature British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and captions. Additionally, the artists provide audio descriptions of themselves in the series’ opening episode.
Watch the full series here: The Art We Share
