TIGERTAIL PRODUCTIONS
FLORIDA DANCE ASSOCIATION and
VSA ARTS OF FLORIDA in conjunction with
Miami Dade College Cultural Affairs Department

PRESENT

"True handicaps come only from the mind, the limits we place on ourselves. We can do anything, our community is everywhere." —Sidiki Conde

This half-day forum is part of the danceAble program which takes place from June 25 - 29 within the Florida Dance Festival. It is designed for dancers, other artists, arts presenters, educators, and those who live with disabilities or work with the disabled community. The forum is a unique opportunity to share challenges and successes with South Florida, national and international leaders in the field of mixed ability arts. This year the focus is on the multiple identities of artists with disabilities – including race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation – and the particular challenges of access, representation and alliance-building across communities.

danceAble is a collaborative project of the Florida Dance Association and Tigertail Productions that began in 2000. It focuses on dance as a vital art form and a fundamental means of physical expression for persons with and without disabilities.

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This is our 27th season. We believe that community involvement is essential. Season partners and supporters include: AeroMexico; Allegany Franciscan Ministeries; Alternate ROOTS, Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Ford Foundation; American Express Company; Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation; BankAtlantic Foundation; Books & Books; Bresaro Suites; Centro Cultural Brasil-USA; City of Coral Gables Cultural Arts Program; City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; Consulate General of Brazil; Dade Community Foundation; DindyCo; Embraer; E.S. Moore Family Foundation; Etra Fine Art; Florida Dance Association; FIU Dance Department; Foundation for Contemporary Arts; Frida Kahlo Tequila; Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau; Joseph H. and Florence A. Roblee Foundation; Mellon Private Wealth Management; M-DC Dance Department; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; Miami-Dade County Public Library; Miami-Dade County Public Schools; Miami River Inn; National Endowment for the Arts; National Performance Network; New World School of the Arts Dance Department; Publix Super Markets Charities; The Law Office of Linda M. Smith; Southern Arts Federation; State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council; TAM Brazilian Airlines; Touch South Beach; Vortex Communications; WDNA & WLRN FM.

Photo: Deborah RossDesign: Vortex Communications, Inc., Coral Gables, FL