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Alter State: a celebration of Disability, art and radical care

The Disability-led initiative co-presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and Arts Access Victoria returns to venues across Melbourne in October.

24 Jul 2024 9:32

Richard Watts

On a stage lit by a blue wash and with slat blinds as the backdrop, a young woman holding a telephone receiver to her ear points towards an audience member who can be seen from behind in silhouette. Alter State.

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Jianna Georgiou in a scene from Restless Dance Theatre’s ‘Private View’. Photo: Matt Byrne.

Featuring live performance, contemporary art, film, workshops, a two-day symposium and two parties, as well as a First Nations Deaf and Disabled Yarning Circle, Alter State 2024 is a Disability-led celebration of arts and culture co-presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and Arts Access Victoria.

It is not, however, only a festival, as Alter State 2024 Creative Lead Jodee Mundy OAM is quick to explain.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts