Claire Cunningham

Claire Cunningham
in September 2017
Born 1977
Nationality United Kingdom
Occupation Choreographer and dancer

Claire Cunningham (born 1977) is a Scottish choreographer and dancer who performs on crutches;[1][2] She creates dances and sculpture that involve crutches for people of all abilities. She identifies herself as a disabled person.[3]

Life

Cunningham was born with osteoporosis, a progressive bone disease and as result she labels herself as disabled. She lived in Ayrshire.[4], but now lives in Glasgow.[3] She has created work with the National Theatre of Scotland.[5]

Her 2014 dance "Give Me a Reason to Live" is based on the depiction of "cripples" in the work of the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. She dedicated this work to protest at the British cuts to funding and the Nazi Euthanasia Programme.[6]

Works include

References

  1. ↑ Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy. "Claire Cunningham: 'Coming through US customs is always interesting'". The Observer . Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  2. ↑ "Picture Editor selects the best pictures from around the globe, October 27, 2013". Daily Record (Scotland). 2013-10-27. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  3. 1 2 3 "Claire Cunningham". www.disabilityartsinternational.org. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  4. ↑ Paul English (2013-08-02). "Ayrshire dancer Claire Cunningham to perform Menage A Trois with her crutches at the Edinburgh Fringe". Daily Record. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  5. ↑ Mary Brennan (2013-04-18). "Claire Cunningham on her latest work, Pink Mist". The Herald (Glasgow). Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  6. ↑ Berlin, Hebbel am Ufer. "Tanz im August - Give Me A Reason To Live". english.tanzimaugust.de. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  7. ↑ "Claire Cunningham". www.disabilityartsinternational.org. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
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