ALT On a pink ink background, there is a large yellow cog filled with a fire-orange colour. Over the orange text says Rising in Our Power and there are three bold arrows pointing upwards and a clenched fist of collective power. Around the cog are hands of various colours, shapes, and sizes, all placed as if moving the cog together. It is a powerful image with the title IN/Visible National Disabled Women's Art Collective.
ALT The world is on fire but at least we still have art
ALT A performer in a red top and black trousers, spot lit as she swirls gold wings around her.
ALT A performer in a red top kneeling and holding the handle of a suitcase that says DO NOT OPEN in large letters on it. Other performers in the background are standing and watching her.
ALT The cast on the set of Storiescapes, some standing, some seated on boxes, in semi-darkness with four white spotlights focused in on them.
ALT Unruly is written in punk style graffiti. An older female actor with pink spiky hair and punk clothing, seated, raises her arms up expressively and a defiant face.
ALT A male actor behind a mesh screen devising a task prototype for the show.
ALT A group of actors reaching upwards with one arm, looking up.
ALT Two actors, one wearing a top hat and both looking at a white paper sculpted horse head held by the other actor.
ALT A poster for The Nurse’s Station, featuring a yellow background with an illustration of a black guitar made from the shape of a stethoscope. The text states that the production is by Alphabetti Theatre, partnering with the Royal College of Nursing and Northumbria University Nursing Department. Running 10th - 28th September, written by Ruth Lyon and Ali Pritchard. It’s described as a new, folk, gig theatre show, crafted from real-life stories of nurses.
ALT A very large crowd of people of different ethnic backgrounds, different faiths all coming together to clean up the mess on Middlesbrough streets after the riots yesterday. The photo is from Teesside Connected on facebook.
ALT Montage of 5 festival images - (1) 2 learning disabled people playing African drums, (2) four singers from SYMO on mics, (3) a woman standing centre stage arms outstretched in triumph, (4) a stage full of people dancing with various coloured silks at the closing ceremony, and (5) four singers pictured rehearsing the Festival Anthem with a screen image behind reading 'Our Stomping Grounds'.
ALT An image of Karen Sheader by Derek Matthews. Wearing a patterned denim shirt, Karen is holding her hands in a square as if framing an image and looking through. She has lyrics written on her hands including the phrase 'don't make fun of the handicapped some of them have feelings too' heavy with irony. Also - 1It's not their fault, they're made like they are, just thank Jesus Christ it's not you.'
ALT Steph is a white woman with long hair loosely pulled into a bun. She is smiling and wearing a colourful scarf and pink jumper.
ALT An image of Karen Sheader by Derek Matthews. Wearing a patterned denim shirt, Karen is holding her hands in a square as if framing an image and looking through. She has lyrics written on her hands including the phrase 'don't make fun of the handicapped some of them have feelings too' heavy with irony. Also - 1It's not their fault, they're made like they are, just thank Jesus Christ it's not you.'
ALT Steph is a white woman with long hair loosely pulled into a bun. She is smiling and wearing a colourful scarf and pink jumper.