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Date
May 11, 2025 2:00PM
Location
Morris K. Sirote Theatre
Description
A new project to engage individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), MS and Spina Bifida from across the country to share their stories of challenge and triumph in an original stage work.
Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater’s Artistic Co-Director Suzanne Costello will create and direct this new work incorporating movement, music, and monologues based on these stories. The culminating performances will be presented at the Alys Stephens Center, University of Alabama/ Birmingham (UAB) in May, 2025.
From Where I Sit grew out of Costello’s ongoing partnership with UAB. She created and directed Raising Our Voices in 2021 which featured Birmingham community members impacted by cancer. The culminating performance, based on the participants’ stories, was presented at UAB Alys Stephens. That same year UAB/AIM initiated an expressive writing program for individuals with SCI. The program included individuals in the Birmingham community as well as others across the country. Due to the program’s resounding success, UAB invited Costello to create an original performance work based on the participants’ writings.
“I want to create performances that give voice to the unheard.”
For any questions, or to request accommodations, please contact artsinmedicine@uab.edu.
If you would like to attend the livestream of this event, please register here.
- This event is general admission seating.
- Tickets valid for performance date and time only.
- No refunds. Exchanges subject to availability.
- Late seating at discretion of house management.
- All performances are subject to change.