Don’t ever tell Laurence he’s inspiring

A close up head and shoulders shot of Laurence Clark, text reads push me.Audiences love Laurence – funny, witty, on the edge. But he does’t want you to find him inspiring. Raise your expectations and watch this to find out why. Comedians should ask awkward questions and challenge the status quo – so says stand up Laurence Clark, and he’s out there tackling a big one – the [...]
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Rachel’s perspective is both unlimited and global

A head and shoulder shot of Rachel Gadsden, text reads push me.What is the point of Unlimited? Of Art? Of anything? For Rachel Gadsden, art is about being alive – showing and sharing that with the world. And as she says… ‘Life is very valuable and it doesn’t go on forever’, so begins visual artist, Rachel Gadsden, in this 90 second exploration of the exhibition, Unlimited [...]
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Giving Total Permission to the National Media Museum in Bradford

Screen grab from the National Media Museum website of the Total Permission page.Our PUSH ME documentary is coming to Bradford! Yup – you don’t have to sit and watch it on your little computer screen – you can watch it in full beautiful enormous loveliness at the National Media Museum in Bradford on the 3rd December – as part of International Day of People with Disability. It’s [...]
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Sue Austin is simply spectacular

A close up of Sue Austin underwater, sunglasses on, mouth piece in, hair flowing free. Test reads creating the spectacle, sue austin, push me.An underwater wheelchair? The thought of it is impossible, the watching of it, mesmerising, the impact, extraordinary. Find out what lies beneath… ‘Creating the Spectacle!’ is a groundbreaking series of performances by artist Sue Austin in her self-propelled underwater wheelchair. Filmed in Portland, Dorset with breathtaking footage from Egypt’s Red Sea, Sue‘s film transforms the way [...]
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Total Permission

screen grab of arts council england's case study page mentioning total permissionIt’s all kicking off today – Total Permission, our 30 minute documentary on the Unlimited Projects is up in The Space – AND the documentary and the PUSH ME project are one of Arts Council England’s new case studies celebrating 18 years of lottery funding and showcasing just what lottery cash can do.
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Frogs on the box

Stumble danceCircusA non-stop whirl of feverpitched acrobatics, cycling and hula-hoops to infuse your Thursday thinking. Let Stumble danceCircus play for 90 seconds in the Space. Stumble danceCircus presents Box of Frogs – a circus show with a difference. Five acrobats and two musicians play with the audience’s expectations of mental ill-health and performance, against a backdrop [...]
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Push Me Unlimited

A screen shot of the Watershed site featuring Push Me, the image is Sue Austin in her underwater wheelchairWe aren’t the only ones counting down – Watershed, the executive producers of PUSH ME are also on a roll, showing one PUSH ME short a day too until 2nd Dec and then hosting the cinema premiere of the documentary Total Permission at their base in Bristol.
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Pushing Simon McKeown and Motion Disabled: Unlimited

A model of a kickboxer with short arms caught whilst kicking - we see lots of versions of him as he makes a move. Text reads push me, simon mckweown, motion disabled unlimited.Monday morning – another day, another 90 second wonder, and what could start your day better than Simon Mckeown and the consideration of beauty in all forms? For digital artist Simon McKeown, the movement of disabled people is something to be celebrated, promoting diversity and difference. Motion Disabled: Unlimited invites you to find the beauty, [...]
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Pushing Ramesh Meyyappan and Skewered Snails

Ramesh Meyyappann in a head and upper body shot. His fingers are making his head look like a snail. text reads ramesh meyyappan, skewered snails, push me.Did you catch this one too? Amazing physical theatre skills, amazing ariel skills – all in all an amazing piece. Suspended high in the air on ropes, Ramesh Meyyappan talks about his latest production, Skewered Snails – the darkly comic tale of a dysfunctional family powerfully told through his extensive and imaginative physicality, and that [...]
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