What do you get your athletic friend with a physical disability for the holidays? MURDERBALL!

The absolutely most talked about, least viewed by the world and most widely acclaimed documentary about a wheelchair rugby team.

This is not a dry documentary about the woe-is-me people that mainstream media loves to sensationalize and it is not the story about a bunch of supercrips.

This is a genuine look at a group of men who love the physical contact that wheelchair rugby has at every turn.

The men are not perfect but the storyline is great. Every character has a unique background and a different reason to risk more physical damage to their already disabled bodies.

It has action,comedy, drama, sex, romance, rugby and wheelchairs. Great combination!

If you know a doctor, nurse, physical therapist, anyone who comes into contact with physically disabled people, then this is the must see movie.

If you know people who only have pity in their eyes then loan them the movie. This is a must see for the world.

Unfortunately, all the hype on MTV and late night talk shows did not do the movie justice. The missing link was us, the disabled community.

We should have pushed, skipped, hobbled, and scootered our way into every movie theater and then encouraged every single person to see it also.

Many of the characters became guests on talk shows to promote the documentary and unfortunately, it seemed as if they were promoting themselves.

In fact, on MTV they were with the people in the show JACKASS and that basically described their behavior as well.

If you saw the features on the talk shows ignore, erase and block it out of your mind. Then, go to your local dvd rental place and check the movie out.

It is a great documentary that deserves more recognition and support then what it received.

It is a must have for any collector who is proud to have the disabled community portrayed in an honest and refreshing manner.

The re-tour of a play, in one act, followed by an epilogue, primarily set in a Gestapo interrogation room in Paris in 1943. A mystery develops from the outset; how could the arrested, blind teenager have anything to do with resistance activities against the occupying Nazi army?

Extant Theatre, the only UK blind theatre company, tour their highly acclaimed new play Resistance in the UK, France & Croatia (scroll down for tour details).

Resistance explores the extraordinary true story of Jacques Lusseyran, a blind, teenage leader within the French resistance movement of occupied Paris during WWII. In his autobiography “And There Was Light”, he tells the tale of how he was blinded in an accident at the age of 8, became a member of the French Resistance: was betrayed, captured and subsequently interrogated by Nazi SS officers, leading to his final incarceration in Buchenwald concentration camp.

Jacques manages to use his blindness as a foil, exposing the prejudices of the Nazi SS; they couldn’t believe a blind man capable, and discovers, through his blindness, a deeper perceptual awareness of the world.

Adapted for the stage by blind writer Maria Oshodi, Resistance uses physical theatre, experimental dance and live audio description (cleverly included within the script; no audience members have to wear headphones).

Performed by 6 professional (blind, visually impaired & sighted) actors, Resistance unfolds with a tense and exciting narrative. The action flicks between time, perceptions and perspectives to uncover the deep mystery at its heart.

Darlington Arts Centre. DL3 7AX

Weds. 21st Sept.

8:00pm

Ticket Office: 01325 486 555

£8.50/£6.50 conc.

www.darlingtonarts.co.uk

The Paul Robeson Theatre, Hounslow TW3 1ES

Fri. 23rd September 7:30pm

Ticket Office: 0845 456 2840

£8/£6 conc.

www.hounslow.info

Nottingham Arts Theatre. NG1 3BE

Mon. 26th Sept.

7:30pm

Ticket Office: 0115 947 6096

£10/£5 conc.

www.artstheatre.org.uk

Dorton House School (RLSB)
Near Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0EB

Weds. 28th Sept
Information: 020 8964 5060 or shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk

Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax HX1 1QG

Fri. 30th Sept.

8:00pm

Ticket Office: 01422 349 422

£9/£5 conc. under 25′s £3

www.squarechapel.co.uk

ADAPEI des Yvelines, Versailles, France

Tues. 4th Oct.
Information: 020 8964 5060 or shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk

Chateau Amphitheatre, Lycée International, Paris, France
Thurs.

6th Oct.

Information: 020 8964 5060 or shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk

Blind in Theatre (BIT) Festival, Zagreb, Croatia

Sun. 9th Oct.

Information: 020 8964 5060 or shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk

The Albany, Deptford, London. SE8 4AG

Thurs. 13th Oct.

Ticket Office: 020 8692 4446

7:30pm

£8/£5 conc.

www.thealbany.org.uk

For further details contact:
Shaun Dawson
Turtle Key Arts
Ladbroke Hall, 79 Barlby Road
London W10 6AZ
Tel: 020 8964 5060
Fax:020 8964 4080
shaun@turtlekeyarts.org.uk
www.turtlekeyarts.org.uk

National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill will hold its 17th Annual Exhibition. It is the only national organization dedicated to collecting, displaying and selling art by the mentally ill.

Since 1988, the National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill (NAEMI) has helped artists from around the world who have experienced a mental illness gain credibility, self-esteem and independence through the exhibition and sale of their art.

With the growing popularity of “outsider art”, NAEMI has become famous for discovering the truly remarkable, but often overlooked art of those who have experienced a mental illness. NAEMI’s founder, Juan Martin, has dedicated his life to helping these artists get discovered and gain the credibility that society often denies those who are labeled as mentally ill.

NAEMI founder, Juan Martin will be available to talk about the tremendous impact the sale of this art has on the artists and to share individual stories of those helped by the program.

The works featured in this year’s exhibition range from tormented portraits of inner turmoil

to lighthearted collages, and include 35 works from 25 artists.

The works displayed will be available for purchase at the gallery, with all profits going back to the artists.

NAEMI’s 17th Annual Exhibition

Friday, June 10 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Opening Reception
Boarders Gallery
1601 SW 1st St
Miami, Florida 33135

All are invited to attend.

The Exhibition will run from Friday, June 10 – Monday, July 4, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

“Out of Exile” is an aptly titled record that describes the eight year exodus that Chris Cornell had been experiencing since the breakup of Soundgarden. With a strong but eponymous solo debut and a slightly better than average effort on Audioslave’s self titled album, he has plummeted somewhat out of the lime light.

As a pure singer though, Cornell, still delivers the goods with his heavenly pipes, but is yet to assemble an absolute and unqualified magnum opus since 97’s down on the upside. On Audioslave’s follow-up, Cornell and his rage comrades come close to his previous excellence by employing smoother transitions into their hooks and have also integrated an abundance of melodies, absent in their self-titled debut.

It’s apparent that Rick Rubin either took control of the reigns in order to compress a more focused result or the band took it upon themselves to ignite the fire that was otherwise dormant for much of this 3 year super group experiment. Either way the intensity or drive has resurfaced from the fractured concrete barrier encapsulating their ground breaking libido.

The invigoration and heartrending out cries on “Out of Exile” cut into you, slicing and dicing your internal failsafe as you emerge from your sonic journey similar to a wounded animal.

Right from the inaugural track “Your Time Has Come,” the listener is immediately thrust into a world of anguish and distress or uncertainty of tomorrow.

Much like “Cochise”, you become overwhelmed by the nasty riff and before you know it, you’re engrained in a sermon like a warning from the preacher.

Another kick in the teeth is sustained when you are served with a full dose of evil and unearthly sludge with “Out of Exile,” a heavy handed, explicit slam. Songs such as “Be Yourself” and “Doesn’t Remind Me” serve as a much needed rest stop for the long emotional road waiting to swallow up the naive traveler who dangles his inhibitions in front of the starved wolf pack.

Nothing will prepare you for the venomous potency that will erupt on “The Worm” as Cornell beckons back to his youthful yelps that would peel the paint from the walls.

His filthy scowl is certainly a site for skeptical eyes who did not believe that a 42 year old male could duplicate his brilliance from when he wailed in his mid to late 20’s.

Of course, Audioslave is no way is a one man show, and the band can only reach greatness if they become a cohesive unit. It’s seems that the cohesion has been achieved for the most part, as everyone seems to have honed their talents and become the proper appendage to Cornell’s electric vocal styling.

Tom Morello still packs a wallop with his hard edged block of early 90’s riffs but doesn’t indulge himself in his galactic, magician like buffoonery as much as he’s displayed on the previous record.

He still has his moments but for the most part stays within the confines of the song. However, he does surprise us with a rock solo, reminiscent of Porcupine Tree and Mars Volta on “Yesterday to Tomorrow” and steals the spotlight from Cornell.

You just wish there would be at least one instrumental, so Morello can show why he’s such a coveted lead guitarist. Drummer, Brad Wilk, steps up to the plate and asserts himself as more of an influence over the finished product.

“Dandelion” is a perfect setting for Wilk as it requires an R&B flavor along with a Led Zeppelin tone and he executes it flawlessly, while putting Matt Cameron to shame.

Bassist, Timmy Commerford, as always, shows himself as an adequate piece of the band that continues to improve with age and tends to want to experiment a smidgen from time to time. If I had any bones to pick it would have to be “Be Yourself” which has to be the most Disney lyric Cornell has ever concocted in his think tank.

Why didn’t somebody take him aside and let him have it, so that this ridiculousness would have never been on the album?

The mixing of the record leaves much to be desired as the momentum of the hard edged tracks are brought down by the ballads, but this is just a mild gripe.

Otherwise, Audioslave impresses with more gumption and fervor, which had been missing from this group and contradicted their legendary rock backgrounds.

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sic that shapes our ears!

In his autobiography “And There Was Light”, Jacques Lusseyran tells the tale of how he was blinded in an accident at the age of 8, became a teenage member of the French Resistance during WWII: was betrayed, captured and subsequently interrogated by Nazi SS officers, leading to his final incarceration in Bushenwald concentration camp.

Jacques managed to use his blindness as a foil, exposing the prejudices of the Nazi SS; they couldn’t believe a blind man capable.

Adapted for the stage by a blind writer Maria Oshodi, Resistance uses physical theatre, experimental dance and live audio description (cleaverly incorporated with the script; no audience members have to wear headphones.)

Through several research and development projects Extant have evolved new methods of blind stage-craft improving the creative access for visually impaired performers and audiences within theatre.

Performed by six professional blind and Visually Impaired actors, Resistance unfolds with a tense and excting narrative.

The action flicks between time, perceptions and perspectives to uncover the deep mystery at its heart and of Jacques’ discovery through his blindness of a deeper perceptual awareness of the world.

Resistance tours nationally from the 4th March till 1st May 2005.

In his autobiography “And There Was Light”, Jacques Lusseyran tells the tale of how he was blinded in an accident at the age of 8, became a teenage member of the French Resistance during WWII: was betrayed, captured and subsequently interrogated by Nazi SS officers, leading to his final incarceration in Bushenwald concentration camp.

Jacques managed to use his blindness as a foil, exposing the prejudices of the Nazi SS; they couldn’t believe a blind man capable.

Adapted for the stage by a blind writer Maria Oshodi, Resistance uses physical theatre, experimental dance and live audio description (cleaverly incorporated with the script; no audience members have to wear headphones.)

Through several research and development projects Extant have evolved new methods of blind stage-craft improving the creative access for visually impaired performers and audiences within theatre.

Performed by six professional blind and Visually Impaired actors, Resistance unfolds with a tense and excting narrative.

The action flicks between time, perceptions and perspectives to uncover the deep mystery at its heart and of Jacques’ discovery through his blindness of a deeper perceptual awareness of the world.

Resistance tours nationally from the 4th March till 1st May 2005.