Sam Jacobs
Sam Jacobs is an award winning Scenographer/ Choreographer/ Director/ Writer and Consultant with over 50 years experience. At 65, after becoming physically disabled, he retrained as a Choreographer. He is also Artistic Director of Found Reality Dance Theatre Company - an integrated, disabled and non-disabled performance company which specializes in training for performance by making performance.
2 March 2012
Doing the Laban Walk or Cripping the Light Fantastic
Laban told me when I applied to train on their Masters Degree in Choreography that my physical disability would not hamper training because "Contemporary choreographers don't...Comments: 2
5 January 2012
Animal cruelty...
I don't even like dogs but, this December, whilst receiving mobility assistance, I witnessed a mass transportation of terrified canines at Malaga airport, en route to the Great Brussels Dog Show...Comments: 2
28 November 2011
Old Wheelchair done got me...?
I am about to fly back to Wales from Corfu alone, and have been recommended to book wheelchair assistance. Now, my relationship with the wheelchair is problematic. It was thought to be the solution...Comments: 2
1 September 2011
Blog number 1
Here's to being 68, disabled, newly trained as a choreographer and about to go freelance. I had been a full time academic, teaching drama as well as running my own theatre company but I have now been...Comments: 2