A Generous Incantation: Interdependent Magic: Disability Performance in Canada

Abstract

Abstract:Interdependent Magic, curated by Jessica Watkin, is the first anthology of plays by disabled Canadian playwrights from Playwrights Canada Press. It includes pieces by Alex Bulmer, the Boys in Chairs Collective, Syrus Marcus Ware, and Chris Dodd, as well as an interview with Niall McNeil. In this review, Kelsie Acton considers the ways in which the strength of this volume lies not just in the quality and diversity of playwriting featured but also in the care the editor has taken in framing the work. Watkin offers two introductions, one aimed at audiences familiar with disability justice and disability arts and the other aimed at audiences new to disability culture. Interdependent Magic acknowledges the diversity of disabled playwrights in Canada and the diversity of audiences who will read their work.