Secret Ingredients
Hosted by Amy Amantea
What happens when access isn’t baked right in?
Join us in the Describers Café as we explore Secret Ingredients, a one-person show by Keely O’ Brien. The concept for this intimate and imaginative work was born out of the pandemic. Some access features were included from the beginning, and others were incorporated after the premiere.
How do we continue to add access as a work grows and evolves?
Come join us for a lively discussion, with excerpts from the show included.
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Artist Bio
Keely O’Brien is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice incorporates handmade objects with innovative theatre creation. Devoted to a thoroughly DIY process, Keely’s work includes experimental performance, imaginative ephemera, and interactive experiences. She often creates collaborative projects with community members who may not consider themselves artists, and invites the public to participate in unusual meaning-making experiences. Keely is Co-Artistic Director of Popcorn Galaxies, a theatre company with a focus on unconventionally structured, site-specific, and audience-activated performance. She holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from Simon Fraser University, and is a self and family-taught visual artist. She lives in Richmond, BC, on unceded territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking peoples. www.keelyobrien.ca
Press Article (CBC NEWS): “True confessions become delicious confections in this public art exhibition”
