Claire Cunningham  is a performer and creator of multi-disciplinary performances, based in Glasgow. One of the UK’s most acclaimed and internationally renowned disabled artists, her work is rooted in the study of Crip & disabled experience, practices of care and questioning societal ideas of knowledge and value. She is the Einstein Professor of “Choreography, Dance and Disability Arts” at the Inter-University Centre for Dance in Berlin and in 2024 she premiered her new solo work, Songs of the Wayfarer, which continues to tour internatonally.

Over the past years, Claire has developed a distinct movement practice rooted in her lived experience as a disabled artist. While this work has been central to her performance practice, there has been limited dedicated time to fully reflect on, define and document the methodologies that underpin it. This residency offers a rare opportunity to step back from touring and teaching demands in order to do this essential work.