above, an image of our Off Kilter program, bright, bold, and slightly off kilter!

OFF-KILTER IS off-leash area's program

serving ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES

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Images from Past Off-Kilter Cabarets:

Photos by Bill Cameron

 About The Off-Kilter Program and What's Next:
Off-Kilter is Off-Leash Area’s performance program designed to highlight and support artists with disabilities, and which makes space for and gives voice to artists with disabilities in the design and leadership of the program. Our debut Off-Kilter performance, titled "Organ Recital", was a Cabaret formatted event that featured 7 artists with disabilities ranging in artistic and creative mediums. This spring we conducted several community meetings (at NAMI, Courage Kenny, Springboard for the Arts, and State Services for the Blind), where we invited community members, organizational representatives and individuals, to express their hopes and share their ideas for creating more inclusion for persons with disabilities in local performing arts. As we continue to develop and expand this program, we will be providing artistic development and support to artists in the disability community, bringing attention ​to the artists and perspectives of these individuals.
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 About The 2025 Off-Kilter Cabaret "Human Alchemy"
In April 2025 Off-Leash Area presented the 3rd Off-Kilter Cabaret, an ongoing community program designed to highlight and support artists with disabilities in the creation of original performance work. 
Artists were asked to create a performance piece that is 5-10 minutes in length that speaks to the theme of this year’s Off-Kilter Cabaret - “Human Alchemy”. 
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The Human Body is a magical vessel – where has it taken you? Where do you want to go? The Human Body is endlessly diverse – there are no two alike. How do you connect with others? What does it mean to be able to transform, to evolve, to become?  This year's Cabaret took place at The Jungle Theater, and featured new works by: AJ ISAACSON-ZVIDZWA  ~ LAURA CANNATA ~ LAURINE CHANG ~ SCOTT SORENSEN ~ YOUNG DANCE ~ ZAMYA THEATER PROJECT, and was hosted by Emcee Raymond Luczak.
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 About The 2023 Off-Kilter Cabaret "Inside, Outside, Inside-Out"
Our second Off-Kilter Cabaret premiered November 2023 at the Tek Box at the Cowles Center with the theme "Inside, Outside, Inside-Out". It was a 75-minute-long cabaret-style production, which comprised of seven acts in performing arts forms such as dance, storytelling, theatre, spoken word, and puppetry, all curated by the Off-Kilter Leadership Group and in partnership with Young Dance. "Inside, Outside, Inside-Out" featured impressive artists Braille, Scott Sorensen, Young Dance, AJ Isaacson-Zvidzwa, Desdamona, Houa Moua, and Tessa Longshore, who offered unique views on the theme. It was emceed by returning artist Amy Salloway.
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About The 2022 Off-Kilter Cabaret: "Organ Recital"
Our first Off-Kilter Cabaret premiered June 2022 at the Tek Box at the Cowles Center with the theme "Organ Recital". It was a 75-minute-long cabaret-style production, which comprised of seven acts in performing arts forms such as dance, storytelling, theatre, spoken word, and puppetry, all curated by the Off-Kilter Leadership Group and in partnership with Young Dance. "Organ Recital" featured impressive artists Braille, Atlas O Phoenix, Daniel Reiva, Amy Salloway, Pat Samples, and Scott Sorenson, who offered unique views on the theme ranging from hilarious and thought-provoking to heart-breaking and profound. In September of that same year, we also offered an online viewing of the performance for those that were unable to attend in person.
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Off-Kilter Leadership Team:
Sam Jasmine, Gabriel Roderick, Amy Salloway, Paul Herwig, Jennifer Ilse

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dancers in Young Dance's performance at the 2022 Off Kilter. Several people of many ages in wheelchairs and standing, colorful fabric connecting them to eachother

Scott Sorensen performing a puppet show at the 2022 Off Kilter, with two puppets - the heart, and the head

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