Dynamically disabled performer Makenzie Morgan Gomez launched video concept piece, Music and the Mirror (& Mobility Aids) beginning on November 23rd on Instagram and TikTok. The full six-minute video can be found in its entirety on Gomez’s YouTube on November 29th.

Gomez learned Michael Bennett & Bob Avian’s original Broadway choreography with the assistance of Cassidy Stoner. Together, Gomez and Stoner adapted each section to the mobility aid that worked best for Gomez’s body, while maintaining the artistic integrity and dynamics of the original choreography.

“It's one thing to tell people what I can do. ‘Music and the Mirror’ and my new disability-informed interpretation aims to show it.”

With minimal disability representation on Broadway stages, especially for disabled people of color, Gomez has high hopes for influencing change in the industry.

“I want this concept piece to serve as a jumping off point for future conversations. I hope that casting directors, creative teams, and fellow performers, disabled and non-disabled alike, will be inspired by my video and explore disability-informed artistry moving forward.”

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