{"id":62123,"date":"2021-02-03T00:02:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T00:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=62123"},"modified":"2023-11-14T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:11:04","slug":"autistic-artists-of-wales-demonstrate-their-talent-amidst-the-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/autistic-artists-of-wales-demonstrate-their-talent-amidst-the-lockdown","title":{"rendered":"Autistic artists of Wales demonstrate their talent amidst the lockdown."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;We are different, but we can still do the things other people do, it&#8217;s just in a different way,&#8221; says James Evans, an autistic actor.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/aubergine1.jpg 1105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Autistic artists performing at the Scratch Night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The autistic community in Wales organised an online event where scripts written by autistic writers were performed by autistic actors, earlier last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8216;Scratch Night&#8217; was put up by the Cardiff based, autistic-led community interest company,\u00a0Aubergine Caf\u00e9 in collaboration with the South Wales theatre-maker, Duncan Hallis and the Arts Council of Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scratch Nights are platforms where writers can test their newly developed scripts  before a live audience and get feedbacks on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn.png 1346w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-770x434.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Aarwn.png 1346w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Aaron Brown (he\/they), Co-director of Aubergine Caf\u00e9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aubergine Scratch Platform is their first foray into creating inclusive theatre spaces for autistic writers and performers. The Co-director of the caf\u00e9, Aarwn Brown (26) explained how the idea of putting up a scratch night originated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe just put a call-out on Facebook for autistic writers and actors and we got swamped by with emails from tonnes of people. There are a lot of autistic, creative people out there who are looking for opportunities to display their talent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emma Burton one of the four autistic actors said, \u201cJust because it is a condition, doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s limiting. Just because people can\u2019t always explain themselves, doesn\u2019t mean that what\u2019s going on inside isn\u2019t still amazing. 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class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">James Evans<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Autistic actors who performed at the Scratch Night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another autistic performer, James Evans said that he found the whole experience very accessible as the rehearsals were conducted considering the needs of autistic artists. \u201cWe got lots of breaks to cool down and process the information as it can be difficult for an autistic person to understand many directions at once,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 18-year-old performing arts student aspires to get into screenwriting, TV and film acting and musical theatre. \u201cI hope this process can be transplanted into the industry in general, so if they are casting autistic people, then those breaks can turn out to be accessible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" 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They also organised events like the online open mics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two scripts performed by the actors were \u2018No Prisoners\u2019 written by Philippa Irving and \u2018Death Wish\u2019 by Mike Leitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performing for an online audience can be difficult, but the scratch night turned out to be a great success. 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