A disability is defined as a condition that restricts a person from doing certain activities (activity limitation) and from interacting with the world around them (participation restrictions).
If you had asked Watson 10 years ago what she wished to accomplish through her individual arts practice, her reply would be ‘to work with an ensemble of artists with disabilities’. Now, her wish is finally coming to fruition with the help of her business partner and creative producer, Tara Denman. ‘We have started Chimera Arts, a disability led artist company that supports emerging contemporary circus and movement performers,’ says Watson. Her hope for Chimera Arts is that it will become one of Australia’s leading contemporary circus companies and that her ‘skills as a creative director will continue to grow’.
