Proper Time uses the physics of space time and disabled experiences of time to challenge, disrupt and mess with normative concepts of time. Working with texture, materiality and scale, our guiding questions have been:
If were really understood another person’s time, could we build a bridge to it?
Could we, as a collective of artists with invisible disabilities, chronic illness or lived experience of chronic illness, create a devising model that supports us to make work without hurting ourselves?
Using a remote and in-person correspondence model, the project will share stories of and create space for disabled experiences of time. The process will centre care and rest, and explore the ‘stretch’ and ‘temporality’ of a long form residency.
Part science lecture - part live music gig - part movement - part theatre. Proper Time will consider what can be made when you don’t have to push through pain and fatigue to make it.
We are looking for partnerships to realise the finished work in Autumn 2026. For more details, or to find out how you can support the work email uncharteredcollective@gmail.com
Full Research & Development team credits:
Raquel Meseguer Zafe - Lead artist, writer & performer
Jamie McCarthy - Collaborator, composer & performer
Anna Starkey - Collaborator, writer & performer
Laura Dannequin - Dramaturg & outside eye
Drew Bachelor - Lead creative technologist
Robin Thorn - Creative technologist
Finn Macneill - Technical support & studio access support
Linzy Na Nakorn - Creative audio description
Rhiannon Colvin - MA placement
Jass Thompson - Live scribe
Nikki Harris - BSL interpreter
Keycreationz - Photography
Josephine Gyasi - Producer, MAYK
Produced by MAYK
Supported by a Level Centre Residency
Supported by Arts Council England Grants for the Arts Awards