Case study film: Amelia Cavallo

A new series of short films made by filmpro and presented by Rinkoo Barpaga, focusing on the careers of fascinating Deaf and disabled artists.

Amelia Cavallo is a queer, blind multi-disciplinary theatre practitioner. As a performer, they work as an actor, singer, musician, circus aerialist, dancer, drag king and burlesque performer. For Graeae, Amelia has been seen in productions including The Threepenny Opera and The Garden. They have also worked in academia, teaching and consulting on audio description. Most recently, they have started co-running a creative project called Quiplash, a company that takes space for Queer disabled people.

Find out more about Amelia and Quiplash at quiplash.co.uk. A photo gallery of their work can also be found in the gallery at the bottom of this page.


Raised in Birmingham to Punjabi parents, Rinkoo Barpaga is a Deaf TV Presenter, film and theatre maker, stand-up comedian, actor, street photographer and artistic director. He is currently one of the recipients of the Deafinitely Theatre Bursary.

Find out more about Rinkoo at rinkoo.co.uk

Case study film: Amelia Cavallo

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