Beyond Gaze investigates touch as an artistic and pedagogical medium, and proposes that when combined creatively, touch-led strategies and dramatic inquiry methods hold a great potential in joining differences productively, empower individuals of different abilities to learn from one another through a shared sense modality.

Beyond Gaze works towards developing a touch-led dramatic inquiry framework to be used among children both able-bodied and with blindness and low vision. The research project asks:

How can a touch-led dramatic inquiry framework function as an educational medium that develops artistic collaboration, sense-making, and community among children, including both able-bodied children and those with sensory impairments? What role can a touch-led dramatic inquiry framework play in moving process drama toward more inclusive, fully embodied practices? How can a touch-led dramatic inquiry framework be applied in (art) educational settings?

What role can a touch-led dramatic inquiry framework play in moving process drama toward more inclusive, fully embodied practices?

How can a touch-led dramatic inquiry framework be applied in (art) educational settings?

The project brings together a presentation series and a workshop series. The analysis of practices of practitioners from the presentation series form the basis for indexing touch-led artistic strategies. Workshops utilize activities designed in tandem with the participants which in turn model the scaffolding for the touch-led dramatic inquiry framework.