About This Show
The World Institute on Disability (WID) and the Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunication (CDT) present the 7th Annual Ever Widening Circle: An Evening of Entertainment Celebrating Art and Disability — featuring an entertaining and diverse assemblage of celebrated performers with disabilities. This year’s headliner is 13 year-old autistic jazz virtuoso Matt Savage and his trio (Steve Sliverstein on drums and John Funkhouser on bass). In addition other performers include actress Michelle Banks (Deaf West Theatre’s production of the critically-acclaimed musical, Big River, and her one-woman show Reflections of a Deaf Black Woman); AXIS Dance Company, The East Bay based & Internationally acclaimed ensemble of dancers with and without disabilities; and Michael Lee, a blind comedian. Actor and San Francisco resident Danny Glover is the honorary chair of the event.