Artists
This is a list of professional Deaf and disabled artists, or disabled-led companies, who are actively seeking international partners and opportunities. Each artist or company currently has work ready to tour or for exhibition. We are proud to list companies from all over the world.
Search by art form, country, or by curated lists for a smaller selection of artists as selected by one of the named organisations or individuals.
We are eager to add new artists and companies to this global list. If you are a company which would like to be included, please contact us.
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Although many of the companies and artists listed here are artists with international experience, we cannot vouch for every company in this global list.
All companies are encouraged to update their profiles with information about new works, exhibitions, tours or performances. Not all of that work has been seen or can be recommended.
Disability Arts International takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information listed by individual companies or artists.
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Academy Art of Diversity: Teatro la Ribalta
Academy Art of Diversity - Teatro la Ribalta are a professional theatre company in which disabled and non-disabled artists work as an ensemble.
Alessandro Schiattarella
Alessandro Schiattarella is a dancer, choreographer and video-grapher based in Switzerland, and his research focuses on less-visible disability.
Anjali Dance Company
Anjali Dance Company celebrates the creative abilities and artistic potential of people with learning disabilities and demonstrates exciting new possibilities in dance.
Anna Berndtson
Performance is the foundation of my artistic practice, working foremost with Long Duration Live Performance Art. The public is essential in my work, as their presence becomes part of the live experience. Being present over several hours or even over several days is the main challenge in this art form.
Aristide Rontini
Aristide Rontini is a dancer and choreographer exploring issues of identity and the relationships between individuals | society and nature | human beings.
Artistas Diversos
Artistas Diversos is an NGO that produces and exhibits the work of disabled artists covering all types of artistic expression, from all over the world - free of charge for the artist.
AXIS Dance Company
Founded in 1987, AXIS is one of the United State's most acclaimed ensembles of disabled, non-disabled and neurodiverse performers.
BewegGrund, Switzerland
BewegGrund stands for equal rights, self-determination, equal opportunities and integration.
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company
A force for change in Scottish theatre, creating world class projects and performances that place disabled artists centre stage.
Candoco Dance Company
Candoco is a world-renowned professional, contemporary dance company, continually expanding perceptions of what dance can be.
Caroline Bowditch
Australian-born but now Glasgow-based performance artist and choreographer, Caroline Bowditch describes herself as a performer, maker, teacher, speaker and mosquito buzzing in the ears of the arts industry in the UK and further afield.
Casson & Friends
Casson & Friends are a Record Breaking Dance Theatre Company that create interactive accessible performance with a focus on collaboration, interaction and joy.
Cathy Waller Company
Cathy Waller Company produce explosive and vibrant contemporary dance work that incorporates live music and original composition
Chiara Bersani
Chiara Bersani is an Italian artist working in the field of performing arts. She trained in the field of theatrical research with influences from contemporary
Chisato Minamimura
Chisato Minamimura is a Deaf performance artist, choreographer and BSL art guide.
CiM Dance Company
Professional, contemporary, dance company which joins together interpreters with and without disability, promoting a unique approach to inclusion while aiming for high artistic standards.
Claire Cunningham
Performer and creator of multi-disciplinary performance work, often rooted in the study and use/misuse of her crutches, and the exploration of the potentiality of her own specific physicality.
Croí Glan Integrated Dance Company
Croí Glan - Warm Heart. Creating performance with diverse bodies.
Dançando com a Diferença
Institution whose main goal is to promote social inclusion and culture through inclusive dance.
Dance Into Space
Dance Into Space Foundation (DIS) is a Kenyan mixed-able contemporary dance company with a mission to give a dance to all.