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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BLIND WITH CAMERA
Blind With Camera is a flagship initiative of the Beyond Sight Foundation. It is group of blind photographers and collection of their photographic work, it embraces blindness as a “dark, paradoxical gift” and their work expresses the philosophy that “in blindness, true art exists”.
Blue Apple Theatre
Blue Apple is an inspirational and ambitious theatrical company that supports performers with learning disabilities to develop and present high quality drama, dance and film productions for the widest possible audiences
Bogdan Tomashevskiy
Bogdan Tomashevskiy is a visual artist based in Kiev working in sculpture and architecture
Bohnice Theatre Company (Bohnicka divadelni spolecnost)
BDS is an experimental theater formation (long-term social theater project) bringing together actors with experience of psychiatric treatment and theater professionals. The ensemble will celebrate thirty years of its existence in 2021.
Caglar Kimyoncu
Improvisation-led filmmaker, curator and consultant with a continued interest in alternative representations of excluded voices of all kinds including conscientious objection.
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.
Carousel
Oska Bright Film Festival is a Carousel initiative. Carousel is an arts organisation and charity that supports learning disabled artists in many disciplines to fulfill their creative ambitions.
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
Chelle Destefano
Chelle is an established Visual Artist, having graduated with a bachelor in Visual Arts and Applied Design in 2007.
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.
COMEDY express
The COMEDYexpress is an integrative theatre ensemble with actresses and actors with and without disabilities.
Corali Dance Company
Corali’s performances are generated through collaborative discussion and improvisation and our embedded experience and achievement has led us to become recognised as a leader in dance and performance made by artists with learning disabilities.
Croí Glan Integrated Dance Company
Croí Glan - Warm Heart. Creating performance with diverse bodies.
Daily Life Ltd
An Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation based in East London, led by acclaimed performance artist Bobby Baker.
Dançando com a Diferença
Institution whose main goal is to promote social inclusion and culture through inclusive dance.