Irini Kourouvani
Irini Kourouvani
Artist
Irini Kourouvani is a disabled dancer and choreographer based in Greece who has developed her unique practice by moving between the worlds of sports and performing arts. Having taken part in four world championships (athletics, para dance sport, powerlifting and sailing), her dance credits include performing with Wrong Move Dance
MOS
Festival
Accessibility: surtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing audio description for people with visual impairment multi-sensory Guided Tour The tour is addressed to deaf and hard-of-hearing people, as well as people with visual impairment About the show A soundtrack is produced before our very eyes. For, “MOS” is a scenic game of image, sound, and
What’s new in Europe Beyond Access II?
Opinion
March 1, 2024
Following the announcement that Europe Beyond Access has secured Creative Europe funding for a further four years, Project Director, Ben Evans explains what was learnt from the first iteration and what changes will be made. Moby Dick, Chiara Bersani/Danskompaniet Spinn. Image: Simone Cargnoni Late last year, it was confirmed that Europe Beyond
Film: Making the Leap: Dancer to Choreographer
Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw0JKQ8olFM Are you a dancer wanting to develop your own choreographic practice? In this short film, we speak to disabled artists during a Europe Beyond Access laboratory that specifically focused on developing new choreographic skills and approaches. Many of the artists have experience as performers but are now interested in building
M-POWER international conference
Festival
M-POWER international conference kickstarts the discussion around the today and tomorrow of disabled artists; from current challenges to exciting new collaborations and initiatives on the horizon. PANEL 1: Becoming an Artist: Opportunities and Challenges Is it “Art by artists with disabilities” or is it just “Art”? Do we need or have to
M-Power Festival
Festival
M-POWER is a restless festival which makes clear that the notions of disability and being static are not at all related. Disabled artists are the protagonists in three performances, a film, an international conference, and four workshops organized by the Onassis Stegi with the support of Europe Beyond Access (co-funded
Manolis Saridakis
Artist
Manolis Saridakis lives in Athens, is 35 years old, and works in dance, theatre, and music. He received his training as a contemporary dancer and choreographer as part of Onassis Stegi’s iDance, Europe Beyond Access, and Unlimited Access programs, held both in Greece and beyond, alongside contemporary and African dance
Demy Papathanasiou
Artist
Demy Papathanasiou worked for many years as a mechanical engineer. In her forties, she began to train in dance. She is now an esteemed choreographer and led one of the Europe Beyond Access artist laboratories in Athens. Her work has: deconstructed meanings of the ‘crutch’ and what it can mean
Europe Beyond Access introduces… Demy Papathanasiou (Greece)
Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jnDvTmNDMQ Demy Papathanasiou worked for many years as a mechanical engineer. In her forties, she began to train in dance. She is now an esteemed choreographer and led our most recent Europe Beyond Access artist laboratory. Her work has deconstructed meanings of the ‘crutch’ and what it can mean to different
Matchbox: The Musical
A war between four walls | Based on the film by Yannis Economides The performances on 21 and 22 December 21st and 22nd, and on 12-14 January will be held according to standards of universal accessibility, in collaboration with cultural organization liminal. They will include interpretation in Greek sign language and Greek surtitles