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What’s new in Europe Beyond Access II?
By Joe on 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.
‘I am a dancer’ by Leisa Prowd
By Disability Arts International on November 4, 2022
Harmonia being performed at Theater Bremen in Germany. Photo: Jord Landsberg This article was originally published by Delving into Dance. I am continually questioning the idea of,
Katarzyna Żeglicka (Poland) reflects on the dramaturgy and documentation of diverse dance
By Julia Baracco on February 3, 2022
Photo by Paweł Kuligowski Katarzyna Żeglicka is a queer disabled performer, dancer, choreographer and self-defence trainer, and one of a new generation of disabled artists who are
An interview with Natalija Vladisavljević
By Disability Arts International on April 28, 2021
Photograph: Anja Beutler Interview To Meet in Contemporary Dance, with choreographer and performer Natalija Vladisavljević, originally published in the online magazine Portal o invalidnosti, organizacije Iz
Open letter to major European policymakers demands full participation of people with disabilities in the arts
By Joe on December 3, 2020
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2020, members of the European Arts & Disability Cluster have written an open letter to multiple European
Al Di Qua: a manifesto from Italy
By Disability Arts International on December 2, 2020
Al. Di. Qua. is a newly formed group leading the way in advocating for the autonomy and rights of disabled artists in Italy, as well
Dates for your (digital) diary in autumn 2020
By Joe on October 7, 2020
With the continued raft of postponements and cancellations due to Covid-19, Disability Arts International shares details of a few key events taking place digitally in
Sync Leadership – leading online in Canada
By Joe on September 24, 2020
Sync Leadership is a disabled-led programme exploring Deaf and disabled leadership in arts, culture, heritage and media which combines leadership theory with one-to-one coaching. It was
The development and availability of accessible books
By Joe on June 4, 2020
Sandra Alland, co-editor of Stairs and Whispers: D/deaf and Disabled Poets Write Back (Nine Arches Press, 2017), explores the accessibility on offer for disabled audiences
‘You can always find a connection’: an interview with Sonja Parmentier
By Disability Arts International on May 7, 2020
© Joris-Jan Bos Photography In the most recent DanceAble, Holland Dance Festival invited dancer, teacher and choreographer Sonja Parmentier to deliver a series of masterclasses in
Naked and disabled: the body as a site of strength and beauty
By Disability Arts International on May 5, 2020
Diana Niepce performs in Teatr21's PokaZ in Warsaw. Photo: Pawel Kuligowski There is a long tradition of artists and performers being drawn towards nudity as a
From Portugal to Poland: coming to Warsaw as an international disabled artist-in-residence
By Disability Arts International on April 7, 2020
The first disabled artist to receive the EU’s i-Portunus fund, Portuguese dancer Diana Bastos Niepce speaks about her experience undertaking a residency in Poland with
The long read: Dance and Disability in Poland
By Disability Arts International on March 24, 2020
By Alicja Müller (translated by Marta Dziurosz). Read the full version published in Polish on taniecpolska.pl Recently, Teatr 21’s ‘Rewolucja, której nie było’ (“The Revolution That
Italian artist Chiara Bersani on COVID-19 and disability
By Disability Arts International on March 24, 2020
Chiara Bersani's Gentle Unicorn. Photo: Roberta Segata Courtesy Centrale Fies Chiara Bersani is an Italian performing artist and choreographer whose work in theatre and
European Arts & Disability cultural highlights for your calendar
By Joe on February 18, 2020
Disability Arts International shares a small selection of some of the most interesting disabled-led and inclusive work coming up over the next six months from across Europe.
Katarzyna Żeglicka: There are no borders between dance and disability
By Disability Arts International on December 17, 2019
Katarzyna Żeglicka is a Polish artist taking part in Europe Beyond Access, a transnational programme supporting disabled artists to internationalise their careers. This is her
Why we need more disabled choreographers
By Disability Arts International on November 14, 2019
Co-founder of Candoco Dance Company (the first professional company for disabled and non-disabled dancers), Adam Benjamin co-led the third Europe Beyond Access artist laboratory
Jo Bannon: ‘Why do we prioritise the visual sense?’
By Jo Bannon on November 4, 2019
The third Europe Beyond Access laboratory took place in Maastricht and was hosted by Holland Dance Festival. Taking part in the lab, UK performance artist
Be In! An international accessible film festival network
By Joe on October 18, 2019
Following discussions between Oska Bright (UK), Klappe Auf (Germany) and Engelsiz Festival (Turkey), the trio decided to self-initiate a network of trusted disability film festivals from across Europe. Joe Turnbull investigates the network and its constituent partners.
IntegrArt: embracing disabled leadership
By David on May 22, 2019
On 2 and 3 May 2019, the 7th edition of the IntegrART symposium took place in Zurich, Switzerland, at the Gessnerallee theatre. For the first time, the two-day symposium was curated and organised by two women who identify as disabled, Nina Mühlemann, performance scholar and arts practitioner and Tanja Erhart, a UK-based cultural anthropologist and dancer. Mühlemann writes about her experience as a co-organiser.