Introducing Europe Beyond Access, a four-year pan-European project aimed at supporting disabled artists to break the glass ceilings of the contemporary theatre and dance sectors. Watch the trailer for Europe Beyond Access
The core partners of the project are British Council (operating for this project in the ;UK and Poland), Onassis Cultural Centre (Greece); Holland Dance Festival (The Netherlands), Kampnagel (Germany) Per.Art (Serbia), Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Oriente Occidente (Italy). It is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission.
Click here to find out more about Europe Beyond Access.
Audio trailer for visually impaired users
Transcript of Introducing Europe Beyond Access film
The film is a fast cutting promotional trailer, featuring the work of 10 different disabled dance and theatre artists and/or inclusive companies: Chiara Bersani, Claire Cunningham and Jess Curtis, Dan Daw, Madeleine Mansson, Meine Damen un Heren, Michael Turinsky, Per.Art, Redouan Ait Chitt, Sindri Runudde, and Stopgap Dance Company. Text is overlaid over the striking performance imagery, which includes everything from slow ponderous movement to high octane duets, with dancers carrying each other. The text reads:
Something remarkable is happening across Europe
A unique generation of world-class disabled artists
Breaking down barriers in theatre and dance
Changing the Performing Arts through innovation and excellence
Unique aesthetics
Diverse perspectives
The last avant-garde
Launching 2019, Europe Beyond Access is a four-year transnational project which will embed the change
Supporting the artists
Presenting world-class performances
Building Audiences
Sharing Knowledge
Creating sustainable careers
4 million euros
7 leading European cultural organisations
More than 200 exceptional disabled artists
Kampnagel – Hamburg, Germany
Onassis Cultural Centre – Athens, Greece
Holland Dance Festival – The Hague, The Netherlands
Skånes Dansteater – Malmö, Sweden
Oriente Occidente – Rovereto, Italy
Per.Art – Novi Sad, Serbia
British Council operating in the UK and in Poland
A bold intervention in Europe’s arts sector
Transforming opportunities for disabled artists
Redefining preconceptions for audiences
We think beyond ramps. Beyond minimum standards. Beyond Access.
Europe Beyond Access
Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union
To find out more visit www.disabilityartsinternational.org
