{"id":2295,"date":"2020-02-18T14:58:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T14:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-753190-3886878.cloudwaysapps.com\/?post_type=resources&p=2295"},"modified":"2020-03-17T13:05:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T13:05:06","slug":"a-selection-of-cultural-highlights-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.disabilityartsinternational.org\/resources\/a-selection-of-cultural-highlights-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"European Arts & Disability cultural highlights for your calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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<\/strong> from across Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(COVID-19 update: all performances subject to changes and re-scheduling dependent on national advice and regulations).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MEDEA<\/em>, DIE Theatre Hora<\/a><\/strong>
18-23 February, Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik, (Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland<\/strong>) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MEDEA, DIE (2020) \u00a9 Maxi Schmitz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Medea is a symbol of resistance. It represents the anger of the oppressed and has magical powers that cause fear and horror or cause confusion. Three directors, Katharina Cromme, Leonie Graf and Phil Hayes, deal with different aspects of the ancient myth in three episodes. From the prehistory in Kolchis to the events in Corinth to the time when Medea in Athens will claim her right to stay. The spectators cross the different landscapes like in a triptych. The eighteen players in the Theater Hora ensemble form a choir. As representatives of a democratic community, they argue for the ideals of unconditional hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dancing is my Revolution #2, Self-Mistake \/ ORG.IA <\/a>
23 February, Mercado Forno do Tijolo, (Lisbon, Portugal)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diana Baston Npiece<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A unique experimental space of resistance and praise for artistic innovation in Portugal, Diana Niepce premieres DUETO FR\u00c1GIL alongside three performances from other artists. The duet exposes the non-normative body to explore fragility and strength in the context of identity politics and how relationships are constructed between us and others, norm and society. The performance notes read, \u201cI don’t know what to say. Because every time I open my mouth, it is as if I undress in front of you for the first time. Like when the mask falls and your body confesses to mine. I think of anatomy, as if I were falling, reconstructing the broken pieces of the body, with the exception of love. Dance like a snake that sheds its skin, like a storm in the brain, my hand is looking for you, you give me your hand, walk, let’s let the child in us out and then kill her. There is nothing here. I look for you, because the body is only in the eyes of the other and will never recover from the pain.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Spider’s House<\/strong>, Roderick Ford<\/strong><\/a>
27 February – 7 March, Project Arts Centre, (Dublin, Ireland)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Spider’s House. Photograph: Luca Trufarrelli<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A nightmare from a disordered mind. In this haunted love story Roderick Ford explores the limits of our compassion and the heart\u2019s darkness. Set in a zone at the margins of the monstrous and the human this gothic romance asks what relationships are permissible and who should be denied love. The production is the result of Roderick Ford winning Arts & Disability Ireland’s REALISE production award<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oliver Twist, Ramps on the Moon<\/a><\/strong>
28 February – 6 June, UK tour (Leeds Playhouse; New Wolsey Ipswich; Nottingham Playhouse; Birmingham Repertory Theatre; Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; Theatre Royal Stratford East, London)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cast of Oliver Twist in Rehearsals. Photograph: Anthony Robling.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A Leeds Playhouse production in co-production with Ramps on the Moon. Born into poverty and misfortune, Oliver Twist escapes the workhouse for a life of adventure where he joins Artful Dodger, Fagin and their mischievous gang of pickpockets. But the enjoyment is short-lived as he falls under the influence of the vicious Bill Sykes. This bold, brutal and beautiful new version of Oliver Twist sends you on a dark adventure through the twisted streets of London. Adapted by award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery, every performance of Oliver Twist will feature the use of integrated creative sign language, audio description and captioning. Oliver Twist is in association with Ramps On The Moon. Now in its fourth year, this pioneering initiative from seven major UK theatre companies is committed to putting D\/deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre of their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Beauty Parade, Kaite O’Reilly<\/a><\/strong>
5 – 14 March, Wales Millenium Centre, (Cardiff, UK)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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