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Disabled artists will ‘break through the glass ceiling’ with €4m international project
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A four-year programme to bring disabled performing artists into the mainstream of the European cultural scene has been granted funding by Creative Europe, in the form of a partnership between seven major European theatre and dance organisations. The core partners of the project are British Council (UK), Onassis Cultural Centre (Greece), Holland Dance Festival (The Netherlands), Kampnagel (Germany); Per.Art (Serbia), Skånes Dansteater (Sweden) and Oriente Occidente (Italy).
Find out more about Europe Beyond Access
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The vexed question of disability-specific festivals
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What are the pros and cons of festivals that exclusively feature disabled artists? As we head into festival season, journalist Bella Todd considers the relative merits of disability-specific arts festivals, from the perspective of international artists, programmers and funders. Are festivals that exclusively feature disabled artists necessary redress to ‘mainstream’ underrepresentation or do they reinforce division and create a ghetto?
Read about the pros and cons of disability-specific festivals
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Resource: European disability arts festivals
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Disability Arts International has produced a database of festivals whose remit is primarily to support the presentation of, and discussion about, work made by disabled artists and/or inclusive companies. The database was compiled using a combination of desk research, recommendations from key partners and user-submitted entries.
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Resting Spaces Network: an artist-instigated access initiative
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Having recently presented at the Communicating the Museum conference in Brussels, UK artist Raquel Meseguer speaks to Trish Wheatley about her Dreams of Resting Spaces project, which seeks to change the rules of public spaces by inviting cultural institutions to consider making their venues more accessible for people who need to lie down.
Read more about Dreams of Resting Spaces
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Country Profile: Ireland
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In the latest of our series of country profiles, Pádraig Naughton, Director of Arts & Disability Ireland explores the history, development and current state of the arts and disability sector in Ireland.
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Best of the net: Candoco Unspoken Spoken
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Unspoken Spoken, directed and choreographed by Fin Walker, is a 17-minute film performed by disabled and non-disabled dancers, created in collaboration between Candoco Dance Company and the Space. Unspoken Spoken exposes the potential that exists when we dare to challenge the rules.
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