Accessibility
NEXT and the organising venues are committed to making the festival as accessible as possible. This year, we are further increasing the number of buses accessible to people with reduced mobility. As always, we offer simple surtitles for all shows that require them. To help you make your choice, you will also find pictograms on the performance pages. In addition to these general accessibility measures, we are also organising a number of specific measures for certain performances. These measures are being implemented with the support of Interreg VI France–Wallonia–Flanders as part of the NEXESSIBLE project and the City of Kortrijk in the case of the SAMEN NEXT project.
You can find out more about our accessibility measures here.
If you have any questions, please contact us:
by email - toegankelijkheid@nextfestival.eu or accessibilite@nextfestival.eu
by telephone - +32 56 22 10 01
Do not hesitate to contact the theatres directly for further information.
During festival periods, the response time may be longer. We apologise for any inconvenience.
If you have any questions, please contact us:
by email - toegankelijkheid@nextfestival.eu or accessibilite@nextfestival.eu
by telephone - +32 56 22 10 01
Do not hesitate to contact the theatres directly for further information.
During festival periods, the response time may be longer. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Accessibility register / Brochure in clear language
In October, find our brochure in clear language on request from the five organising partners:
La rose des vents, Villeneuve d’Ascq
Le Phénix, Valenciennes
Espace Pasolini, Valenciennes
Schouwburg, Kortrijk
kunstencentrum BUDA, Kortrijk
Physical accessibility
NEXT festival venues are accessible to spectators with reduced mobility.
When you make your reservation, please let us know if you have a disability or if you use an ordinary or electric wheelchair. Please also let us know if you would like to sit in your wheelchair during the performance. This will enable us to offer you personalised assistance.
For people coming by car, some venues have several parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities.
For more information, please contact the venues concerned.
When you make your reservation, please let us know if you have a disability or if you use an ordinary or electric wheelchair. Please also let us know if you would like to sit in your wheelchair during the performance. This will enable us to offer you personalised assistance.
For people coming by car, some venues have several parking spaces reserved for people with disabilities.
For more information, please contact the venues concerned.
Following busses are accessible to people with reduced mobility:
From Broelkaai 6, Kortrijk
08.11 - 18:30
Jenna Jalonen - Ring
in La Condition Publique, Roubaix
18.11 - 19:15
nasa4nasa - NO MERCY
in CC Het Spoor, Harelbeke
23.11 - 17:30
Léo Lérus & Zimarel - Gounouj
in CC Het Perron, Ieper
27.11 - 18:30
Laura Neyskens & Raphaël Vandeweyer - GAZE
in CC De Steiger, Menen
29.11 - 17:30
Miet Warlop - INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE
in Le Phénix, Valenciennes
From Le Phénix, Boulevard Harpignies, Valenciennes
08.11 - 11:00
Zwoisy Mears-Clarke - Erste Schritte zu den Schwellen
La Briche Foraine - Institut Grand Festif
Jenna Jalonen - Ring
in Gare Saint-Sauveur, Lille & La Condition Publique, Roubaix
21.11 - 19:15
Tatiana Julien - En Fanfaaare !!!
in Budascoop, Kortrijk
22.11 - 13:15
Anne-Christine Taylor - Lezing
Le Fresnoy - Panorama 27
Sarah Vanhee - the beach
in Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing & Le Grand Bleu, Lille
25.11 - 18:00
Marco da Silva Ferreira - F*cking Future
in La Condition Publique, Roubaix
From La rose des vents, Boulevard Van Gogh, Villeneuve d'Ascq
11.11 - 18:30
nasa4nasa - Sham3dan
Alma Söderberg - Infinétude
in Abby, Kortrijk & Budascoop, Kortrijk
25.11 - 19:00
Marco da Silva Ferreira - F*cking Future
in La Condition Publique, Roubaix
29.11 - 18:15
Miet Warlop - INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE
in Le Phénix, Valenciennes
From Broelkaai 6, Kortrijk
08.11 - 18:30
Jenna Jalonen - Ring
in La Condition Publique, Roubaix
18.11 - 19:15
nasa4nasa - NO MERCY
in CC Het Spoor, Harelbeke
23.11 - 17:30
Léo Lérus & Zimarel - Gounouj
in CC Het Perron, Ieper
27.11 - 18:30
Laura Neyskens & Raphaël Vandeweyer - GAZE
in CC De Steiger, Menen
29.11 - 17:30
Miet Warlop - INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE
in Le Phénix, Valenciennes
From Le Phénix, Boulevard Harpignies, Valenciennes
08.11 - 11:00
Zwoisy Mears-Clarke - Erste Schritte zu den Schwellen
La Briche Foraine - Institut Grand Festif
Jenna Jalonen - Ring
in Gare Saint-Sauveur, Lille & La Condition Publique, Roubaix
21.11 - 19:15
Tatiana Julien - En Fanfaaare !!!
in Budascoop, Kortrijk
22.11 - 13:15
Anne-Christine Taylor - Lezing
Le Fresnoy - Panorama 27
Sarah Vanhee - the beach
in Le Fresnoy, Tourcoing & Le Grand Bleu, Lille
25.11 - 18:00
Marco da Silva Ferreira - F*cking Future
in La Condition Publique, Roubaix
From La rose des vents, Boulevard Van Gogh, Villeneuve d'Ascq
11.11 - 18:30
nasa4nasa - Sham3dan
Alma Söderberg - Infinétude
in Abby, Kortrijk & Budascoop, Kortrijk
25.11 - 19:00
Marco da Silva Ferreira - F*cking Future
in La Condition Publique, Roubaix
29.11 - 18:15
Miet Warlop - INHALE DELIRIUM EXHALE
in Le Phénix, Valenciennes
Performances adapted for blind or visually impaired people
To enable blind and partially-sighted people to access our festival's shows, NEXT festival provides audio descriptions and tactile tours of the set for certain shows.
Reception and box office staff are also on hand to advise and guide blind and partially-sighted people.
Reception and box office staff are also on hand to advise and guide blind and partially-sighted people.
Audiodescription
For blind and visually impaired people, we are organising two shows with audio description.
Set visit
A tour of the set will be held on:
Performances adapted for deaf or hearing-impaired individuals
In order to give everyone access to our festival performances, all shows are surtitled in French and/or Dutch.
Some of the festival venues also have sound amplification or magnetic loop systems.
For more information, please contact the venues directly.
Some of the festival venues also have sound amplification or magnetic loop systems.
For more information, please contact the venues directly.
Performances with connected glasses
For deaf or hearing-impaired individuals, we are organising three performances with connected glasses. These glasses allow adapted subtitles to be projected. In practical terms, this means that in addition to the spoken text, the sounds of the performance are also described.
Shows adapted for people with neuro-divergence or mental disabilities
Relaxed Performance
We organise relaxed performances for neurodiverse people. During a relaxed performance, conventional theatre etiquette that excludes certain people is adapted for the entire audience. The measures we take are as follows:
- We provide fidget toys, weighted cushions and noise-cancelling headphones.
- You are free to walk in and out of the auditorium during the performance.
- There is a sensory-friendly space where you can relax before, during or after the performance.
- You are free to react to the performance in whatever way you feel comfortable.
- We provide fidget toys, weighted cushions and noise-cancelling headphones.
- You are free to walk in and out of the auditorium during the performance.
- There is a sensory-friendly space where you can relax before, during or after the performance.
- You are free to react to the performance in whatever way you feel comfortable.
European Disability Card
This card is a tool to facilitate access of persons with disabilities to culture, sports and leisure activities.
It is currently only available in Belgium.
It is currently only available in Belgium.
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