NEXESSIBLE
INTERREG and NEXT are committed to making performing arts accessible.
In the cross-border region, access to the performing arts for people with disabilities is inadequate.
From a practical and logistical point of view, as well as from an artistic and sensory point of view, performing arts are not, or not sufficiently, adapted to the specific needs of people with physical, cognitive or mental disabilities. Participation in art, culture and encounters remains difficult, if not impossible.
However, inclusion is one of the most important values that theatres pursue. Outsider art’ and “crip art” are also becoming increasingly important in the cultural landscape: new works are being created by disabled artists for and by inclusive audiences, with or without disabilities.
Awareness of the lack of accessibility in the performing arts is revealing a lack of knowledge, skills, resources and methodologies specific to the sector. Valuable initiatives are emerging, but they are often short-lived or confined to one structure, city or region. Especially in a border region where borders act as separators between initiatives and where language differences make cross-border accessibility even more difficult.
By pooling their respective experiences, the Flemish and French partners in NEXT want to lay the foundations for a common cross-border strategy on accessibility for people with disabilities in the performing arts. Through concrete actions, we want to enable learning by doing and the professionalisation of teams. At the same time, we will be working with disabled people to better understand their needs.
However, inclusion is one of the most important values that theatres pursue. Outsider art’ and “crip art” are also becoming increasingly important in the cultural landscape: new works are being created by disabled artists for and by inclusive audiences, with or without disabilities.
Awareness of the lack of accessibility in the performing arts is revealing a lack of knowledge, skills, resources and methodologies specific to the sector. Valuable initiatives are emerging, but they are often short-lived or confined to one structure, city or region. Especially in a border region where borders act as separators between initiatives and where language differences make cross-border accessibility even more difficult.
By pooling their respective experiences, the Flemish and French partners in NEXT want to lay the foundations for a common cross-border strategy on accessibility for people with disabilities in the performing arts. Through concrete actions, we want to enable learning by doing and the professionalisation of teams. At the same time, we will be working with disabled people to better understand their needs.
This performances are accessible this year:
Relaxed Performance
For some shows, special arrangements are made to ensure that spectators are greeted in a welcoming atmosphere and according to their individual needs: low-intensity lighting in the auditorium, spectators can enter and leave the auditorium as they wish, they can speak freely and express their emotions, attention is paid to sound stimuli, etc.
In 2024
dance • music • video
Love You, Drink Water • Amala Dianor, Awir Leon & Grégoire Korganow
18.11 • 19:00
La Condition Publique, Roubaix
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dance • music • video
Love You, Drink Water • Amala Dianor, Awir Leon & Grégoire Korganow
18.11 • 19:00
La Condition Publique, Roubaix
→ to the show
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