Graeae Theatre Company
United Kingdom
performing arts company
Since its official opening in 1980, Graeae Theatre Company has been an international leader and innovator in world-class accessible theatre.
The company was founded by Nabil Shaban and Richard Tomlinson after the duo met when Shaban was interviewing for a place at Hereward College in 1972. Shaban had a strong desire to be an actor, however, at the time drama schools refused admissions on the grounds of disability. Tomlinson, upon learning of Shaban's ambition for the stage, invited him to work alongside him and eventually perform in his drama workshop. The workshop allowed participants to break down the myths and stigmas surrounding disability, and it was from this workshop that Graeae was born.
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Festival Visibles
Festival / Event / Programming
Spain
Madrid
The Visibles Festival of inclusive art was founded in 2016 to provide a space for performing artists with disabilities by offering them a professional environment in which to exhibit their creations, show the public new realities, create a space for analysis and discussion around the vision of disability in the performing arts, promote and support the production of shows that include people with disabilities in their teams, and also support and create accessible theater so that everyone has the option of enjoying the performing arts, whether on stage or in the stalls.
Yurdance
performing arts company
Spain
Barcelona
YURDANCE is a dance collective founded in Barcelona in 2014. It is based on the experimentation of non-normative bodies and translates these singularities into tools of creation and expression. The goal of our pieces is to provoke in the viewer a reflection on the stereotypical perception of how we view and value the "other." It is also to reclaim a place in the current art scene.
