Mapa Inclusión en artes escéncias para infancia y juventud

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 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. 

Yo Cuento is a collectively created healthcare art project. It was born from within a hospital to address the emptiness felt by child patients and fill it with theater, friends, and challenges to experience and enjoy together, as well as to change the way everyone else looks. We are a performing arts laboratory where patients, healthcare workers, and performing arts professionals experiment and create together, based on the belief that the performing arts are a tool and a space to escape loneliness and share fears and fantasies together.

The Vertebradas Artes Escénicas company emerged from the ongoing Inclusive Theater Workshop directed by Laura Suáerz, which she founded in 2015 with the aim of deepening her understanding of the method of experiential theater, experimenting with acting techniques and collective creation. The stage language of our shows reflects this research and the fruit of nearly 20 years of uninterrupted work with people with intellectual and mental disabilities. A transversal language where each performer can express themselves based on their abilities, a quality inherent in the term "inclusion," which significantly enriches group expression. A cornerstone of the company's values, equality and inclusion underpin all our productions across the various professional areas. The creative and stage quality of these productions reflects the group's diversity and the benefits of difference.

UNMUTE is a South African-based inclusive company of artists with mixed abilities/disabilities using Physical Theatre, Contemporary Dance, Sign Language Dance to create awareness on accessibility integration and inclusion of people with disabilities within the mainstream society. The company has created 5 inclusive projects that have helped and continues to create access and integrate people with and without disabilities in one environment, created over 10 productions and collaborative works, some of which have and are still touring locally and internationally.

Our vision: A world where every child's imagination is inspired by theatre. Our mission Traveling Light creates theater with and for children and young people, lighting up imaginations and sparking creativity. Our core values Valuing children and young people: we listen to and champion children's voices and enable them to shape, create and define the work that we do. The rights of the child: we believe that every child is entitled to opportunities to create, imagine and experience great stories told through theatre. Because of this we actively aim to reach children, young people and families who wouldn't otherwise be able to access theater and creative opportunities.

Trastero de las Artes is a company dedicated to researching and disseminating the arts in all their forms. "We think of theater as a tool for social transformation." Our creations seek a close experience with the audience, and sensorial and playful exploration are the guiding thread of our working method, complemented by dance, music, the construction of different poetic spaces, the universe, and the manipulation of small objects and puppets. We integrate the language of the arts, theater, and poetics with other social languages and practices such as education, health, and inclusion.

Teatro Sobre Ruedas is a company founded five years ago with the mission of bringing the performing arts to places where they rarely reach: the peripheral and rural areas of our state. With our mobile circus and theater space, made up of caravans that transform into stages, we have traveled hundreds of kilometers bringing the magic of theater and circus to communities that would otherwise have limited or no access to these art forms. Our approach not only seeks to entertain but also to generate a social impact, promoting inclusion and access to culture in all its forms. That's why we have developed a new indoor show titled REVOLUTION. It is a work that blends circus and humor, accompanied by live music, to explore and question the physical and mental limits we impose on ourselves or others. REVOLUTION is a show designed for all audiences and is fully accessible to deaf and blind people, reinforcing our commitment to inclusivity.

This AUNA Inclusion service began its journey on December 3, 2003, with the first public theatrical performance held at the Teatre del Raval (Gandía), which brought together a group of around one hundred people. Since then, our annual theater performance has continued uninterrupted, later moving to the Teatro Serrano with a massive audience, where we commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Teatre Maset de Frater is a creative and inclusive initiative that began in October 1997. From the outset, their work has been performed in the most emblematic spaces of Castelló's social and cultural life and in theaters throughout the region, such as the closing ceremony of the Vitoria-Gasteiz International Theater Festival and the Paladio Arte International Theater Festival in Segovia. For Teatre Maset de Frater, theater is a tool for inclusion, a commitment to the individual beyond their functional limitations. Therefore, actors and actresses with and without disabilities work on stage as equals. Their theatrical productions, all of their own creations, possess a strong reflective content and a sense of social commitment. They seek to inspire audiences' complicity and attention to the proposals and approaches they present. Teatre Maset de Frater is a collective process of research, of discovering all possibilities, beyond limitations or fragility, without arrogance or paternalism. They summarize their proposal with this motto: "We don't make special theater, but THEATRE, and that's how we want to show it."

tanzbar_bremen aims to make art and culture accessible to as many people as possible. For over 15 years, we have been implementing projects in which people from different backgrounds work together professionally. We often travel nationally and internationally for our performances, workshops, and campaigns. In Bremen, where our association is based, we offer regular training in various formats in the educational and professional fields. These always take place with and through dance. We also showcase our own dance pieces and performances by national and international guests.

It arises from the desire to create a space for artists of different ages, disciplines, and abilities.

Since 2014, we have launched a line of projects called INCLUSIVE FINESTRA. Inclusive Finestra is a socio-educational intervention by social circus in which young people at risk of exclusion and people with disabilities, after a period of training, create and perform a circus show. Our participants come from diverse backgrounds: people with disabilities, addicts, young people at risk of social exclusion, people with mental illness, children with autism, and more. The project was awarded the 2014 Children's Awards by the Valencian Regional Ministry of Social Welfare. In 2019, it received the A Country of Cultures Award from the University of Valencia.

Founded in 2000, the studio's work is a clear commitment to exploration and theatrical experimentation. Its pieces are the result of lengthy processes of research and collective creation and are characterized by the blending of reality and fiction, the use of different languages, the physical work of the performer, the intimate relationship with the audience, and the inclusion of a portion of its social environment in the research, creation, and exhibition of its works.

Polimetría 21, a theater company composed of actors with and without Down syndrome or other intellectual disabilities

With a 28-year history, the Paladio Theater Company works professionally around the world with all types of people and diverse abilities through the performing arts. This Segovia-based group has performed with María Pagés, has been part of shows such as Tres Deseos, which took place at the Teatro Español in Madrid, and has collaborated with the Centro Dramático Nacional (Naidoo) with Nadie (Nobody), and the Barro training workshop with the United Arab Emirates and Mexico are all part of our curriculum. The company's philosophy is based on a process that encompasses training and access to the artistic labor market. Our goal is to offer quality performances, avoiding the division between inclusive and "non-inclusive" theater, since we do not understand the difference. 

NO LIMITS is Germany's largest and most prominent festival for disability & performing arts and this year we are celebrating its 10th anniversary. It will manifest itself as an exuberant theatre, performance and dance festival – once again in cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer, RambaZamba Theater, Theater Thikwa, Ballhaus Ost and this year for the first time FELD Theater für junges Publikum. We will be showing almost 50 performances and concerts in 11 days, around 25 productions and projects, an international inclusive exchange program for artists and students, as well as a festival blog with young journalists – presenting NO LIMITS once more as a European hub for disabled and non-disabled artists, as a place for innovative movement and for inclusive encounters.

MoMeNTS ArT is an integrated dance company for people with disabilities and mental illness, developing its creative work since 1997 in the city of Valencia. It won the Young Entrepreneurs Award in 1997, the Pedagogical Innovation Award in 1998, and the Social Integration Award in 2009. It has participated in co-productions with England, Slovakia, Russia, Germany, and Turkey. Its work as pioneers of integrated dance in Spain has made it a leading company worldwide. The artistic form developed by the company is a form of bodily expression somewhere between dance and theater, with a dual perspective: artistic and therapeutic. Although the artistic aspect is emphasized, its main objective is to create for the performance. The creation of the school, the creation of the company, and the staging of performances aim to use cultural media that allow individuals to live culturally valued lives.

L'Horta Teatre is a Valencian company with a 50-year presence on the theatrical scene. Over the years, we have performed more than 3,500 shows, produced more than 50 professional shows, and generated an artistic positioning and corporate culture recognizable to audiences. Winner of the 2023 National Award for Performing Arts for Children and Youth from the INAEM (National Institute of Statistics and Census) (INAEM), we have created productions for children and implemented annual school campaigns with accessibility and inclusion measures for more than 20 years.

La Tramoya emerged in 1992 as a therapeutic and inclusive activity within an Occupational Center. The activity grew over time, eventually becoming a permanent company in 2000. Until then, no other activity had enabled these individuals to develop their capacity to express emotions and feelings. Theater transforms them into actors and actresses with the "power" to convey to the public the full power and magic of this discipline. The project's current objective is to develop the artists' abilities and promote their social and professional inclusion through theater as a space for creation, learning, and the transmission of artistic emotion.

La Quintana Teatro is a professional theater company based in A Coruña. It brings social themes to the stage through a process of investigation into social reality. Winner of the MAX Award for Best New Show for "DESDE LO INVISIBLE," the company has just premiered its sixth show, LA TOFFANA.

Kon Moción was born in Pamplona at the end of 2007 out of a need for research and expression in dance. Under the direction of choreographer Becky Siegel, and drawing on the technique of choreographic improvisation as a vehicle for creativity, Kon Moción embraces dance as a research tool, as a point of connection between the arts, and as a transformative force in society. It is a unique and innovative company, where the performers themselves are both dancers and choreographers, so that each performance reflects the freshness, risk, and spontaneity of improvisation, and the structure, awareness, and intelligence of choreography.

KAE Teatro Social aims to transform, through the performing arts, the complacent and limiting view with which society approaches people with disabilities and vulnerable groups, offering a space free of prejudice and where participants can do whatever they want, without limitations.

The Jacaranda11 Theater Group was founded in 2013 in Granada as a theater workshop. It is made up mostly of blind or visually impaired actors and actresses, members of the ONCE (National Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired). It is part of the Cultural Association of Blind and Visually Impaired People of Andalusia (AACUC). This group is characterized by the fact that almost all of its members are women. According to their testimonies, theater is one of the main therapies for them, one that has brought about profound changes, improved their self-esteem, communication, and collaboration, and created emotional bonds.

Hijinx is one of Europe's leading inclusive theatre companies, creating exceptional performances with artists with intellectual disabilities and/or autism on stage and screen, for Wales and around the world. Hijinx is a professional theatre company working to pioneer, produce, and promote opportunities for actors with learning disabilities and/or autism to create outstanding productions.

Our work draws on the wealth of bold and talented Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people. Graeae was founded with the mission to create theatrical excellence through the vision and practice of Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent artists. The experiences of these artists are part of Graeae's genesis; the first productions conceived by the company were written specifically to combat societal expectations of disabled people. Over time, the company has produced original plays, cabarets, Shakespeare, musicals, and everything in between. While not all programs speak specifically to the experience of Deaf, disabled, and neurodivergent people, they are all inherently Graeae.

Gertu Kultura is a sociocultural program that makes cultural programming accessible to people in vulnerable situations, through the support of social organizations. Through the website www.gertukultura.org, we connect social organizations with theaters, auditoriums, museums, unique spaces, and festivals in Gipuzkoa. Gertu Kultura evolves and transforms every day through an organic network of people, social organizations, cultural institutions, and public and private stakeholders. We all advance toward a common goal: building more just, sustainable, and egalitarian societies through culture.

Farrés Brothers y Cia is a theater company that works with artifacts, gestures, words, puppets, and lesser-known stories. Founded in 2002, Jordi Farrés, Pep Farrés, and Jordi Palet offer theater for all audiences: ironic, unsweetened, and loaded with layers of interpretation: we like to address powerful topics from unusual perspectives in an original, non-moralizing way. Our shows are aimed at diverse groups in addition to the general public, while maintaining the company's own ethic and aesthetic.

Professional dance company founded in 2003 under the direction of Carlota Peréz (choreographer, dancer, and art historian). After working with producer and graphic designer Alex Piñeiro in the creation and organization of cultural projects and international street theater festivals, she began her career as a choreographer with her first contemporary dance show, "A Escondidas," which premiered in Pavoa do Varmiz. Since then, she has worked with various dancers: Armando Marten, Blanca Blanco, Alexis Fernández, David Loira, Katerina Valera, and has collaborated with various choreographers: Damian Muñoz, Gema Diaz, Chevy Muraday, among others. Over the last 15 years she has also developed numerous inclusive dance shows and community projects and is the director of the "ENCONTRO DE ARTES POLA INTEGRACIÓN" held annually in A CORUÑA and the SACRA FESTIVAL - a festival of arts in nature that is also held annually in the Ribeira Sacra Lucense.

The El Trampolí Theater Company is made up of actors and actresses with varying degrees of mental disability (people with different support needs) and volunteers. Founded in 2000, the company has since performed continuously throughout Catalonia, Spain, and internationally. The creative methodology focuses on the life stages of the people participating in the group as actors and actresses and the present moment of their environment, as well as on some facet of life that affects the person as an individual or the group as a whole. The creative process is ongoing from the beginning, and all members actively participate. Bringing the play to society guarantees the full inclusion and integration of the group in an equal, dignified, and natural way.

eigenARTig is tanzbar_bremen's international festival for inclusive contemporary dance ensembles, organized every two years in collaboration with the steptext dance project, the Schwankhalle, and Theater Bremen. The first edition took place in 2009. Renowned dance companies and global pioneers of inclusive dance present their current productions here. The festival is a platform for international artist exchange and networking and is considered a pioneer in its inclusive image among organizers.

Human Rights on Stage – Giza Eskubideak Eszenara is a network of cultural companies and creators led since 2016 by Ados Teatroa, with the incorporation in 2019 of the Bidebitarte cooperative in the field of cultural mediation and coordination.

The Cross Border Project was born in New York as a personal project of Lucía Miranda. Since 2012, Cross Border has been established in Spain, with a group of artists working in the fields of theater, education, and social transformation. Cross Border is a cultural and social innovation initiative, comprised of a theater company, a school of applied theater, and a kitchen: a space for research and development of projects with other groups and disciplines. With a simultaneously local and international focus, they have developed projects in spaces as diverse as Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Medina de Rioseco, Paris, and Dakar, as Cross Borders projects can be performed in Spanish, English, and French.

In our work with people with disabilities in the performing arts, we start from the premise that the development of artistic expression is a right of all human beings, regardless of their perceived abilities. This right is recognized in the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the UN, among other organizations. In this workshop, we research and develop creative processes, forming a continuous, stable, and cohesive working group.

The company was founded to provide an outlet and visibility for the training being undertaken by students at the "Art and Disability" performing arts school. Thanks to various organizations and institutions that supported the project from the beginning, the company was able to begin creating its first choreographies and show them at various events, collaborating with artistic, cultural, and social organizations. It would also begin its journey as a producer of its own shows. Thus, the company's mission is to promote the inclusion of people with and without disabilities in the world of art and culture, fostering the development of their personal and artistic abilities and showing society a new perspective on art that is as diverse as it is beautiful and limitless.

A multidisciplinary company of inclusive art, dance, theater, and music. A company that seeks to professionalize art in the community and thus normalize functional diversity, listen to people of different cultures, create networks among other projects and platforms, and unite all people through creation—not a directed creation but one's own creation, an authentic artistic language that respects the identity of each person and each group and shares knowledge and interests.

Deconné is a phonetic transcription of the French word Déconner, which means to cross the line; to screw up; to let go of control; to play… And this is Cía. Deconné: From our most imperfect selves, we take the risk of making mistakes, crossing the line of what we already know and control, in order to discover what lies on the other side… always through theatrical play. We base our work on four fundamental principles: essence, complicity, play, and stage pleasure. In our creative processes, we are not only open to the unforeseen and unexpected, but we also seek it out and provoke it in order to leave the realm of the known. We put ourselves at risk so that the beauty and magic of the human being in a state of vulnerability, without acquired forms or learned resources, may emerge. The actor in essence, and from there… play.

In 2008, she created her own dance-theater company, Cía Vero Cendoya, which is characterized by its collaboration with artists from different disciplines such as theater, painting, drag, music, poetry, and soccer. Since then, she has directed the La Palomera Creation Center in the Sant Antoni neighborhood of Barcelona, ​​​​which is also the company's headquarters. For 15 years, Vero Cendoya and her team have been working tirelessly for the full inclusion of people with (dis)abilities in the professional scene and on national and international stages. The result of these collaborations have yielded fruits such as LA PARTIDA, a dance and soccer show that continues to tour after its 2015 premiere at FiraTàrrega, winner of various awards in 2015 and finalist for the 2016 Max Awards. Or IF (The Last Wish), a theater show created together with journalist Natza Farré, ANTAGÒNICS, a duo by Vero Cendoya with Rubén Cardoso, as a subject representative of the most influential drag art in Barcelona. 

Chickenshed is a theater company for absolutely everyone. For fifty years, we've created bold and beautiful work based on our boundless faith in each other.

The Escalante is the Valencia Provincial Council's Children and Youth Theatre Project. Founded in 1985, it was the first theater in Spain committed to offering quality productions and exhibitions for children and young people who, until then, had only been found in adult theaters. While these have been its two strengths, over the years it has grown, incorporating training, with the creation of the Theater School in 1995, and, no less importantly, the annual call for entries for the Children's and Youth Theater Award. Thus, throughout this time, Escalante has fostered the creation of some 60 of its own productions, large and small-format shows with very diverse titles and disciplines. Season after season, it has programmed thousands of performances by Valencian, national, and international companies aimed at school and family audiences. Escalante has become a project that has consolidated a very attentive audience and has also served to promote and consolidate the careers of Valencian performing arts professionals.

A company that aims to professionalize art in the community and thereby normalize functional diversity, listen to people from different cultures, create networks among other projects and platforms, and unite all people through creation—not a directed creation, but a creation of one's own, an authentic artistic language that respects the identity of each person and each group, sharing knowledge and interests.

It is a festival of social transformation through the arts created in 2012. This year, it reaches its 13th edition and expands, centralizing the festival in Santiago de Compostela and developing it in a network with the city of A Coruña. This expanded program connects with an event that was born with a sense of itinerancy between the two cities and takes into account that there is no inclusive arts festival in the capital of Galicia, so it seems necessary to relocate this union between culture and social well-being.

We reach out to people in vulnerable situations through social organizations and services. About Culture is a website where social workers can purchase tickets for shows and exhibitions to enjoy cultural outings with the people they serve. You'll enjoy the regular programming of Catalonia's main theaters, auditoriums, museums, and festivals.

Access to culture is a right; it dignifies individuals and normalizes their full inclusion in society. About Culture was founded in 2006 with the aim of improving the lives of people in vulnerable situations through culture.

The ALTERACIONES Danza-Teatro company was founded in late 2006 in Mexico City, where choreographer and stage director Antonio Quiles lived from 2005 until mid-2011, the year he returned to Spain.

Theatrical initiative of the Gran Canaria Council for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the performing arts

Glad offers products and services in the fields of media, culture, design, culinary arts, services, and education. All businesses are based on close cooperation between people with and without disabilities. We believe that people with disabilities are an asset that can make the society we live in richer, happier, and more inspiring.

The López Inclusion on Stage project was born from the desire to create a show accessible to everyone.