{"id":56041,"date":"2026-05-17T10:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=56041"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T22:51:03","slug":"inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-performing-arts","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/kalamatadancefestival.gr\/en\/project\/inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-performing-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY IN THE PERFORMING ARTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>19.07 | 18:00<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;\">KALAMATA DANCE MEGARON &#8211; FOYER<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779005525974{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left h2-size style-thick title-color\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\"><\/span>INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY IN THE PERFORMING ARTS<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]On Sunday 19 July at 18:00, a discussion focusing on the relationship between dance and disability will take place at the Foyer of the Kalamata Dance Megaron. Bringing together diverse artistic practices and lived experiences, the panel opens a dialogue around representation, creative working conditions, and the possibilities for equal participation in dance, connecting perspectives and realities from Greece and Germany in this field.<\/p>\n<p>Participating from Greece are <strong>Venetsiana Kalampaliki<\/strong>, a dancer and choreographer based between Athens and Hamburg who works with inclusive and accessible practices; <strong>Irini Kourouvani<\/strong>, a dancer and performer with a physical disability; and <strong>Menti Mega<\/strong>, a dancer, choreographer and dramaturg with long-standing engagement in dance and disability.<\/p>\n<p>Participating from Germany are <strong>Rita Mazza<\/strong>, a Berlin-based artist and creator of visual choreography in sign language; <strong>Dawn Jani Birley<\/strong>, a Deaf Canadian artist with extensive experience in physical theatre; and <strong>Lukas Malkowski<\/strong>, a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) artist. They all appear in <em>Mercury Rising<\/em> by Jefta van Dinther, which will be presented at the Festival on 18 and 19 July.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion will be moderated by Sahar Rahimi, director and Artistic Director of the Brecht Festival. Throughout her artistic career, she has collaborated extensively with inclusive ensembles, while her curatorial work at the Festival places particular emphasis on inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion is co-organised with the Goethe-Institut and coordinated by the cultural organisation liminal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accessibility<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Language: English<\/p>\n<p>Interpretation in Greek Sign Language and German Sign Language<\/p>\n<p>The venue is accessible to wheelchair users and includes accessible toilet facilities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>19.07 | 18:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":56601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","dt_portfolio_category":[80],"dt_portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-56041","dt_portfolio","type-dt_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dt_portfolio_category-off-stage-encounters","dt_portfolio_category-80","description-off"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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