This is an opportunity to influence how inclusive dance and theatre for young audiences is created in Europe, to share your lived and professional knowledge at an international level, and to contribute to concrete artistic, educational, and methodological outcomes.
Reimagining Tales: Inclusive Narratives in the European Performing Arts for Young Generations is a 24-month project running from February 2026 to January 2028.
The project challenges the exclusion of marginalized children and young people—especially disabled, d/Deaf, neurodivergent, racialized, and gender-diverse youth—from performing arts and cultural narratives.
ArteVOX Teatro (Italy) leads the project, specializing in visual and puppet theater, making performances accessible to neurodivergent and d/Deaf children.
Kopla Bunz (Luxembourg) creates interdisciplinary works blending music, dance, and theater, with a focus on multilingual storytelling and inclusive, community-based projects.
Dansema Dance Theatre (Lithuania) is a pioneer in contemporary dance for young audiences, specializing in movement-based and sensory-friendly performances for children with developmental and visual disabilities.
Inclusive Artistic Residencies: Three artistic residencies (Italy, Luxembourg, Lithuania) where professional artists will create new performances for young audiences. A traditional tale for children will be reworked through disability-led, anti-ableist, and intersectional lenses.
Accessibility as Aesthetics: Accessibility tools (such as sign language, audio descriptions, tactile scenography, relaxed performance principles, sensory dramaturgy) will be used as core creative elements from the start.
Local Focus Groups: Each residency includes a focus group with marginalized children and young people, who provide feedback and lived perspectives as dramaturgical advisors.
Capacity-Building Workshops: International “train-the-trainer” workshops will support artists, educators, teachers, and cultural programmers to develop inclusive dance and theatre practices for their own contexts.
The International Advisory Board is a small group of disabled and marginalized professionals who act as the project’s ethical, political, and artistic compass.
As an Advisory Board member, you will not manage the project, but you will contribute to defining its direction, values, and outcomes.
This call is open to artists, activists, educators, cultural workers, researchers who:
We are particularly interested in people with experience in one or more of the following areas:
We strongly encourage applications from young people and emerging practitioners, including those who may not yet have extensive professional experience. You do not need a long CV to apply.
We welcome fresh, critical, and unique perspectives, lived experience, and ways of thinking that challenge dominant narratives in the performing arts. If you bring insight, curiosity, and a commitment to inclusive and anti-ableist values—even if you are early in your career—we want to get to know you!
Lived experience, community involvement, self-organized practice, activism, informal learning, and experimental or non-institutional work are all considered valid and valuable forms of expertise.
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
– be at least 18 years old at the time of application;
– be resident in Europe;
– have a minimum B2 level of written and spoken English, as English will be the working language of the Advisory Board.
As a member of the International Advisory Board, you will:
We will produce a Methodology Pack: a practical guide for theatre and dance companies on creating performances for young audiences with accessibility built into storytelling and aesthetics.
You will not be asked to write the pack yourself, but you will:
Advisory Board Work (Voluntary)
The Advisory Board role itself is voluntary and includes:
Paid Professional Opportunities (Optional)
Additional paid professional opportunities may arise during the project. If invited, you would receive:
Paid roles may include:
These will offer theoretical and practical knowledge on several areas, such as:
These topics are not a complete list. We welcome new ideas and approaches from Advisory Board members, especially those based on lived experience and community practice.
This role may include:
This may include offering critical feedback and practical guidance during rehearsals and creation phases, with a focus on inclusive, anti-ableist, and accessibility-led artistic choices.
This may involve creating content and/or ideating and developing the Methodology Pack in accessible formats, drawing on inclusive, anti-ableist, and disability-led practice.
You can indicate during your application whether you are interested in these paid opportunities. Selection for paid work will be based on experience, availability, and project needs. Indicating whether you are interested in paid opportunities will not affect your selection for the International Advisory Board.
Saying that you are interested does not create any obligation. At this stage, we cannot yet provide full details about specific roles, schedules, or fees. If paid opportunities arise, you will always receive clear information and can decide freely whether to participate.
By joining the International Advisory Board, you will:
To apply, please complete this Google Form and submit:
– a short CV
– a motivational letter (max 1 page - 500 words). Accepted formats PDF or word.
OR
- a short video or an audio recording, or another accessible format that works best for you. Accepted formats: MP3, MP4 or link to an accessible cloud storage (i.g. Google Drive, Dropbox, Wetransfer).
You can upload the materials directly on the google form or send them to accessibility@artevoxteatro.it. If you find the Google Form difficult to complete, you are welcome to send your full application by email instead.
In your motivational letter or video/audio submission, briefly explain:
Deadline for submission: 28 March 2026
Selection is through both open call and direct invitation. All candidates will receive feedback on their submission by 12 April. If shortlisted, you will be invited to an online interview of approximately 45 minutes. Interviews will take place on 17 and 21 April.
Candidates considered for paid opportunities may be asked to attend an additional online interview.
Please mail your access needs as early as possible to accessibility@artevoxteatro.it. To support accessibility:
The Board will be selected by 30 April 2026 and will become fully active by May 2026.
