Reimagining Tales: Inclusive Narratives in the European Performing Arts for Young Generations is a 24-months project co-funded by the European Union 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.
1 - 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.
2 - 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.
3 - Local Focus Groups: Each residency includes a focus group with marginalized children and young people, who provide feedback and lived perspectives as dramaturgical advisors.
4 - 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.
5 - Creation of a multilingual, accessible toolkit and methodology pack featuring case studies, templates, and practice-based recommendations designed for easy replication across different contexts.
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a project by ArteVOX Teatro
in collaboration with Dansema Dance Theatre (Lithuania) and Kopla Bunz (Luxembourg)
co-funded by European Union within the project Creative Europe - CREA CULT 2025 COOP
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Marta Galli, Project Manager
Stefania Di Paolo, Project Manager and project advisor
Morea Francesca Velati, project officer
Anna Maini, Playwright
Nadia Milani, Director
Camilla Bisaggio, Communication and Accessibility manager
Chiara Lusetti, Administrative manager
