Towards an inclusive theatre
Intergenerational
New Writing & Creation Lab.
The Creatus Project (Vancouver, Canada)
In association with CSARN, PAL Vancouver, PHT Creative HUB,
& Western Gold Theatre
Jane Heyman, theatre maker (Vancouver, 2021)
“It was a joy to be in a deliberately intergenerational creative space. I loved meeting everyone, learning from and building on each other’s ideas.”
– Hannah Siden, theatre & film maker
May – June, 2023
PAL Studio Theatre &
UBC Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
(Vancouver, Canada)
With an intergenerational team of Vncouver artists, this labratory examined the role of the playwright in access for elder artists and audiences and pathways to intergrate access into the generation of new writing and new creation.
Creative Research Team: Jane Heyman, Allan Morgan, Andrea Rabinovitch, Hannah Siden, & Sabrina Vellani | Conceived of by Dr. Julia Henderson and Jack Paterson
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Canada Council for the Arts.
Gallery
On Active Access & Cross Sensory Translation
“Accessibility as a springboard towards new forms of communication. Accessibility not simply as a practice for otherwise excluded audiences, but as added value. Accessibility as a creative challenge and experimentation with new languages.” – Redattore Sociale (Piacenza, Italy 2022)
Active Access Design was born from work with Global Hive Labs., an international network of artists and companies, co-founded by Jack Paterson and Denise Yvette Serna, working together in devised creation. With collective members across multiple countries, we identified access as a priority.
The 2019/20 International collaborations Medusa USA (Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre) and Medusa UK (London’s The Pleasance Theatre & The Cockpit), we focused on incorporating Audio Description and Touch Tours into Dramatic Narrative.
Feb. 2020, in collaboration with Global Hive Labs. (Int.) and Teatro Trieste 34 (Piacenza, Italy), we asked ourselves, how could we take this further? on the devised creation project Atlantide, we were able to test the early concept of Active Access Design (AAD). The potential was revealed.
“…a full house for Teatro Trieste 34 and Global Hive…a fusion of epic and contemporary, myth and poetry, in a fascinating total and inclusive theatre, triggering emotions and new perspectives…” – Liberta
“…smashing nationality and accesibility borders in a Total theatre that merges so many artistic languages in a full emotional voyage…” – IMA Magazine
Atlantide (Italie’s Teatro Trieste 34 with Chez Art, Global Hive Labs. and Bouche Theatre Collective): 3 people in white are silueted against a background video of melting ice.
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