Europe Beyond Access

Europe Beyond Access is an ambitious and far-reaching project with four major strands: Artistic Exchanges, Audience Development & Engagement, Capacity Building, and Artist Commissions and Public Presentations. Here you will find more detailed information about each area of our work. 

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Two female dancers, one is a wheelchair user who has tipped back on her chair. The other dancer is balancing themselves on the chair's front wheels

Artist Commissions and Public Presentations

We support disabled artists to make and tour new dance and theatre works. We also present works that are already made and which are touring across Europe

A group of dancers training in a studio. in the foregroud a female dancer on a wheelchair. A male black dancer is doing floorwork

Artistic Exchanges

The programme includes artistic laboratories in which artists from different countries come together to exchange ideas and learn new skills. We also host artistic residencies for artists who seeking to develop a specific artistic idea

Group of learning disabled people putting their hands in the air

Audience Development and Engagement

Europe Beyond Access develops widespread public interest in disability-led performing arts, as well as increasing access to the arts for disabled audiences

In the photo, Filip Pawlak is standing centrally looking into the camera. He has red hair and a beard, is shirtless and spreads his arms outwards. The left hand is shorter, with the following written on the arms: I am an artist. 

Capacity Building & Advocacy

Europe Beyond Access builds the capacity of two key groups of arts professionals at either end of the cultural market. We do this through providing training opportunities, toolkits, reports and conferences