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THEAMA- Inclusive Theatre, in collaboration with Teatr Grodzki, Poland and Teatro Gato Escaldado, Portugal have produced a Digital Filmed Performance of the play by Euripides ‘Trojan Women’, a production co-financed by Creative Europe Cooperation projects, part of the project D.I.VA. – Diversion, Inclusion and Visibility in Arts, involving disabled and non-disabled performers.
The filmed performance is based on an adaptation of the play and is thematically set against gender violence, femicide and advocates a strong anti-war stance, particularly from the perspective of the ‘usual victims’, namely women and children.
It was filmed locally in Greece, Poland, and Portugal by each contributing production team in outdoor/indoor locations. Performers speak their local languages, but there are subtitles in English, Greek, Polish and Portuguese for the audience to choose from.
For the NEB Festival subtitles in English will be burnt into the copy.
The Specific Objectives are to advocate:
a) Enhance visibility of disabled performers, in an inclusive production. Five actors and five actor-interns from each country have worked for this production. The majority are disabled (sensory, mobility and cognitive impairments), some with extensive acting experience and now others are starting their careers in the performing arts, but all bound by the aesthetic rules and professional standards applicable for any mainstream production.
b) Expand audience capacity for the theatre groups involved and expand their opportunity to reach into a European network of organisations.
c) Highlight the diversity and inclusivity which should be further expanded in both theatre and the film industry giving more opportunities for disadvantaged populations to participate in equal and inclusive terms. Provide access services for sensory disabilities and linguistic barriers.
d) Present the alternative hybrid productions of plays, that are ideally sustainable, can be reproduced with minimal resources and are not limited by geographical or language barriers.