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Four women standing and seated on a rocky coastline.

Chiara Bersani’s Moby Dick at Oriente Occidente

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September 5, 2021 h20:30 Oriente Occidente, Rovereto, Italy

Mixed Doubles

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An evening of four new dance duets with disabled dancers commissioned by Skånes Dansteater, Onassis STEGI, Oriente Occidente and Holland Dance Festival as part of Europe Beyond Access.

A disabled white female performer with blond hair balances on one leg above a man writhing on the floor. A black and white photo of a performance outside.

Mixed doubles at Kalamata Dance Festival


July 16, 2021 Kalamata Dance Megaron, Greece

Huge neon pink writing displays the words 'Peep Show'. Underneath sits a red chair facing a hole in the wall and red velvet curtains either side.

Accessibility at Oriente Occidente Dance Festival 2020

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Part of Europe Beyond Access is focused on increasing access to theatre and dance performances for disabled audiences. In Italy, our partner Oriente Occidente have been working to engage the Deaf community in their region.

Blue light illuminates an aerial performance suspending performers high in the air in a historic courtyard.

Subpac: tactile audio at Oriente Occidente Dance Festival

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September 8 – September 11, 2020 Oriente Occidente, Rovereto, Italy

Huge neon pink writing displays the words 'Peep Show'. Underneath sits a red chair facing a hole in the wall and red velvet curtains either side.

Teatro La Ribalta: A peep show for Cinderella


September 3 – September 4, 2020 Oriente Occidente Dance Festival, Rovereto, Italy

Italian artist Chiara Bersani on COVID-19 and disability

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March 24, 2020

Chiara Bersani’s Gentle Unicorn. Photo: Roberta Segata Courtesy Centrale Fies

Chiara Bersani is an Italian performing artist and choreographer whose work in theatre and contemporary dance explores the politics of the body and how the images we create interact with society’s narratives. In 2019, she took part in a Europe Beyond Access residency at Festival Oriente Occidente and previously participated in Aerowaves and Moving Beyond Inclusion. Here, she reflects on ableist responses to a public health emergency and how disabled bodies are framed during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Two female performers sit on a sofa as they create a site-specific work

Artist laboratory #4 : the dramaturgy of movement transitions


September 8 – September 12, 2021 Oriente Occidente Dance Festival, Rovereto, Italy

Two dancers with their eyes closed touch one hand in the middle, sensing each other's presence

Film: The Importance of International Collaboration

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An enhanced transcript for visually impaired audiences is available at the bottom of the page.

Countries across Europe – including the UK – make an international commitment to presenting disabled dancers, performers, directors and choreographers on mainstream stages as part of Europe Beyond Access. This project, coordinated by British Council, demonstrates how transnational collaborations offers powerful benefits for artists, venues and the wider public. Disabled artists and industry leaders involved discuss how multi-country partnerships:

Oriente Occidente

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Oriente Occidente is one of the most important contemporary dance festivals in Italy, established in 1981. The Festival is a research centre based in Rovereto. East and West are poles of an ideal route of exchanges between cultures, genres and languages.