Serbia

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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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:

Learning disabled man with yellow jumper

Per.Art’s 20th Anniversary celebrations

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December 10 – December 15, 2019 Gallery of Matica srpska, Novi Sad, Serbia

Seaside promenade space with five performers in the space. One wheelchair user and a group of onlookers.

Celebrating 20 years of Per.Art

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Per.Art, the learning-disability theatre company based in Novi Sad, Serbia is celebrating its 20^th anniversary with a programme of performances at Gallery of Matica srpska 13-15 December. Joe Turnbull spoke to Artistic Director, Saša Asentić about the company’s development over the years.

Per.Art’s Dis_Sylphide. Photograph: Anja Beutler

The late 1990s was a very turbulent time in the former Yugoslavia: the country was being torn apart, by war, secessions, NATO bombings and international sanctions. Amidst the tumult, the Novi Sad Humanitarian Centre ran a series of projects bringing arts to multiple social groups in refugee camps, hospitals, orphanages and residential homes. A young Saša Asentić was amongst the facilitators. In 1999, Asentić had a fateful meeting with a group of learning-disabled people and their parents.