Date: February 10, 2026 - February 10, 2026
Location: Netherlands
Accessibility info
- Relaxing setting: during the day you are free to enter or leave the space, move around or make noise at any time
- Dutch Sign Language Interpreter
- Quiet room with noise-cancelling headphone
- PDF programme for better readability
- Assistance dogs are very welcome
About the event
In recent years, the visibility of dancers with disabilities in the mainstream dance sector has grown. But does visibility automatically mean inclusion? Can the mainstream become a space where difference is artistically celebrated and valued?
The DanceAble Symposium 2026 – during Holland Dance Festival 2026 – focuses on the theme Inclusive by Design – a vision that goes beyond thinking in target groups. It envisions a field where inclusivity is woven into the very fabric of dance from the very start. Through conversations, encounters, and performances, artists, researchers, and programmers from across the globe share their practices, challenge existing systems, and inspire us to look forward together.
A day full of dialogue and imagination, where we dare to move beyond labels such as inclusive dance or dance & disability and ask bigger questions: What could inclusive dance become? And how can we build a sector that not only welcomes diversity but truly thrives because of it?
The DanceAble Symposium will be livestreamed!
You can sign up to receive the streaming link here.
Program
10:30 – 11:00
Doors open with coffee & tea
11:00
Opening by Humberto Tan, Kimberley Harvey, Irene van Zeeland
11:15 – 11:55
Danser la Faille – Keynote speech by Magali Saby & Sylvère Lamotte (France) – spoken in French with English subtitles
11:55 – 12:10
Preface – short dance film by Madeleine Månsson (Sweden) – no language
12:10 – 13:30
Lunch break – packed lunches will be provided in the foyer
13:30 – 14:15
Round table I – Tech, AI and Robotics for accessibility – with Kim Baraka, Mark Hotting (Luxor) and Monique Rutten (HNT onbeperkt)
14:15 – 15:00
Round table II – Inclusion in the mainstream – with Roel Voorintholt (Introdans), Annie Hannauer and Maikel Walker.
15:00 – 15:40
Coffee break with networking opportunity
15:40 – 16:00
Presentation ConCuerpos Netherlands – by Laisvie Ochoa and dancers
16:00 – 16:25
The state of talent development – by PodiumINC, Bas Roijen (Compagnie Tiuri) and Ingrid Stoepker (Codarts)
16:25 – 16:45
Les Chaussures Rouges – short dance film by Maylis Arrabit (France) – French spoken with English subtitles
16:45 – 17:10
Presentation Dansontmoeting ’26 – by Kirsten van Tol and dancers
17:10
Closing remarks by Kimberley Harvey and Irene van Zeeland
Credits
Co-curated by Kimberley Harvey & Irene van Zeeland
Moderator: Humberto Tan
Key-note speakers Magali Saby & Sylvère Lamotte – Cie Lamento
With contributions of Madeleine Månsson, Maylis Arrabit, ConCuerpos Netherlands, PodiumINC, Introdans, Codarts, Compagnie Tiuri, Luxor, HNT Onbeperkt, Kim Baraka, Maikel Walker and Annie Hanauer.
Dansontmoeting 2026 | Storm onder leiding van Kirsten van Tol.
Dancers: Petra Haans, Nadine Kann, Tim Kroesbergen, Pien van Welbergen-Danen, Cecile van Dam, Iryna Thorberg, Amalia Klopmaker, Sara el Bouch, Henny Fusert, Nora Schrijver.
With the support of Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie, Turner, British Council, VSBfonds, Fonds 1818, Toegankelijke Stad (Gemeente Den Haag), and Europe Beyond Access.
Info e tickets
Date: 10 February 2026
Time: 11.00 – 17.10
Place: Amare Studio, Den Haag, Netherlands
Normal tickets here
Combi tickets here (Symposium & performance)