June 26, 2025
We are thrilled to announce the latest group of artists selected for Europe Beyond Access international residencies. These residencies – hosted by our network of leading European cultural institutions – offer time, space, and mentorship for artists to experiment, create, and push the boundaries of contemporary performance.
The selected artists bring a powerful range of experiences, perspectives, and creative visions. Their projects explore identity, accessibility, heritage, language, revealing new possibilities for how performance is made, and how it is experienced by audiences, across Europe.
Here are the selected projects and artists.
Dodzi Dougban (Germany)
Residency at Skånes Dansteater (Sweden)
Fatherhood
Dodzi Dougban is a Deaf performer and choreogrpaher, working at the intersection of Hip Hop, Afro and contemporary dance. Dodzi will use his residency to explore the often-unspoken emotional and administrative challenges faced by deaf fathers navigating separation and parenthood. “Fatherhood” addresses themes of alienation and resilience, offering a rarely seen perspective on family life from within the deaf community. This residency is a co-production with Un-Label.
Chisato Minamimura (UK/Japan)
Residency with Project Arts Centre (Ireland)
Deafscapes
Chisato Minamimura continues her pioneering work in reimagining sound through a Deaf lens. Her concept of “Deafscapes” transforms auditory environments into visual experiences, inviting audiences to understand sound through sight and movement rather than hearing. Her research will deepen the aesthetic and technical foundations of this unique form.
Manolis Saridakis (Greece)
Residency at ZAMEK Culture Centre (Poland)
The Choreographic Potential of Classical Children’s Games
Saridakis dives into the kinetic and imaginative world of childhood, drawing choreographic inspiration from games like “Police & Thieves” and “Hide & Seek.” During the residency, Saridakis will examine how the physical logic and social dynamics of play can affect contemporary dance. Manolis Saridakis is the first ever Greek professional choreographer with learning disabilities, working in an artistic partnership with collaborator, Medi Megas.
J Neve Harrington (UK)
Residency at Onassis Stegi (Greece)
every movement a flower, every flower a movement
Harrington’s work interweaves movement, text, textile, and book forms developing what Harrington describes as “neuroqueer experiences of information processing and attention”. During the residency, they will develop the dramaturgical structure for Digital Quilt and other evolving projects, interrogating how performative language and craft can coexist in hybrid, embodied forms.
Alice Davazoglou (France)
Residency at Théâtre National de Bretagne (France)
Danser Ensemble
Alice Davazoglou returns to the roots of her evolving piece “Danser Ensemble”—a deeply collaborative, human-centred choreographic exploration. The work defies conventional hierarchies by placing disabled leadership at the heart of the creative process. With this new phase, she continues to turn the tables: what if, for once, it wasn’t the non-disabled leading the disabled in dance, but the other way around?
These residencies are a core part of Europe Beyond Access’ mission to support disabled artists, reshaping the future of performance.
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