ETC Webinar: Relaxed Performances
As part of its focus on diversity and inclusion, ETC offers this webinar titled 'Relaxed Performances', guided by the expertise of French non-profit "Culture Relax" as well as concrete examples from other ETC Member Theatres Teatro Stabile di Torino - National Theatre (Italy) and Malmö Stadsteater (Sweden). When did "relaxed performances" appear, where do they come from, what are the goals of offering them? What changes would you have to make to your "regular" theatre evenings to offer a more relaxed experience to your neurodivergent, noise-sensitive or chronically ill audiences?
Can relaxing the (sometimes unspoken) rules around performances allow theatres to be more inclusive and accessible?
When did "relaxed performances" appear, where do they come from, what are the goals of offering them? What changes would you have to make to your "regular" theatre evenings to offer a more relaxed experience to your neurodivergent, noise-sensitive or chronically ill audiences?
Guided by the expertise of French non-profit "Culture Relax" as well as concrete examples from other ETC Member Theatres Teatro Stabile di Torino - National Theatre (Italy) and Malmö Stadsteater (Sweden), this ETC Webinar on Relaxed Performances was held on 31 January 2024 to explore one more way towards more accessibility and inclusion in European theatre.