Europe Beyond Access: Survey on Accessibility in Higher Performing Arts Education
Monday 10 February 2025
Photo: Maciej Kaczynski, ZAMEK Culture Centre EBA is the world’s biggest transnational project supporting disabled and/or Deaf artists, to break the glass ceilings of contemporary dance and theatre and to become Europe’s next artistic leaders. In this context, EBA is undertaking research on the access, lack of access and experience of disabled students in higher education institutions in the performing arts in Creative Europe countries and the UK – that is, theatre schools, dance academies, conservatories, and similar institutions that provide practical, skills-based education for those seeking to enter the professional performing arts, for example as actors, dancers, technicians, directors, choreographers, producers, stage managers, lighting or costume or stage designers, or production managers. Research will also analyse what alternative educational and professional development paths have been followed by disabled people who could not access mainstream educational institutions. How you can contribute As part of the research process, there are three surveys that focus on three target groups (people can choose which one to fill in depending on which target group is most relevant for them): 1. The first survey is addressed to disabled* Performing Artists & Culture Professionals (including those in training) – *including those with disabilities, and those who are Deaf, Neurodivergent and chronically ill – in the fields of theatre, dance, and other performing arts forms. 2. The second is addressed to higher education institutions providing tertiary/university-level education in theatre, dance, and other performing arts forms. We are seeking the opinions and experiences of individual staff members as well as formal responses from administrations. More than one response from different representatives/staff members of the same institution are acceptable 3. The third survey is addressed to performing arts organisations involved in the creation, production, distribution or presentation of professional works. It focuses particularly on their perception of educational opportunities in this field and how these may enable or hinder careers for disabled artists and disabled professionals in the performing arts. The survey is available in English, French, German and Spanish. Other options to contribute are also possible. In that case, please contact mobility@on-the-move.org. Learn more> Deadline: 20 March 2025 This research acknowledges the existence of several terms in the field of disability and accessibility, which are often used differently according to cultural, national and political contexts. As in the case of the previous Time to Act reports, the research uses primarily the terms ‘disabled artists’ and ‘disabled people’ as equivalent to ‘artists with disabilities’ and ‘people with disabilities’. Respondents are invited to use their own terms in the open questions included in this survey.
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