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Masterclass ”Visual Vernacular” with Giuseppe Giuranna
13 and 14 December 2025: In this masterclass Giuseppe Giuranna will share practical insights into Visual Vernacular – a unique visual storytelling technique deeply rooted in Deaf culture.
Training: Crip Time
31. October 2025: An introduction to the concept of Crip Time for cultural organisations and arts professionals with and without disabilities who wish to reflect on their practice and develop more inclusive working models.
Further training: Sign language in the performing arts
November 21, 2025: Create accessible culture with sign language! In the training course with Rafael-Evitan Grombelka and Kostanze Bustian, you will learn how interpreters can be successfully integrated into performative processes, how potential Deaf visitors can be reached and what appropriate, respectful communication with them and with Deaf artists and colleagues can look like.
Apply now: Second round of qualification programme starts
Our qualification programme to promote inclusion and access in cultural organisations is entering its second round: Apply now until 10 April 2025!
Masterclass “The Knowing Body” with Diana Niepce
10 and 11 May 2025: The Knowing Body is an intensive two-day masterclass with portuguese artist Diana Niepce focusing on improvisation, body awareness, and the relationship to space. It invites participants to engage with the unknown, question physical and mental boundaries, and explore new forms of expression. The body as a state of possibility.
Open Call: Participatory Residency Programme
Call for applications by the Academy of the Arts of the World in cooperation with Un-Label Application deadline: 15 October 2024 Jury meeting: mid-November 2024Residency period: April - September 2025 in Cologne (hybrid residencies by arrangement) As part of the...