CREATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CREATORS

Developing new ways of making theatre from process to production

Conceived of by Jack Paterson & Hannah Siden

This project aims to create new pathways of access, opportunity, and equal and full participation for disability-identifying artists in the independent performing arts.

Born from our work with independent theatre artists facing Accessibility barriers due to disability (or any other barrier) to participate fully and equally in the small theatre and micro theatre creations space common to most independent artists.

Our ambition is to create an affordable and accessibility path necessary for artists unable to participate equally in the live creation in the rehearsal hall and provide the tools necessary for these artists outside Presentation House Theatre in the independent performing arts.

Meet the Team
Concept by Jack Paterson & Hannah Siden | Creative Technicians: Kaeden Atkinson-Hill & Jason Niron | Consulting Artists: Joel Grinke & Paul D Powers | Stage Manager: Andy Sandberg

Presentation House Theatre
333 Chesterfield Avenue,
North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9

Remote Access on the Road:
The Ballad of Georges Boivin (Summerland’s Ryga Arts Festival 2024)

Gallery

On Active Access & Cross Sensory Translation

“Accessibility as a springboard towards new forms of communication. Accessibility not simply as a practice for otherwise excluded audiences, but as added value. Accessibility as a creative challenge and experimentation with new languages.” – Redattore Sociale (Italy 2022)

Active Access Design was pioneered by Global Hive Labs., an international network of artists and companies, co-founded by Jack Paterson and Denise Yvette Serna, working together in devised creation. With collective members across multiple countries, we identified access as a priority.

With projects in Canada, Italy, UK and USA, Active Access Design has been applied to cross cultural, multi ligual, Disability MAD & Deaf Arts, and Ageing in the Arts projects.

“…smashing nationality and accesibility borders in a Total theatre that merges so many artistic languages in a full emotional voyage…” – IMA Magazine

PALAZZO DEL MONDO, Farnese Palace (Italy 2022). Conceived of by Isolte Avila, Carolina Migli & Jack Paterson | Devised with the International Ensemble

We gratefully acknowledge the support of: