ConCuerpos
Bogotá, Colombia
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Founded in 2009, ConCuerpos is a non-profit organisation based in Bogotá, Colombia working on arts & culture, disability, education.
ConCuerpos is an inclusive contemporary dance company founded in Colombia in 2009 and present in the Netherlands since 2023. It works with dancers with and without disabilities across artistic, pedagogical and research projects. Its productions perform in Colombia and abroad, and it runs a permanent dance class in Bogotá, teacher-training workshops and special workshops with partner organisations. Its work centres on Universal Accessibility, integrating Sign Language and audio description into choreography, and aims to remove barriers to participation in the performing arts.
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Danza para la Diversidad
Education · Colombia
Since 2015, a set of inclusive dance training activities, including a permanent class in Bogotá, an annual trainer-training workshop, and a training programme for the company's dancers.
FOCARIS
Arts & Culture · Colombia, Netherlands
An inclusive contemporary dance work exploring fire as a symbol of encounter and inner strength, with Sign Language and creative audio description integrated into its dramaturgy. Created as an international collaboration between Colombian and Dutch dancers.
Cancionero para la Ausencia
Arts & Culture · Colombia
An inclusive dance work on absence and memory, built around creative audio description and inspired by real stories of forcibly disappeared people in Colombia.
Accesibilidad Universal research
Arts & Culture · Colombia, Netherlands
Ongoing artistic research into applying Universal Accessibility in dance, integrating Sign Language, audio description and creative subtitles into performance works.
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Beca Especialista Fulbright
Beca de Creación
Beca de Creación de Idartes
Beca Artes, Saberes y Culturas Incluyentes
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British Council Colombia, Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Holland Dance Festival, Museo Nacional de Colombia, Centro de Memoria Histórica
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