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disframe wants to bring art to the stage. 
Art by people with disabilities and people with chronic illnesses. 
In Switzerland. 
In many different places. 
In many different houses. 
This art should be shown as a matter of course. 
It should be equal with the art of artists without disabilities. 
And not just once, but again and again.

disframe shows stage art by people with disabilities and people with chronic illnesses. 
This is how disframe shows: 
Power must be distributed differently. 
So far, people have been excluded. 
They experience marginalisation and discrimination. 
Their art is less visible. 
The disframe programme aims to change this. 
In all cultural centres in Switzerland.

disframe wants to open up spaces. 
So that the art of people with disabilities and people with chronic illnesses is shown more. 
So that more people can see them.

disframe commissions and pays artists with disabilities and people with chronic illnesses. 
The focus is on what the artists need. 
So that they can work well. 
For example:

  • enough time  
  • enough breaks
  • sign language interpretations
  • information in plain language 

Programme disframe 2025

disframe is showing a programme of art by artists with disabilities and chronic illnesses from 19. - 30. May 2025. 
They come from all parts of Switzerland. 
And from other countries. 
The programme aims to reduce discrimination against artists with disabilities.  
And it wants to ask questions. 
Questions that change the way we work in culture.

There are many different offers:

These people have selected the programme: 
Alessandro Schiattarella and Inga Laas.  
Together with the programme group. 
These people are in the programme group: 
Victoria Antonova, Deborah Neininger, Jasmin Rechsteiner, Anne Skouvaklis and Daniele Zanella.

disframe shows stage art together with these partners:

The shows can be seen at all of these locations. 
You could also say: 
The shows go on tour through Switzerland.

There are also other programmes on the topic of inclusion in culture:

  • Discussion rounds
  • Workshops
  • Master Classes  

Everyone can take part in the workshops. 
The Master Classes are for people who work in the Culture Unit themselves.

A male wheelchair dancer and a female East Asian dancer are on the floor in an embrace. The female dancer is on her back, and the wheelchair dancer is perpendicular to the other dancer, but upside down as if in a head stand. His faced away from the camera. The East Asian dancer has her arms wrapped gently around the other dancer's back as if to support his headstand. Her eyes closed, hair draped gently on the floor. The image juxtaposes serenity and tension. The still wheel of the wheelchair is suspended in mid air, being a focal point of this image. The dancers are on a light coloured floor in light golden coloured costume. There is an amber light coming from behind the dancers cutting through the haze cast against the pitch black backdrop. Photography by Chris Parkes

Stopgap Dance Company (UK)

The piece «Lived Fiction» shows that  dance can be radically accessible. It can be powerful. And it can help us to find new ideas for a good future for everyone. Everyone can experience this dance piece. Because accessibility is part of the piece.

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A person with curly hair and bright red tips is wearing a black-and-white patterned top with abstract color splashes and is sitting in a wheelchair. They are wearing a black pearl necklace and a red lightning bolt earring. Around them are six different movie characters, some in costumes or uniforms, such as George Clooney as a doctor or characters from Star Trek. The background is a vibrant blue-purple speckled with white stars. At the bottom, the words "RUN DADDY RUN" are prominently displayed.

Edwin Ramirez (CH)

Who makes us the person we are?

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The photograph features Irene, Giro, and Fia Naises. The two performers from "with or without you." Both are white and disabled. Both are perceived as female and non-disabled. Irene has dense brown, long curls and is slender. Fia has dark blonde, straight, ear-length hair. Her body is larger and softer than Irene's. The photograph shows both in white silk, a 14-meter-long fabric that is hung from the ceiling in the middle. The ends hang heavily to the floor, and the protagonists wrap, climb, swing, hang, and hold themselves in it. Fia is blind and asked Irene what they were doing in the picture. Then they remembered. Exciting. Here, I feel observed. It seems as if you are looking directly at the viewer. Who and what is happening here? Fia is upside down in a U-shape with stretched legs and feet. Your front is facing the camera, and the silk holds you around the hips. The white bands extend exactly parallel from your hips up to the ceiling on both sides. Your hands rest on each side of the silk. And in between sits Irene with her back to the camera. Fia, you held yourself very much in the moment to not give your full weight. Irene's legs are as stretched as Fia's. But downwards. We are like a geometric figure, and what's amusing is that the clothing here is the same color, making it unclear where your crotch ends and my buttocks begin.

Fia Neises (D)

The disabled dancers Fia Neises and Irene Giró move across the stage. They float. And they tell stories. 

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A person is sitting on the floor of a stage bathed in red light. They are wearing a black outfit and have short hair. The torso is bent forward, with their gaze directed towards the floor in front of them. The legs are tucked behind the torso, and one hand rests on the knee. With the other hand, the person supports themselves on the floor.

No Anger (F)

The piece plays with visibility:  
Who may show themselves?  
Who will become a spectacle? 

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A person with short hair and a turquoise glitter beard is facing the audience. They are wearing a shiny, form-fitting outfit with a sleeveless pink top and blue bottoms. Around their neck, they have a sparkling bow tie. One arm is raised, drawing a rainbow-colored ribbon through the air. The person is laughing.

Tito Bone (UK)

Come and spend an evening with Tito Bone, your average, blind, non-binary, bisexual drag king. 

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A person dressed in black sits on a stage, slightly bent forward, with arms extended behind their back. A large white fabric is partially under and over their feet, creating a contrast with the dark clothing. To the right, a tall, rectangular mirror reflects part of the stage. The background is a plain, dark wall, and the overall atmosphere appears subdued and contemplative.

No Anger in Geneva
A person dressed in black sits on a stage, slightly bent forward, with arms extended behind their back. A large white fabric is partially under and over their feet, creating a contrast with the dark clothing. To the right, a tall, rectangular mirror reflects part of the stage. The background is a plain, dark wall, and the overall atmosphere appears subdued and contemplative.

No Anger in Lugano
Eine Actionszene eines Tanzes. Ein männlicher Rollstuhltänzer mit brauner Haut liegt seitlich auf einem hellen Boden. Sein Rollstuhl ist noch an seiner Taille befestigt und liegt mit ihm auf dem Boden. Seine Arme sind vom Boden abgehoben, und er schaut intensiv auf seine linke Hand. Er hat die Kontrolle. Andere Tänzer sind im Hintergrund in verschwommenen Bewegungsaufnahmen zu sehen, alle auf dem Boden und machen Formen, die die Pose des Rollstuhltänzers widerspiegeln, aber alle auf ihre eigene Weise unterschiedlich sind. Eine weibliche Rollstuhltänzerin mit dunkler Haut und schwarzen Haaren ist verschwommen, aber rechts im Bild besser sichtbar. Sie ist vom Betrachter abgewandt, kippt nach hinten, ihr Kopf geht über die Rückenlehne ihres Stuhls. Das Bild hat eine goldene Farbe mit atmosphärischem Dunst und schwarzem Hintergrund. Die Tänzer tragen alle stilisierte, enge Kostüme in einer goldenen, gebrannten Farbe. Fotografie von Chris Parkes.

Stopgap Dance Company in Lugano
A person with curly hair and bright red tips is wearing a black-and-white patterned top with abstract color splashes and is sitting in a wheelchair. They are wearing a black pearl necklace and a red lightning bolt earring. Around them are six different movie characters, some in costumes or uniforms, such as George Clooney as a doctor or characters from Star Trek. The background is a vibrant blue-purple speckled with white stars. At the bottom, the words "RUN DADDY RUN" are prominently displayed.

Edwin Ramirez in Basel
A person dressed in black sits on a stage, slightly bent forward, with arms extended behind their back. A large white fabric is partially under and over their feet, creating a contrast with the dark clothing. To the right, a tall, rectangular mirror reflects part of the stage. The background is a plain, dark wall, and the overall atmosphere appears subdued and contemplative.

No Anger in Wabern bei Bern
Eine Actionszene eines Tanzes. Ein männlicher Rollstuhltänzer mit brauner Haut liegt seitlich auf einem hellen Boden. Sein Rollstuhl ist noch an seiner Taille befestigt und liegt mit ihm auf dem Boden. Seine Arme sind vom Boden abgehoben, und er schaut intensiv auf seine linke Hand. Er hat die Kontrolle. Andere Tänzer sind im Hintergrund in verschwommenen Bewegungsaufnahmen zu sehen, alle auf dem Boden und machen Formen, die die Pose des Rollstuhltänzers widerspiegeln, aber alle auf ihre eigene Weise unterschiedlich sind. Eine weibliche Rollstuhltänzerin mit dunkler Haut und schwarzen Haaren ist verschwommen, aber rechts im Bild besser sichtbar. Sie ist vom Betrachter abgewandt, kippt nach hinten, ihr Kopf geht über die Rückenlehne ihres Stuhls. Das Bild hat eine goldene Farbe mit atmosphärischem Dunst und schwarzem Hintergrund. Die Tänzer tragen alle stilisierte, enge Kostüme in einer goldenen, gebrannten Farbe. Fotografie von Chris Parkes.

Stopgap Dance Company in Basel
The photograph shows Irene Giro and Fia Neises, the two performers from "With or Without You." Both are white and disabled, both are perceived as female and non-disabled. Irene has dense brown, long curls and is slender. Fia has dark blonde, straight, ear-length hair. Her body is larger and softer than Irene's. The photograph shows both in white silk, a 14-meter-long fabric that is hung from the ceiling in the middle. The two ends hang heavily to the floor, and the protagonists wrap, climb, swing, hang, and hold themselves in it. Fia is blind and asked Irene what they were doing in the picture. Then they remembered.

Fia Neises in Zürich
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27 and 28 May 2025
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Tito Bone «An Evening with Tito Bone»

Geneva, Out of the Box Festival, Théâtre de l'Usine
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28 May 2025
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Stopgap Dance Company «Lived Fiction»

Bern, BewegGrund Festival, Dampfzentrale
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30 May 2025
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Fia Neises «With or without you»

Basel, wildwuchs festival, Kaserne
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