Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 45 minutes ago
Demy Papathanasiou worked for many years as a mechanical engineer. In her forties, she began to train in dance. She is now an esteemed choreographer and led our most recent @europebeyondaccess artist laboratory.
Her work has: deconstructed meanings of the ‘crutch’ and what it can mean to different people; explored how isolation affects disabled people; and challenged hidden normative structures in choreography.
Her recent immersive performance for Theatre enCorps Collectif, ‘You Walk…’, is inspired by Laurie Anderson’s lyrics “You walk...and you don't always notice it, but you're constantly falling". This piece poses the question: how can we construct a space for diverse bodies to be made present and visible, with agency and participation in contemporary society?
Europe Beyond Access is a collaboration between 7 leading arts organisations from across Europe: British Council (UK), Onassis Cultural Centre (Greece), Holland Dance Festival (The Netherlands), Kampnagel (Germany); Per.Art (Serbia), Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Oriente Occidente (Italy) and co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission. It aims to support disabled artists to break through the glass ceilings of the contemporary theatre and dance sectors.
There are many ways that you can take part in and support Europe Beyond Access.
Follow us on Facebook and share recent videos of disabled artists https://www.facebook.com/europebeyond...
Talk to us on Twitter @disartsint #EuropeBeyondAccess
Find out more about British Council's work in Disability Arts: arts.britishcouncil.org/disability-arts
Find out more:
europebeyondaccess.com/artists/profiles/demy-papathanasiou
Demy Papathanasiou worked for many years as a mechanical engineer. In her forties, she began to train in dance. She is now an esteemed choreographer and led our most recent @europebeyondaccess artist laboratory.
Her work has: deconstructed meanings of the ‘crutch’ and what it can mean to different people; explored how isolation affects disabled people; and challenged hidden normative structures in choreography.
Her recent immersive performance for Theatre enCorps Collectif, ‘You Walk…’, is inspired by Laurie Anderson’s lyrics “You walk...and you don't always notice it, but you're constantly falling". This piece poses the question: how can we construct a space for diverse bodies to be made present and visible, with agency and participation in contemporary society?
Europe Beyond Access is a collaboration between 7 leading arts organisations from across Europe: British Council (UK), Onassis Cultural Centre (Greece), Holland Dance Festival (The Netherlands), Kampnagel (Germany); Per.Art (Serbia), Skånes Dansteater (Sweden), Oriente Occidente (Italy) and co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission. It aims to support disabled artists to break through the glass ceilings of the contemporary theatre and dance sectors.
There are many ways that you can take part in and support Europe Beyond Access.
Follow us on Facebook and share recent videos of disabled artists https://www.facebook.com/europebeyond...
Talk to us on Twitter @disartsint #EuropeBeyondAccess
Find out more about British Council's work in Disability Arts: arts.britishcouncil.org/disability-arts
Find out more:
europebeyondaccess.com/artists/profiles/demy-papathanasiou
