Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is thrilled to announce that British Council Canada will offer a Relaxed Performance Training Program in Winnipeg on September 10-12, 2018.
What is a Relaxed Performance?
Relaxed performances were initially designed to make theatre spaces more comfortable and welcoming to audience members with autism spectrum disorders, sensory and communication disorders or learning disabilities. Other audience members who benefit from Relaxed Performances include parents with toddlers, people with Tourette's syndrome, people who experience anxiety or people who are not comfortable with the conventions of a traditional theatre setting.
Why should your organization offer Relaxed Performances?
As well as complying with federal and provincial accessibility legislation, expanding your programming in ways that welcome disability will improve your sustainability as a cultural space while putting your organization on the map. More importantly, it is imperative that all audiences be able to experience arts and culture without barriers.
Join us in helping to make our arts and cultural sector in Canada more inclusive!
1. The Foundation: The Principles of a Relaxed Performance
Monday, September 10, from 10am - 4:30pm
Duration: 6.5 hours, including lunch and two breaks
The Foundation workshop provides a basic overview of Relaxed Performance, what it is, who it's for, how it started and examples of what it can look like in practice. We encourage all staff to attend including the Artistic Director, General Manager, programming team, box office and Front of House staff, marketing and communications, audience development team, and volunteers.
2. Getting the Word Out: Marketing and Audience Development
Tuesday, September 11, from 10am-2pm
Duration: 4 hours
This workshop is geared towards your organization's marketing and communications team and will look at the various ways that your team can engage audiences who may want to take advantage of a Relaxed Performance program.
3. Opening the Doors: Front of House Staff and Box Office
Wednesday, September 12, from 10am-2pm
Duration: 4 hours
The Opening the Doors workshop provides training support to your organization’s front of house staff and volunteers on engaging audience members in a Relaxed environment.
Fees:
We are requesting a registration fee of $325 per organizations. This fee will secure your spot for participation in all three sessions for up to 5 members of your organization.
If you would like to bring more people, please contact [email protected] to see if there are any extra spots.
Accessibility: The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is fully wheelchair accessible.
About the Access Activators: Relaxed Performance Consulting
In 2016, the British Council invited six Canadian artists and cultural organizers invested in advocating for accessible arts to be trained by UK’s Include Arts. Now certified trainers ‘in the making’, the team of Access Activators are bringing their knowledge and energy to support organizations across Canada to integrate Relaxed Performance into their programming. We wish to invite you and your organization to be among our leading participants in this exciting program!
www.accessactivators.ca