Kleintheater Luzern: «All Inclusive»  – A Box for More

As people without a disability perspective, how can we contribute to making access to society and culture more inclusive? Kleintheater Luzern is working hard to find an answer. As a first step, the theatre’s co-management, inclusion officer and an inclusive working group have developed the «All Inclusive» toolbox. It supports individuals, groups and institutions from the spheres of culture, school and public administration on their path to greater inclusion. The toolbox helps jump-start efforts to break down barriers. Inclusion starts everywhere. «All Inclusive» is practical, light-hearted and result-focused.

Here is more information about the Kleintheater Luzern project «Inclusive cultural sector» and the documentary film «Alle inklusive – ein Kleintheater will mehr».

What does this tool consist of?

The physical toolbox consists of 3 parts.

  • No Taboo: a word game teaching inclusion terminology.
  • Workshop: a guide to help teams develop concrete measures.
  • Bits and Pieces: a website offering exercises, insights and important links on the topic of inclusion.

 

Who is this tool for?

«All Inclusive» is aimed at non-disabled individuals, groups and institutions from culture, schools or public administration.

Why is this tool needed?

«All Inclusive» poses key questions and invites us to answer them together:

  • What does inclusion mean in this context?
  • What knowledge is already available, what do we still need to learn?
  • What goals do we want to achieve and what challenges do we face in the process?
  • What motivates us to keep going and what support do we need?

 

What can this tool do?

«All Inclusive» makes people aware of barriers and empowers them to start breaking them down.

Tags

#inclusion
#culture
#inclusive
#society game
#workshop
#workshop
#theatre
#disability
#small theatreluzern
#barriers

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Kleintheater Luzern www.kleintheater.ch

Fabienne Mathis, Janine Bürkli

Publisher: Der gesunde Menschenversand GmbH, menschenversand.ch

«All Inclusive» was developed in collaboration with the Competence Centre for Diversity, Disability, and Inclusion (CCDI) at the University of St.Gallen amongst others. It has been tested by Theater Neumarkt Zurich, Theater Stadelhofen, the Lucerne Museums, Kunstmuseum Luzern and the ThiK Theater im Kornhaus Baden.

Artists Take Action

This guide supports cultural workers from all disciplines with questions about social security.

With this comprehensive knowledge database, Artists Take Action provides information on important topics such as retirement, family, stays abroad, accidents, and illnesses. It also explains which insurances are mandatory and which are optional. Regardless of how much you already know about social security, this guide—created by cultural workers for cultural workers—answers the most pressing questions.

Due to the legal content, the Artist Take Action guide is in German, French and Italian.

Who is this tool for?

Artists Take Action is aimed at all cultural workers who live and work in Switzerland.

 

What does this tool consist of?

Artists Take Action is the most comprehensive cross-disciplinary guide to social security in the cultural sector. It provides answers to specific questions about social insurance and forms of employment. For further inquiries, it facilitates contact with the respective professional association.

Why is this tool needed?

Many cultural workers receive little to no education about the basic principles of the labor market during their training. Artists Take Action helps to fill fundamental gaps regarding labor law, self-employment, social security, and insurance.

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Suisseculture Sociale

info@suisseculturesociale.ch

artists-take-action.ch

Talking Diversity

In its communications, the Schauspielhaus Zürich takes care to use language that is sensitive towards and critical of all discrimination. Schauspielhaus employees and ensemble members have compiled a glossary of basic terms to make sure that the audience knows what certain words mean.

What does this tool comprise?

This glossary is a collection of terms with explanations. The terms presented here are explicitly not definitions. They are not set in stone for all eternity.

Some come from the US-American language region and have not yet found a German equivalent. The terms are often dependent on the local social contexts in which they are used, and their meanings shift in use.

They provide a temporary snapshot of our time, as we all know how quickly social conditions can change.

Tags

#glossary
#diversity
#inclusivelanguage #schauspielhaus.ch
#talkingdiversity

What can this glossary contribute to?

This glossary raises awareness of non-discriminatory language.

Non-discriminatory language helps us to differentiate while counteracting stereotyping and violent ascriptions of others.

It allows all individuals to speak for themselves and in their own words, embracing their personal affiliations.

Who is this tool for?

This glossary is for everyone. The terms are intended to encourage us to see language not as a constraint but a creative tool that enables us to help shape the world actively and autonomously.

Why is this glossary important?

Language is a fluid tool. It reflects social processes; sometimes, it can even drive change. By making yourself aware of discrimination and altering your speech accordingly, you can help

  • overcome centuries-old systems of power and violence that affect society as a whole,
  • avoid belittling vulnerable people and
  • give greater visibility to marginalised groups.

Marginalised people are underrepresented not only linguistically but also in the media, politics and culture, and their voices struggle to find a platform and attention.

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The glossary is available in German and English:

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Text references:
The texts in this glossary are taken from various sources, which we would like to name and thank: Diversity Arts Culture, diversity-arts-culture.berlin; Diversum – Verein für rassismuskritisches Denken, www.verein-diversum.ch and the glossary in Evein Obulor & Rosamag (eds.): Schwarz wird großgeschrieben, 2021. Some of the texts are original contributions to this publication.

Redaction:
Fadrina Arpagaus, Yuvviki Dioh, Miriam Ibrahim, Laura Kaufmann, Laiya Sievi

Published by: Schauspielhaus Zürich AG Zeltweg 5, 8032 Zurich

Values of Solidarity

A mediation game for team-building and cultural co-creation

«Values of Solidarity» is a workshop tool that is both a game and a mediation tool for teams that are just beginning their collaboration. Using cards, participants can describe which values are important to them and learn which values drive their partners. This enables members of a project or work group to get to know one another better and share values, experiences and needs that would perhaps otherwise not be shared. The discussions that arise during the game promote collaborative communication and create a framework for supporting and lasting collaboration that reflects the participants’ cultural, intellectual and emotional diversity.

What does this tool offer?

«Values of Solidarity» is a set of cards in English. The game contains two types of cards:

«Value» cards contain descriptions of values that may be important for creating a framework of solidarity and collaboration:

  • Honesty
  • Motivation
  • Respect
  • Health
  • etc.

«Conflict» cards contain fictional scenarios to be overcome in which poor communication and cultural differences lead to tension and conflict.

Tags

#community
#care
#values
#solidarity
#collaboration
#fairpractice
#nonviolentcommunication
#reshapenetwork
#valuesofsolidarity

Why is this set of cards important?

Conflicts may arise in work groups and collaborative relationships when members have very different values or some people do not recognise others’ rights.

During the game, teams are presented with fictional conflict situations and team members have the chance to formulate their own values.

The aim is for each team to formulate their own value frameworks. This promotes solidarity within the group.

Who is this tool aimed at?

The tool has been developed especially for teams that are just beginning their collaboration. In particular, it is aimed at project teams working in the areas of art and culture, but is also relevant for other sectors.

What can be achieved with this set of cards?

«Values of Solidarity» offers inspiration and the opportunity to reflect on how a team wants to overcome possible conflicts.

The game places participants in conflict situations together. This enables them to identify the often hidden and obscure mechanisms causing tension and difficulties. At the same time, participants can identify the methods needed to relieve tensions, especially when different backgrounds merge.

This game has the potential to raise awareness of solidarity and the practical and operational framework it offers for collaboration.

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More information can be found on the Reshape Network website:

The Gamified Workshop Toolkit: Values of Solidarity

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Ordering a set of cards

The set of cards can be ordered from RESO – Dance Network Switzerland for CHF 15 plus delivery costs.

Send an email to RESO if interested: info@reso.ch

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2020, RESHAPE Network

reshape.network

Created by Anikó Rácz, Doreen Toutikian and Dorota Ogrodzka in consultation with Konrad Gadzina.

Developed as part of RESHAPE project «Solidarische Ökonomien» («Solidarity-based economies»), involving Ouafa Belgacem, Ekmel Ertan, Harald Geisler, Anastasya Kizilova, Dorota Ogrodzka, Anikó Rácz, Laure de Selys and Doreen Toutikian under the management of Nike Jonah.

The new edition of «Values of Solidarity» in 2022 was financed by Reso – Dance Network Switzerland and m2act, the funding and network project of the Migros Culture Percentage.

PERMA-CULTURE, for more sustainable performing arts

Since 2022, the far° Nyon team has been conducting collective research to make its operations and, more generally, the performing arts more sustainable. To do this, it relies on the principles of permaculture (a conceptual toolbox based on an ethic of care, derived from the contraction of “agriculture” and “permanent”). 

In 2023, at the end of the first stage of this research, we published PERMA-CULTURE (work in progress). This short essay has been designed as a forum for discussion. It can be used both as an archive of our experiments and as a series of suggestions (exercises, references, reflections) that could perhaps inspire you.

The publication is available in French and English as a Fanzine (order from far° Nyon). A bilingual version (English/French), to be read on screen or printed out in A4 format is online available.

What does the tool consist of?

The tool takes the form of a small publication. It includes:

  • feedback,
  • theoretical resources,
  • practical examples.

The publication is intended to be a source of inspiration. In 2024-2025, the far° team and its partners will offer a series of workshops linked to the project and the publication.

 

Tags

#sustainability
#toolbox
#inspiring change
#simple, concrete examples
#quality of life at work
#accessibility

What can this tool do?

In PERMA-CULTURE, the far° Nyon team is not trying to pass on a miracle recipe. But it does offer a number of practical and theoretical tools that have enabled it to drive real change, on both a small and large scale.

 

 

 

 

 

Who is this tool aimed at?

This publication can provide food for thought and practice for anyone seeking to change the way they work, with the aim of becoming more sustainable – ecologically, humanly, socially and artistically.

 

Why is this tool needed?

In the face of climate disruption, we urgently need to rethink the way we operate to make the performing arts, and cultural environments in general, more sustainable. To meet such a challenge, permaculture offers a simple, accessible model that can be applied to any situation.

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Ownership:

far° Nyon, mit Leila Chakroun, Clément Demaurex und Gregory Stauffer

Contact:

participation@far-nyon.ch
Website

Photo: Workshop at the far° festival of performing arts

©Arya Dil, far° Nyon 2024

FAIRSPEC Codex

GUIDELINES FOR WORKING ETHICALLY IN THE INDEPENDENT SCENE

In a series of events of the FAIRSPEC initiative in 2020-2021, artists of the independent performing arts in German-speaking Switzerland, as well as representatives of institutions and funding bodies explored urgent social, artistic and contemporary issues with the goal of developing a joint codex.

The «FAIRSPEC Codex» was published on Monday, 30.8.2021. This is one of the first guidelines in German-speaking areas for ethical work in the independent scene.

The codex enumerates the essential motivations which will be guiding future work in the performing arts. It covers personal competencies, aspects of communication and collaboration, and the commitment to comply with remuneration guidelines issued by professional associations.

WHY IS THIS CODEX NEEDED?

Through self-obligation and mutual support, FAIRSPEC wants to use this codex to address known problematic behaviour patterns in the performing arts.

The artistic work stands in focus. Every artistic process is also a social process that is accompanied by great responsibility with regard to artistic freedom, as well as respectful interaction with each other.

TAGS

#codex
#constructiveness
#transparency
#diversity
#sustainability
#esteem

WHAT CAN THIS CODEX DO?

Individuals and institutions can sign this codex and apply it independently in their daily work.

It helps to

  • reflect on actions and work practices
  • continually work on oneself and one’s own work structure

FOR WHOM IS THIS CODEX?

The signatories of this codex commit to guidelines that reflect their values and apply equally to all participants. They hope that this codex will be incorporated in as many different professional settings as possible within the independent scene, as well as within subsidised theatres and thereby firmly establish the values of respect and fairness.

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Read the codex in German and English on the FAIRSPEC website.

www.fairspec.ch

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FAIRSPEC

Zurich, August 2021

Cooperation in the performing arts sector

glossary

Misunderstandings often occur during cooperation between theatres, festivals and companies when it comes to defining and negotiating partner roles and services. The term “coproduction” in particular is now used for all types of cooperation. This increasingly devalues this important form of cooperation and the services associated with it. 

CORODIS (Commission romande de diffusion des spectacles) therefore set up a working group, in which RESO (Dance Network Switzerland) and the Migros Cultural Percentage / m2act was involved, in 2018. The glossary and definitions that resulted from this working group were approved by members of CORODIS (the cantons and the majority of the cities of French-speaking Switzerland) and FRAS (Fédération romande des arts de la scène) in 2019 and translated into German by RESO in 2021.

Why do we need this glossary?

m2act shares the belief that applying this glossary consistently across Switzerland will play a significant role in clarifying and improving cooperation in the performing arts sector, and actively helps to disseminate it through the whole of Switzerland.

Tags

#coproduction
#contracts
#cooperation
#transparency
#fairpractice

Who is this glossary aimed at?

The glossary is directed at theatres, festivals and companies alike. It can be used as a basis for discussions during negotiations concerning cooperation and coproduction.

What does this glossary offer?

This glossary clarifies the following questions:

  • What is coproduction and what is it not?
  • Which partners enter into a coproduction agreement?
  • Which services does coproduction involve?

It helps

  • to clearly define services
  • to promote commitment
  • to eliminate misunderstandings
  • to improve cooperation
  • to enhance understanding of different terms, structures and cooperation cultures between the French- and German-speaking parts of Switzerland

The German version can be found below. A translation into English does not yet exist.

1. Kooperierende Strukturen

 

PRODUKTIONSSTRUKTUR: Juristische Person (meist eine Compagnie oder ein Theater), welche eigenverantwortlich Tanz- oder Theaterproduktionen realisiert. Sie besitzt die Rechte an der Produktion, ist zuständig für deren Finanzierung und übernimmt die Verantwortung als Arbeit- und Auftraggeberin für die Mitarbeitenden. Sie koordiniert die notwendigen personellen und materiellen Ressourcen und muss dabei stets zwischen den ökonomischen und künstlerischen Bedingungen abwägen, damit das Projekt umgesetzt werden kann. Sie übernimmt meist auch die Koordination der Auswertung der Produktion (Aufführungen, Diffusion) und kümmert sich um die Löhne, Honorare und sonstige Entschädigungen an die Mitarbeitenden sowie um die Aufbewahrung und Instandhaltung der Kostüme, des Bühnenbilds und der Requisiten.

 

ORGANISATIONSSTRUKTUR: Juristische Person (meist ein Theater oder ein Festival), welche eine Tanz- oder Theaterproduktion einlädt, um diese vor einem Publikum aufzuführen. Sie übernimmt sämtliche Kosten für die Durchführung der Aufführungen und bietet dafür einen geeigneten Ort, die notwendige Infrastruktur und Technik. Darüber hinaus ist sie für Urheberrechtsabgaben verantwortlich und stellt das notwendige eigene Personal für die technischen Betreuung (Auf- und Abbau, Ton, Licht etc.), für die Sicherheit und Betreuung des Publikums, den Ticketverkauf sowie für die Kommunikation und Bewerbung der Aufführungen.

 

BEAUFTRAGTE PRODUKTIONSSTRUKTUR: Produktionsstruktur, die von einer oder mehreren Organisationsstrukturen (meist Theater oder Festivals) im Rahmen einer Koproduktion (vgl. «Koproduktion») beauftragt wird, in deren Namen eine Tanz- oder Theaterproduktion zu realisieren. Sie übernimmt die Organisation der Produktion sowie die rechtliche und finanzielle Verantwortung im Rahmen der Vereinbarung mit den anderen an der Koproduktion beteiligten Strukturen.

2. Formen der Kooperation

 

KOPRODUKTION: Eine Koproduktion wird zwischen einer Produktionsstruktur und einer oder mehrerer Organisationsstrukturen vereinbart, die finanzielle, technische und personelle Ressourcen zusammenlegen, um gemeinsam ein Stück zu produzieren. Die finanziellen Leistungen der an der Koproduktion beteiligten Organisationsstrukturen müssen höher sein, als der Verkaufspreis der Aufführungen, so dass damit ein Teil der Produktionskosten gedeckt werden kann. Zum finanziellen Koproduktionsbeitrag können weitere personelle oder Sachleistungen hinzukommen. Für die Koproduktion und die Aufführungen sind zwei separate Verträge abzuschliessen.

 

PREACHAT: Als «Préachat» (Vorkauf) bezeichnet man den Kauf von einer oder mehrerer Aufführungen, bevor die Tanz- oder Theaterproduktion produziert wurde. Für die Organisationsstruktur stellt der Préachat ein künstlerisches und finanzielles Risiko dar und sollte daher als Vertrauensvorschuss gegenüber der Produktionsstruktur wertgeschätzt werden. Die Bezeichnung der Organisationsstruktur als «Partner», z.B. in allen Kommunikationsmitteln, ist daher angemessen (vgl. «Partnerschaft»).

 

PARTNERSCHAFT: Als «Partner» wird eine Organisationsstruktur bezeichnet, die eine Produktionsstruktur aktiv bei der Recherche, Produktion oder Diffusion unterstützt. Die damit verbundenen Leistungen können vielfältig sein: technische oder dramaturgische Begleitung, Bereitstellung von Proberäumlichkeiten, Unterstützung beim Fundraising, Kommunikation und Medienarbeit, bei der Diffusion und Vernetzung etc. Privilegierte Formen der Partnerschaft stellen insbesondere «Préachat» und «Residenz» dar.

 

RESIDENZ: Im Rahmen einer Residenz stellt eine Organisationsstruktur einer Produktionsstruktur während einem sinnvollen Zeitraum kostenlos einen geeigneten Arbeitsraum sowie Unterkünfte und Verpflegung, insbesondere für auswärtige Gäste, zur Verfügung. Zusätzlich können Probezeit auf der Bühne, technische und/oder dramaturgische Unterstützung gewährt werden.

 

ARTIST/S IN RESIDENCE | ASSOCIATED ARTIST/S: Kunstschaffende oder Compagnie, die von einer Organisationsstruktur dazu eingeladen werden, während eines bestimmten Zeitraums aktiv am Leben des Theaters oder Festivals teilzunehmen und dieses mitzugestalten. Während sie die Organisationsstruktur konzeptuell, künstlerisch und/oder durch ihre regelmässige Präsenz bereichern, unterstützt diese sie in ihrer künstlerischen Entwicklung und steht als Koproduzentin von Neuproduktionen fest. Der/die Kunstschaffende oder Compagnie kann z.B. bei Teamsitzungen, bei der Programmgestaltung oder Vermittlung eingebunden werden.

3. Finanzielle Leistungen

 

VERKAUFSPREIS (für eine oder mehrere Aufführungen; frz. «PRIX DE CESSION»): Der Verkaufspreis muss mindestens sämtliche Kosten decken, die seitens der Produktionsstruktur anfallen, um die Aufführungen durchführen zu können. Er wird durch die Produktionsstruktur festgelegt und kann eine mehr oder weniger hohe Gewinnspanne enthalten, welche die gesamte oder teilweise Rückfinanzierung von Wiederaufnahme-, Betriebs- oder Produktionskosten erlaubt.

 

KAUFVERTRAG (für eine oder mehrere Aufführungen; frz. «CONTRAT DE CESSION»): Vertrag zwischen einer Organisationsstruktur (Käufer) und einer Produktionsstruktur (Verkäufer), welche die Leistungen der beiden Partner regelt: Zusätzlich zum Verkaufspreis übernimmt der Käufer in der Regel Reise-, Transportkosten, Per Diems, Unterbringungskosten sowie die Abgeltung von Urheberrechten. Ausserdem regelt der Kaufvertrag die notwendigen technischen Rahmenbedingungen (Technical Rider).

 

GAGE: Die Gage ist der gebräuchliche Begriff für die Entlohnung des an einer Tanz- oder Theaterproduktion resp. ihrer Aufführungen beteiligten Personals. In der Schweiz hat dieser Begriff keine gesetzliche Grundlage: Es handelt sich entweder um Löhne (inkl. Sozialabgaben) oder um Honorare für Mitarbeitende, die selbstständig erwerbstätig sind. Dieser Begriff wird im Rahmen von Verhandlungen häufig mit dem «Verkaufspreis» für eine oder mehrere Aufführungen verwechselt, der jedoch noch weitere notwendige Kosten seitens der Produktionsstruktur beinhaltet (vgl. «Verkaufspreis»).

 

«COÛT PLATEAU»: Im Deutschen wird dieser Begriff nicht verwendet. Im Französischen bezeichnet er ausschliesslich die Kosten, die mit der Aufführung auf der Bühne verbunden sind, d.h. die Summe der Aufführungsgagen der Künstlerinnen und Techniker sowie ggf. die Kosten für Verbrauchsmaterial. Nicht enthalten sind jedoch die Kosten für die Produktion und Diffusion, Wiederaufnahmekosten oder Transport- und Reisekosten etc.