No Limits PLUS

This year’s “Barrier-Free Lab” explores ideas around accessible community and housing through interactive community tours that offer a deeper understanding of design within the community. Participants gain insight into the importance of community facilities and the considerations behind accessible design in residential areas, as well as a deeper appreciation of the historical characteristics of different eras.

Everyone is a unique living book.

The “Human Library” aims at promoting equal education and reducing misunderstanding and prejudice in society. To encourage dialogue between individuals with disabilities and the public, No Limits has inviting people from diverse backgrounds to share their life stories and personal experiences in face-to-face communication, creating a platform for mutual exchange.

The No Limits Human Library collection features Evina Wong, Chairperson of the China Hong Kong Para Dance Sport Association; Kevin Lok, the Association’s Coach; and Marco Ng, a movie actor.

Physically disabled choreographer and performer Michael Turinsky shares his artistic practice in its various conceptual, physical, theatrical and performative dimensions, and leads a conversation on the ethics of inclusion in dance, as well as what “cripping choreography” might mean for each of us. Through a variety of movement scores and guided improvisations, participants explore ways to engage our emotions, pleasures, desires and fantasies, and transforming these into meaningful and inspiring work.

Led by choreographer Caroline Bowditch alongside Paraorchestra members Lloyd Coleman and Siobhan Clough, this session will look at how The Nature of Why was first conceived, developed, and brought to the stage.

You'll pick up some practical tips on how to create an inclusive rehearsal space for disabled dancers and musicians and meet other like-minded practitioners.

Visionary conductor Charles Hazlewood, Artist Director of the internationally acclaimed Paraorchestra, invites us to rethink what orchestras can be in the 21st century. In this exclusive talk, Hazlewood shares his groundbreaking journey of working with disabled artists, building the world’s first fully inclusive professional orchestra, and creating immersive orchestral theatre experiences that defy convention.

The creative team of “Harmonia” will join to discuss dance training, choreography, dramaturgy and performance-making with performers of mixed-abilities, and share the working process and creative choices made among disabled and non-disabled dance-makers. This talk is suitable for those interested in developing artistic and creative practices with people of different abilities.

Participants will explore the stage setup, and the performers will demonstrate the movements and music from the performance, elaborating on how the audience and performers connect in an immersive setting.

In this tour, participants explore the performance spaces and backstage areas of the theatre, and have the opportunity to investigate the set, props and costumes through touch and gain insight into how these elements add layers and emotion to the performance.