Closed eyes to turn off the visual distraction (part 1)

Kizombatreat Festival A dialogue between upper body and lower body connection in couple dance. Foreword: Between 3 and 5 June of this year (2022), the first kizombatreat festival took place at Etage Tropical in Ghent. Many times we refer to the importance of Etage Tropical within the kizomba community and how 15 years ago we… Continue reading Closed eyes to turn off the visual distraction (part 1)

Animation Oriental Dance during the breaks of Danceorientation festival

At Danceorientation I was assigned to provide an oriental dance performance during the breaks.  There were oriental snacks and drinks. What is Oriental Dance?  Though people say mostly belly dance, it isn’t entirely correct, because in this dance it is mainly the hips that are moved, but also the abdomen, shoulders, chest, head, and so… Continue reading Animation Oriental Dance during the breaks of Danceorientation festival

Salsa workshop for “Point of view light and love” in “Het Laatste Nieuws”

MICHELE PROVIDES SALSALES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY SIGHTED “We dare to throw ourselves completely again” Ostend During her lessons, Michèle Martens – who has been running a dance school for twelve years – welcomes everyone, but she pays extra attention to people with a visual impairment. She developed a technique in which hearing and feeling are… Continue reading Salsa workshop for “Point of view light and love” in “Het Laatste Nieuws”

What about visual art for the blind through color associations? A comment from Piet Devos

Search for new aesthetic dance forms for the blind, visually impaired, and the sighted Dear Michele, Our conversation on 16 December was also very educational and inspiring for me! You raise interesting questions about the aesthetic experiences of blind people and to what extent these are comparable to the aesthetic pleasure of the sighted, especially… Continue reading What about visual art for the blind through color associations? A comment from Piet Devos

What about visual art for the blind through color associations?

Questions, ideas, options : A dialog with Piet Devos On Tuesday, November 16, I had a first meeting with Piet Devos. Piet is a writer, art connoisseur, critic, questioner, thinker.His website:  www.pietdevos.be At the age of five, he developed rare retinal disorder retinoblastoma, and became blind as a result. He expresses his condition very interestingly as follows: “My two-sided… Continue reading What about visual art for the blind through color associations?

Inclusion by example

Hello Manuel, Sometimes people come on your life path who bring about profound changes and who gives the direction in which you are going a completely new turn. I have to be honest, without the input you gave me over the past few months, I wouldn’t be so quick to discover the things needed to… Continue reading Inclusion by example