{"id":43175,"date":"2018-11-19T18:22:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T17:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sferisterio.it\/?page_id=43175"},"modified":"2026-07-04T17:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:57:31","slug":"the-accessibility-at-macerata-opera-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sferisterio.it\/en\/the-accessibility-at-macerata-opera-festival","title":{"rendered":"The accessibility at Macerata Opera Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Our InclusivOpera project turns 17 years old!” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center”][vc_column_text css=””]Expanding and diversifying audiences through accessibility is possible: at the Macerata Opera Festival, we have been doing it since 2009. All operas are accessible to blind and visually impaired audiences through audio descriptions<\/strong> and audio introductions<\/strong>, available in both Italian and English. In addition, each opera is accompanied by inclusive, participatory and multisensory experiences<\/strong>, including activities in Italian Sign Language (LIS)<\/strong> and guided by young people with sensory disabilities.<\/p>\n

Deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences can also benefit from an assisted listening service<\/strong>, as well as Italian and English surtitles<\/strong> for all Festival performances.<\/p>\n

The excellence of InclusivOpera<\/strong>, coordinated since 2009 by Professor Elena Di Giovanni<\/strong> (University of Macerata), has been recognised nationally through the awarding of the Italian <\/strong>\u201c<\/strong>Inclusione 3.0\u201d Prize<\/strong> in 2018.<\/p>\n

The project has also been identified as a Best Practice<\/strong> within the European project REACH (RE-designing Access to Cultural Heritage)<\/strong>, which promotes broader participation in the preservation, reuse and management of European cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

In 2021, a doctoral research programme co-funded by the Associazione Arena Sferisterio<\/strong> was launched under the title:<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Inclusive Theatres: Analysing Inclusion Strategies and Organisational Competencies in the Performing Arts for the Benefit of Communities and Territories.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the years, InclusivOpera services have engaged an average of around 400 participants annually<\/strong>, ranging in age from 5 to 85 years old<\/strong> and coming from all over Italy.<\/p>\n

OUR TEAM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elena Di Giovanni<\/strong>
\nInclusivOpera Project Coordinator<\/p>\n

Marco Luchetti<\/strong>
\nInclusivOpera Coordination Support<\/p>\n

ITALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
\n<\/strong>Ente Nazionale Sordi (Macerata, Italy); Museo Statale Tattile Omero (Ancona, Italy); Unione Italiana Ciechi e Ipovedenti (Sezione di Macerata);  Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Macerata (Macerata, Italy); University of Pittsburgh (USA)<\/em><\/p>\n

RESEARCH OUTPUTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dall’accessibilit\u00e0 all’inclusione<\/a> <\/strong>| Elena Di Giovanni | TEDxMacerata<\/p>\n

Di Giovanni, E., Raffi, F., 2022, Inclusive theatre-making: translation, accessibility and beyond<\/a><\/strong> Special Issue di INTRALINEA ON LINE TRANSLATION JOURNAL; 1; Bologna, Dipartimento di Interpretazione e Traduzione, Universit\u00e0 di Bologna; pp. 1 – 5 (ISSN: 1827-000X)<\/p>\n

Di Giovanni, E., Raffi, F., 2022 \u201cInclusive Theatres as Boosters of Well-being: Concepts and practices<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d in JOURNAL OF AUDIOVISUAL TRANSLATION; 1; London, ESIST; pp. 166 – 185 (ISSN: 2617-9148).<\/p>\n

Di Giovanni, E., Luchetti, M., Raffi, F., Turrini, A., 2022. \u201cExploring how accessible cultural practices impact on community development: The case of InclusivOpera at the Macerata Opera Festival in Italy<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d in LOCAL DEVELOPMENT & SOCIETY; 1; Oxford, Routledge Taylor & Francis; pp. 1 – 15 (ISSN: 2688-3600).<\/p>\n

Di Giovanni, Elena, 2021. \u201cOltre l’accessibilit\u00e0. I teatri inclusivi<\/a>.<\/strong>\u201d in LINGUE E LINGUAGGI; 43; Lecce, Universit\u00e0 del Salento, Coordinamento SIBA; pp. 15 – 31 (ISSN: 2239-0359).<\/p>\n

Di Giovanni, E., Raffi, F., 2021. \u201cIntersemiotic transcreation: the life and afterlife of Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d in OPEN JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES; 7; Mantova, Universitas Studiorum; pp. 133 – 155 (ISSN: 2612-6966).<\/p>\n

Raffi, F., 2021 \u201cLa valutazione dell\u2019esperienza del pubblico. Accessibilit\u00e0 e studi di ricezione al Macerata Opera Festival<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d in LINGUE E LINGUAGGI; 43; Lecce, Universit\u00e0 del Salento; pp. 33 – 64 (ISSN: 2239-0367)<\/p>\n

Di Giovanni, Elena, 2018. \u201cAudio Description for Live Performances and Audience Participation<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d in THE JOURNAL OF SPECIALISED TRANSLATION; 29; Londra, London: London Metropolitan University; pp. 189 – 211 (ISSN: 1740-357X).<\/p>\n

DI Giovanni, Elena, 2018. \u201cParticipatory accessibility: Creating audio description with blind and non-blind children.<\/a><\/strong>\u201d in JOURNAL OF AUDIOVISUAL TRANSLATION; 1; London, ESIST; pp. 155 – 169 (ISSN: 2617-9148).[\/vc_column_text]

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