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This research project presents the activities of a ‘relaxed performance’ in the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts, situated in Montreal, Canada, to understand how transforming the environment supports both performers and audiences alike. It proceeds with four phases, embracing a participatory approach. A particularly innovative aspect of this project was the composition of a research team that included the researchers, Segal Centre employees, local community partners and cultural groups, and rehabilitation research centres in the greater Montreal area. The outcomes of this project are theatre-specific adaptations that will benefit the Centre for all future events. They include changes to the physical aspects of the environment, the security within the theatre space itself, the development of a tactile map as an accessibility technology, a linguistically accessible information pamphlet and audio description to provide auditory-access to the visual elements of the performance.
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This project was supported by a grant from the Société Inclusive. Many thanks to all our participants and partners for their involvement in this project (Segal Centre for Performing Arts in Montreal, Federation CJA, CRIR/Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille du CISSS de la Montérégie Centre, CRIR/Centre de réadaptation Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay du CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal).
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Hammouni, Z. et al. (2021). An Interdisciplinary Participatory Research for Co-creating a Relaxed Performance in a Theater Environment in Montreal. In: Russo, D., Ahram, T., Karwowski, W., Di Bucchianico, G., Taiar, R. (eds) Intelligent Human Systems Integration 2021. IHSI 2021. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1322. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68017-6_91
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