Woesh Craft

What assistive tools or technologies do people with disabilities need to partially compensate or even overcome their limitations while performing specific circus techniques? Howest, HOGENT, and Circusatelier Woesh are seeking an answer to this question. The latter aims to engage people with disabilities in circus activities. In Roeselare, Kortrijk, and Oostende, a tailor-made training program for circus assistants is being implemented, each time in collaboration with a local facility.

Simultaneously, a process is being undertaken with D4E1 (co-design lab of Howest) to create customized tools that these circus assistants with disabilities can use during workshops or performances. The actual creation process involves collaboration with the Mind and Makerspace MaM makers community.

All outcomes (training manuals and detailed product specifications for tools) will be shared with other circus studios and workshops. The overall project connects circus techniques, open design assistive technology, makers communities, and social initiatives for people with disabilities/support needs.