relaxed GAM
Relaxed performances, or relaxed performances, arrive for the first time in Chile in 2018 with the help of GAM to expand and facilitate the experience in the performing arts of neurodivergent people, subtly modifying technical aspects in plays, music, dance and circus to generate inclusive and safe spaces for everyone.
In a relaxed performance, the intensity of the lighting is regulated, the sound is attenuated, the doors are open at all times, rest spaces are created outside the room, visual stories are created that are sent to the public prior to the performance with the aim of anticipating the experience including access, details of the rooms, details of the performance, and artists are trained in models of customer service from the perspective of people with disabilities.
These are some of the components of this production and participation model created to value cultural rights for all people.
What are relaxed functions and concerts?
Some of the changes required to implement a concert or relaxed function will be adaptations to the physical space or its objects, while others will be attitude or values.
What changes do we implement?
visual history: The target audiences for concerts and relaxed functions must know the activity they will attend through a downloadable visual story detailing as much information as possible about the play or concert they will attend: costumes, duration, song list, atmospheric characteristics, etc.
Room preparation: To promote the comfort of the public, the functions are carried out with a maximum 70% occupancy of the room, entry to the room is possible at least 20 minutes before the start of the function, cushions or mats are provided to have another surface as a possibility to sit and pictograms are installed to indicate and facilitate access to the GAM spaces.
Rest area: We enable a comfortable and discreet space with carpet, mats and armchairs that is used to rest in case the public requires it while the function/concert is happening.
Technical aspects: They depend on each show and are only a starting point:
- We regulate the intensity of the lights throughout the concert.
- We keep dim lighting for the public.
- We avoid total darkness
- We do not use strobe lights.
- We reduce or graduate sound instances that involve sudden changes in volume.
- We avoid sound saturation or repetitive sound.
"Doing these performances is a fantastic, wonderful idea for us, because our children are deprived of this type of activities. A fragile child —Paula Tapia, member of Fragile X Corporation and mother of a child with this syndrome.
Right and access
GAM brings these types of experiences, which are a global trend, to take a step further in inclusion issues. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities mandates that: “States recognize the right of persons with disabilities to participate, on an equal basis with others, in cultural life by ensuring that persons with disabilities have access to cultural material in accessible formats.”
In this way we are committed to being able to start this trend in Chile. It is essential that we can provide access to culture for all types of audiences, including more permanent initiatives as an offer.
Videos
Together with Pupa Studio, we invite you to watch these audiovisual capsules about the RELAXED FUNCTIONS IN GAM.
Downloadable material
These documents will guide your visit to each activity.
Past activities
In 2026, relaxed performances of the works Elephant's Head, A Forest, Villa Project, Swamp Crows will be held.
In 2025, they have relaxed screenings for the entire season of The Islands Also Sleep, The Blind Deer, The Fossil Boy and The Villa of the Villains.
During 2024, Who is Sarah Miller? (Nov 14), The conquest of the useless (Oct 3), De papel (Apr 28), Chiflón (Apr 21), (Apr 14), Antuco (Mar 31 and April 7), Squashed flies on the window that overlooks the forest (17 and Mar 24), Tomorrow is another country (Mar 16 and 24) and Nodes (Mar 10).
During 2023, Granada (Nov 17 and 24), Niña Alien (Sep 9), Antuco (Aug 27 and 31), Caracol (Jul 21 and 22), Masa Madre (May 20), Proyecto Villa (May 14) and Washing machine (Apr 2). In previous years, Plazer (Oct 28, 2022), Atlantium: The country that did not want to stop being (Oct 23 and 30, 2022), The day the Sun discovered that it was a star (Aug 14, 2022), Morpho (May 15, 2022), Arjé, the beginning of the universe have been presented. (Apr 16 and Oct 15, 2022, within the framework of FAMFEST) in a relaxed format and open to the public, Lípika, on the creation of the horse (Nov 23, 2019), Alba and the 100 steps (Jul 27, 2019) and VaLlena 52 (Mar 23, 2019).
In 2018, two free pilot performances were held in June and July with the works Pescador and VaLlena 52, respectively, and in conjunction with the X-Frágil Corporation (an institution that cares for people who present this syndrome and who have socio-emotional problems of varying severity). In November of the same year, it was held for the first time open to all types of audiences with the work Danzas aadas by the Aranwa company.
They have collaborated
