We Want More! brings partners together in Athens: fairer work and a new Odyssey

A focus group on working conditions and an open rehearsal marked the latest stage of the European project, of which Teatro São Luiz/EGEAC is a partner

Athens was the stage in late October for the latest activities of the European project We Want More!, of which Teatro São Luiz/EGEAC is a partner. Two days of work on inclusion in the performing arts were organised by the project’s Greek partner, THEAMA.

Last October, at the Europa Experience space, a focus group was held on fairer working conditions and employment policies for theatre artists with and without disabilities. By sharing practical experiences and developing proposals together, participants discussed how contracts, auditions and professional networks in the theatre sector can become fairer and more accessible.

The next day, the focus moved from the meeting room to the rehearsal room. At the En Athines Theatre, the actors of this co-production took part in an open rehearsal of Odyssey: A Journey Within, a production inspired by Homer’s Odyssey. The play brings together three professional European theatre companies, also partners in We Want More!: THEAMA (Greece), Compagnia Berardi Casolari (Italy) and Plavo Theatre (Serbia).

The premiere is scheduled for April 2027 in Italy, after which the companies will take the production to festivals in Germany and Spain.