Thanks to the funding from The Power of the Arts, Musiklusion was able to continue under pandemic conditions and, despite all the restrictions, the cooperation with external musicians was intensified. The video publications produced during this phase of the project led to further requests for cooperation, which promise new, more inclusive cultural work in post-pandemic times.

The funding was valuable and necessary in order to be able to implement the human right to active cultural participation for people with so-called disabilities (cf. UN-BRK Art. 30, para. 2) even under pandemic conditions. Segregated persons were only given the opportunity to present the results of their creative work in the digital space.

The aim is to establish inclusive ensemble formats in which people act at eye level regardless of their personal, regional, social, cultural and other characteristics and abilities. Music should not only stand on its own, but also in a media, performative or installation context, e.g. in connection with the visual arts, literature, film, games, dance and drama.

The project Musiklusion gives people with disabilities barrier-free access to active music-making by utilizing digital media.

We will use the funding to design and publish inclusive music videos in digital cooperation with musicians outside of Lebenshilfe. This way, we can empower people with disabilities to participate in the digital space in a pandemic-compliant manner and to achieve a form of self-efficacy.