The Shimon-Peres-Prize is a cooperation of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany and the German-Israeli Future Forum
One of the winners:
Creative Partnership for Inclusion
German-Israeli Art and Theater Project
"Art can open doors where words fail. This is the guiding principle behind the collaboration between the Na LaGa'at Theater in Tel Aviv-Yafo and the theater collective Possible World in Berlin. The project brought together young people working in the fields of culture, education, and social involvement with marginalized groups. It brought together participants with and without disabilities to create theater together. They explored how people from different backgrounds can connect – and how cultural participation can become accessible to everyone.
The Creative Partnership for Inclusion project promoted basic values of empathy, respect, and tolerance and created a foundation for continued joint work by the participating theaters, which will continue to work toward social involvement in the future."
Winners 2025: German-Israeli Future Forum
Award - ceremony: German-Israeli Future Forum
This project integrates blind and deaf performers on stage and creates inclusive creative spaces. It also raises public awareness about these communities and seeks to promote new approaches to inclusive arts and social integration.
This project emerged as a response to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic on at-risk populations, emphasizing social inclusion and personal development through the arts. The project sought to expand access to art as a tool for expression and strengthen international collaborations between theatres and educational institutions.
Six international partner meetings were held.
Five international learning activities took place, where each partner presented its methodologies for working with individuals with disabilities.
The project produced professional publications and a methodological guide on integrating arts into social inclusion efforts.
An e-book about the entire project:
"Selected activities, methods and exercises on development of skills and social inclusion through creativity and arts"