Club 50+ is preparing applications for two grants: an inclusive stage, tactile excursions and a path to the Mariinsky
The project is called "A Stage That Can Be Felt". Its essence: people 50+ take the stage, while viewers with visual and hearing disabilities receive what amateur venues almost never offer — tactile acquaintance with the performance before it begins, audio description during the show and sign language interpretation.
Project figures
Why inclusion specifically
In Perm Krai there are 903,509 people over 50 — 36.4% of the population, and almost a quarter of the region's residents are over 60. At the same time, roughly one in a hundred is involved in creative activities. For viewers with visual and hearing impairments, an ordinary concert is light and words that they do not see or hear: audio description and sign language interpretation are almost never used at small venues.
What already works and what will appear
The club already offers a tactile excursion, audio description and sign language interpretation, and they are included in its price list — organisations order them. The grant is needed to turn this into a system: a series of shows, team training, tactile materials and trips to the region's districts.
The mark "Social Enterprise #More Than Business"
In 2026, the club was issued the mark "Social Enterprise #More Than Business" by the Social Projects Support Fund — it is registered to the ANO and is valid indefinitely. This is external confirmation of social impact: the application was reviewed by the fund, not by the club itself.
Next — the Mariinsky
In parallel, the club is preparing an appeal to the Mariinsky Theatre proposing a joint inclusive programme: the theatre has detailed descriptions of architectural accessibility, but no tactile excursions or audio description, while the club has these well developed. Inside is the idea for a documentary project, "Getting to the Big Stage": the path of a Perm 50+ collective to the big stage.