“ENCANT is a radical, inter-disciplinary Arts Festival about EQUALITY and DIVERSITY across genres and across the board in Glasgow.”

“I want ENCANT to fuse academics with expression, the classical with the contemporary, the taboo with the traditional through a durational performance, through video, whatever it takes to talk about equality and diversity and for the voices of those already having incredible conversations to be heard and shared! ”

Ama Budge, Glasgow-based performer, writer, creative director

“I want to see things about language – words and identity – what is offensive and why?”

Fi, Performance Artist and student.

“Its going to be really exciting to see the different social realities people express and experience during this festival. On a personal level I would like discover where I fit within my own idea of race and Culture.”

Bryony Rose Jarman-Pinto, Glasgow-based Visual Artist

“I’d like to see something out – with the white male western perspective of the world.”

Naomi Shoba performance artist

“(We) offer the same opportunities to all regardless of gender, age, colour, race, ethnic or national origin, disability or sexual orientation…(aiming) to make performances as accessible as possible”

Solar Bear Theatre Company

“I want to talk to people with opinions I’ve never heard before”