Tamara McCall

Prof. Tamara McCall is a Professor of Elementary Music Pedagogy at the Institute of Music (IfM) of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, where she has taught since 2007. Her work focuses on inclusive dance, performance, and education, emphasizing artistic collaboration between individuals with and without disabilities. She holds a diploma in music education from the State University of Music in Trossingen and trained in New Dance at E-Werk Freiburg. Her professional career includes performances with the inclusive dance company HandiCapace and founding the inclusive theater group eigenart in 2009.

Key initiatives include the annual Inclusive Action Days and Diversity Days, fostering artistic collaboration and social justice through dance and music. She collaborates with Christian Judith and the JellyArt initiative to promote inclusive arts in Osnabrück. Her creative projects integrate music, language, and movement, including performances with the Jazz duo KöppenBär and children’s musical theater productions. Since 2021, she has studied framedrum performance with Murat Coscun.

• Leads the Tanztheater eigenart, emphasizing equitable artistic collaboration between disabled and non-disabled performers.
• Developed inclusive performance concepts and educational frameworks for dance and music pedagogy.
• Co-organized workshops and forums addressing disability representation in the arts.

Her work is documented in publications like the brochure „Wenn ich tanze, fühle ich mich frei!“, which explains inclusive dance practices in simple language.