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Twisting perceptions

Twisting perceptions. Pushing the boundaries of contemporary dance Expanding perception of what dance is and who can dance. Daring, excellent, bold, unexpected. Photographers: Anthony Crickmay, Hugo Glendinning, Felix Lammers, Ben Johnson, Pedro Machado, Rachel Cherry.

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Twisting perceptions

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  1. Twisting perceptions

  2. Pushing the boundaries of contemporary dance • Expanding perception of what dance is and who can dance. • Daring, excellent, bold, unexpected Photographers: Anthony Crickmay, Hugo Glendinning, Felix Lammers, Ben Johnson, Pedro Machado, Rachel Cherry

  3. A vision of excellence • Inclusion in action • Disabled and non-disabled dancers • Commission professional • choreographers • Learning in all our work • Training on the job • Art not therapy

  4. History • CandoCo founded by Celeste Dandeker and Adam Benjamin 1994 CandoCo’s Dance for Camera film ‘Outside In’ broadcast on BBC Television • CandoCo awarded for revenue funding from the Arts Council of England • UK audience figures topped 16,000 per year with 46 international performances • CandoCo moves into its own studio at ASPIRE in north London 2003 Nominated for the UK Critics’ Circle Best Modern Repertoire Award 2004 CandoCo opens first full-time training course in Dance for Disabled People • CandoCo Wins the Manchester Evening News Award for Dance 2007 Celeste Dandeker awarded an OBE and retires, new Co-Artistic Directors recruited • Candoco presenting first ever disabled performers part of Olympic Ceremony in Beijing 2012 Candoco performs at Closing Ceremony of London Paralympic Games Rafael Bonachela’s And Who Shall Go To The Ball (2007)

  5. How do we work now? Three strands of work: Creation of excellent and original work that inspires and excites audiences Delivery of bespoke training Advocacy for change in the cultural sector Notturnino, Thomas Hauert, 2014

  6. Notturnino, Thomas Hauert, 2014

  7. Programming Commissions Partnerships Supporting inclusive work by Associate Artists

  8. Candoco Values influencing our commissions Start with creativity and physicality Focus on ability Diversity is a strength, inevitable and exciting part of life Sameness is limiting Move away from idea of difference as negative, a problem, a deficit, something to be fixed

  9. Imperfect Storm, Wendy Houstoun, 2010

  10. Looking Back, Rachid Ouramdane, 2011

  11. Partnerships Tailoring programs Package of marketing and Learning activity

  12. Notturnino, Thomas Hauert, 2014

  13. Programming inclusive work What does inclusivity mean and how to develop it with the artists? Look at the possibilities of the work to reach the audience in various ways Working with Candoco or other disabled artists means programmers may need to rethink assumptions Diversity leads to new questions and reaching wider audiences Fin Walker’s The Journey, 2005

  14. International LAB, Summer 2013

  15. Youth group, Sue Davies Studio, 2008

  16. Choreographic residency in Vietnam, 2013

  17. Supporting Candoco Associate Artists

  18. Still, Nigel Charnok, 2008

  19. Touring Commitment to UK Sharing expertise internationally 35 choreographers 50 different countries

  20. Tour to Cuba with British Council, 2012

  21. Tour to Vietnam with British Council, 2013

  22. Context and audiences Alternative performance spaces Audience engagement Digital content This is It, Matthias Sperling, Duckie, 2013

  23. Wellcome Collection, part of the Superhuman –exhibition, 2012

  24. Two for C, Javier de Frutos, 2013

  25. Miniatures, Lea Anderson, 2013

  26. 12, Claire Cunningham, 2012

  27. Parallel Lines, Marc Brew, 2012

  28. How does Candoco values relate to programming inclusive work? Empowerment through: Choice Confidence Creativity Skills Work to increase opportunity Lead by example Advocate for quality Campaign for access

  29. Clear messages • Cultural not medical • Learning embedded throughout to create access to the work • Changing attitudes by doing

  30. Turning 20, 2011

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