Access and Advocacy

Using Dance as a Movement for Change

We are passionate about building a more inclusive and equitable arts sector. We believe dance has the power to connect, challenge, and create social change.

Alongside our performances and classes, we offer training and consultancy to help organisations and individuals embed access, diversity, equity, and inclusion into their work. This includes championing Disabled artists and sharing our evolving approach to accessibility.

Whether you want to strengthen inclusive practices, educate your team, or open up powerful conversations about diversity and accessibility, we’re here to work with you.

A white disabled woman in front of a powerpoint.

Training

Our training is grounded in lived experience and over 20 years in the dance industry.

From introductions to disability to in-depth explorations of accessible practice, we’ll work with you to create training that meets your needs and moves your practice forward.

Training & Workshops

Creative Access

Interested in integrating access creatively within your project, production or event?

Discover how we make access an artistic element; from woven-in audio description to relaxed environments that spark new creative possibilities.

Explore Creative Access

Consultancy

From studio to stage, marketing to management, and artists to audiences, we consult on best practices to support our industry’s approach to working equitably and inclusively.

Our Consultancy Offer

What People Say

"The training led to a greater understanding around access in the arts, that will hopefully shift people's thinking around their practice in the studio"
National Youth Dance Company
[I] feel clearer, more confident and more energised about improving EDI in my work context and life in general.
Training Participant
"There was a sense of inclusive practice being the obvious way forward, and a hopefulness about our ability to be more inclusive"
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
"The collaboration with Stopgap has made the DANCING project much more than an academic endeavour within the remit of arts-based research."
Professor Delia Ferri, Maynooth University

Advocacy

Panels, Talks and Keynotes

Our team of experienced dance artists, educators, and advocates can deliver engaging, thought-provoking panel discussions and keynote addresses. We focus on important topics such as disability representation in the arts, intersectionality, accessibility in dance spaces, and how to create inclusive environments.

Get in touch with us if you’ve got an event where we could share our insights, spark meaningful conversations, and inspire action towards a more inclusive and equitable arts sector.

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Co-Creating an Equitable Future

A black and white photo of dancers Mo and Christian during a duet.