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An outdoor performance of the Seafarers.

Your Reaction | The Seafarers 2018

Over 50 dancers collaborated across 100 miles, it was a monumental project. The response and the 4-star reivew by The Guardian made it all worthwhile!

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A photo from a performance of The Seafarers

Christian talks about The Seafarers

Christian writes up how the Seafarers project went and what it meant to him...

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Siobhan during the Seafarers, she stands tall with ship masts and rigging in the background.

The Seafarers | ★★★★ The Guardian

'A lyrical ode to the ocean' a review from Norfolk & Norwich Festival

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Siobhan in a performance of The Seafarers at Portsmouth, with the masts and rigging of the HMS Victory behind her.

The Seafarers | A huge success

Stopgap Dance Company co-produced a large scale outdoor show The Seafarers with Portsmouth Festivities, here's happened, plus a full-length video!

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Live outdoors performance of The Seafarers. Two dancers, joined by a rope they hold and suspend between them

The Seafarers | The Production

And here is the third and final part of this weeks featured blogs from Artistic Director, Lucy, summing up working on the Seafarers.

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Group photo from a live outdor performance of the Seafarers - dancers hold wooden posts high above their heads.

The Seafarers | The Process

Here’s part 2 of Lucy Bennett’s blog; The Process behind making The Seafarers.

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Outdoor performance of The Seafarers - dancers against a backdrop of a large ship.

The Seafarers | The Concept

Artistic Director, Lucy, has written a three-part blog leading up to Stopgap’s performance of The Seafarers as part of Portsmouth Festivities. Read part one and learn where all the concept ideas stemmed from.

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Laura, Chris and David in rehearsal. Laura peers at the camera over her shoulder, David and Chris are behind her

Announcing The Seafarers

Stopgap is excited to officially announce our next big project - a site specific, community dance performance in Portsmouth

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Stopgap Dance Company

Stopgap Dance Company
Farnham Maltings
Bridge Square
Farnham
Surrey, GU9 7QR
United Kingdom

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