The first Access Ballet Collective meeting | A shared commitment to change
Written by Suzie Birchwood, Chair of the ABC launch, this blog captures the shared momentum to unlock ballet’s future through access and equity.
Finding Access, Finding Freedom | Future Leader Journey Reflections (Part two)
Will shares what he’s been working on so far, along with his highlights, challenges, and moments of discovery since starting the Future Leaders programme last September.
Open Dialogo Residencies 2026 | Artists and Organisations Announced
The Open Dialogo 2026 artists have been announced. A new cohort of D/deaf and Disabled dance artists from England and Italy has been selected to take part in the international residency programme.
Inside the Process | Future Leader Journey Reflections (Part One)
Future Leader, Kajsa, shares what she’s been working on so far, along with her highlights from the past three months.
Defying Gravity | the art of inclusive partner and contact work
Dance artist Emily Lue-Fong explores how inclusive contact work reshapes traditional partnering, highlighting the trust and communication that make moving with different bodies truly transformative.
Stopgap Launches Kaleidoscope! | New Creative Access Course
Stopgap launches Kaleidoscope, a brand-new course dedicated to creative access in dance and performance!
Leading with Passion | Representation, responsibility, and the power of advocacy
Senior Dance Artist Hannah reflects on her journey into leadership, with insights into her roles as dancer, advocate and board member.
Volunteer With Us | Support Stopgap's Youth Companies
We're seeking volunteers to help support our weekly youth dance companies across Surrey and Hampshire
Ignite New Ideas | Inclusive Community Choreography CPD
Enhance your skills and ignite new ideas with an engaging inclusive community choreography workshop - Saturday 30 August.
Disability, Dance, and Inclusive Creativity | An Open Dialogo panel discussion
Artists and organisations from Italy and England reflect on their artistic exchange experiences.
Pausing with Purpose | Reflecting is not the same as resting
Co-Artistic Director Lucy Bennett shares insights from our reflective start to the year
An Inclusive and Equitable Dance Sector | Future Leaders Webinar
Join us for an engaging webinar exploring how we can increase the number of Deaf, Disabled, and neurodivergent leaders in the dance industry
Open Dialogo Residencies 2024 | Artists and Organisations Announced
The cultural exchange programme, Open Dialogo announces four D/deaf and Disabled dance artists from Italy and England to conduct Artist Residencies in its second year.
Is clarity an inclusive practice? | Rehearsal Director Reflections
Stopgap Rehearsal Director Amy Butler reflects on how clarity can foster inclusive practices
Inclusive Community Choreography CPD | inspiring you with new ideas
Enhance your skills and ignite new ideas with this engaging inclusive community choreography workshop.
Supporting our mental health | Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
This Mental Health Awareness Week, the Stopgap team share their the things that they do to support their mental health, both at work and in their lives.
Nurturing the Disabled Leaders of Tomorrow | An interview with our inaugural Future Leaders
Assistant Producer/General Manager, Annie-Rose Grantham's journey reflections so far and her hopes for the future.
Collaborating as Co-Artistic Directors | An interview with Laura Jones & Lucy Bennett
We catch up with Lucy and Laura after a year of collaborating as Co-Artistic Directors
Reflections on a Dance Journey | An interview with Dermot Farrell
Meet one of our associate artists Dermot Farrell as he reflects on his personal dance journey in an interview with our Access Artist Lily Norton.
Pursuing Inclusivity | Supporting Disabled Students in A-level Dance
Creative Learning Mananger Belinda Preston speaks with Co-Artistic Director Laura Jones to reflect on her experience of taking A-level Dance as a wheelchair user and to offer advice for young disabled dancers and their teachers.
Get Dancing! | Join us as a volunteer
We're seeking volunteers to help support our weekly youth dance companies across Surrey and Hampshire
Who gets to be lucky? | Flipping the script with Lived Fiction
Co-Artistic Director Lucy Bennett introduces the thinking behind Stopgap’s evolving approach to making and platforming work with and by Disabled dance artists.
Summer 2023 | Artist Reflections
We share a glimpse into some of the projects our dance artists have been part of this summer...
Sharing Inclusive Dance Practice Internationally | Dance Documentary
Watch a short documentary on our recent international collaboration with Italian Cultural Institution, Oriente Occidente