Inclusive Community Choreography CPD | inspiring you with new ideas
Enhance your skills and ignite new ideas with this engaging inclusive community choreography workshop.
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Defying Gravity | the art of inclusive partner and contact work
Dance artist Emily Lue-Fong reflects on her journey of rethinking traditional partnering dynamics. Through her inclusive practice, she reveals how true connection emerges not from perfect technique but from trust, communication, and the creative negotiations that happen between dancers as they learn to move — and listen — together.
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Access Ballet Collective | collaborating to make ballet more accessible and equitable
On World Ballet Day 2025 "Access becomes Art", we are proud to announce the launch of the Access Ballet Collective and celebrate the brilliant ballet organisations and individuals we have worked with who advocate for change in ballet to make it a space where everyone can participate and thrive.
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Stopgap Launches Kaleidoscope! | New Creative Access Course
Stopgap launches Kaleidoscope, a brand-new course dedicated to creative access in dance and performance!
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Leadership in Action | Amplifying and advocating learning Disabled dance leaders
Learn how you can engage with Stopgap at the Symposium this June
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.
Introducing our New Executive Producer
Stopgap welcomes Lucy Glover as the its new Executive Producer to further elevate Stopgap Dance Company’s mission and vision.
Our Latest Evolution | Lived Fiction
Co-Artistic Director Lucy Bennett introduces the latest evolution for Stopgap Dance Company.
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
Executive Producer Vacancy | Join our team
We are currently seeking an Executive Producer to help lead our diverse and inclusive team.
A year of learning | International Day of Disabled People 2023
On International Day of Disabled people 2023 we reflect on a year of learning, growth and discovery with our artists and staff...
Handing Over the Baton | Sho Shibata to Leave Stopgap Dance Company
Stopgap announce that our Executive Producer Sho Shibata will be leaving the company after 16 years.
Introducing our new Co-Chair
Stopgap welcomes Suzie Birchwood as Co-Chair of the Board to help drive forward our organisational mission of using dance as a movement for change.
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.
Supporting the Development of an Inclusive Dance Sector | A partnership with Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Stopgap and Northern School of Contemporary Dance Announce a New Partnership
A completely new dance experience | Dance Tapes new releases
This October, two new audio works by Disabled dance artists Shyne Phiri and Kazuyo Morita are premiering online as part of Dance Umbrella Festival 2023.
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
Access Worker Vacancy | Join our team
Advocating for Change | Bringing Together Disabled Dance Leaders
Project Manager James Greenhalgh outlines the 2022-2023 collaboration between Oriente Occidente and Stopgap Dance Company to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in the Italian and UK dance scenes.
Constantly Learning | Reflections from Phil, our Professional Placement Student
Phil reflects on their time as our Professional Placement Student from Northern School of Contemporary Dance
My Placement with Stopgap | Angela's Reflections
Angela Bettoni shares with us some reflections from her placement with Stopgap.
Seeking a Chair & Trustees | Join our board
Stopgap are seeking a new Chair of the board and trustees to help lead the company into a new cycle of NPO funding