Stopgap's apprentice company Sg2 will be celebrating the end of their three year journey with us on Wednesday 29th September. We are marking this milestone with a watch party over on our YouTube Channel at 7.30pm-8pm UK time.
In this Signature Blog our outgoing Communications Manager, Helga Brandt, spent time with some of Stopgap's new mothers to reflect on balancing a career in the dance industry with parenthood...
Lauren, Stopgap’s Access Worker, shares some insightful reflections on leading improvisation workshops with Fin, who is an autistic dancer and one of our Sg2 Apprentices.
Tom Goodwin reflects on his role supporting Chris Pavia in his latest independent choreographic project…
Stopgap gets back on the road with outdoor arts, but can Dance really build back better for disabled artists?
As theatres begin to reopen this week, Laura Jones talks to our Executive Producer Sho about the Access and Inclusion training she has been delivering for dance and other cultural venues and shares some top tips for welcoming back disabled audiences.
Lauren Trim, Stopgap's Access Worker, dives deeper into her love for improvisation...
An introduction to the Deaf community and culture from our Projects Manager James Greenhalgh...
Lily, our content and access artist, shares Autistic Conversations, part 3...
Lily, our content and access artist, shares Autistic Conversations, part 2...
Lily, our content and access artist, shares Autistic Conversations, part 1...
Our Executive Producer, Sho Shibata, writes about what we learned from sustaining inclusive dance classes during a pandemic...
Founding Artistic Director Vicki Balaam continues to reflect on the origins of Stopgap and her personal journey with the company
Get grounded with our Home Practice Groundwork series...
Vicki Balaam, Founder of Stopgap and current Chair of our board, reflects on humble beginnings and those that supported the company from it's inception...
Our new season of Home Practice starts 11 January, so we wanted to reflect back on when the pandemic began and how we evolved Home Practice.
Today Hannah shares with you her Home Practice diary and discusses a few of the key points from a selection of her favourite sessions from last year.
2020 has been a challenging year for all of us, but there have been some triumphs against many a adversities... In this blog, Executive Producer Sho Shibata reflects on some of the achievements.
Amy reflects on this year full of change, with personal anecdotes from what has been a very strange and unpredictable year...
Happy world ballet day 2020! Before access worker Millie left Stopgap, she was really interested in how we could translate classical ballet and make it accessible. This blog contains some of her research and ways to approach translating ballet.
In this blog, Sg2 Apprentice Abbie Thompson discusses her fascinating MA Research Project...
Anna has been one of the masterminds behind getting Home Practice online and out to the world. In this blog she talks all things YouTube, offering us an insight into the highs and lows of getting Home Practice out to you all!
Access worker, understudy and Youth Company teacher Millie (Amelia Clarke) reflects on the evolution of her duties as an access worker in the pandemic…
We’re bringing you a few reflections from Dave, as he reflects back on his career highlights, dance and a little bit of politics.