PRIDE 2020: KJ & Frock
In this blog, KJ reflects on her identity, being a Lesbian, and the experience of researching for, creating and performing Frock…
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My Journey with Stopgap | a Breakthrough experience
This article follows Lara as she reflects on her 6-month internship with Stopgap, through the Artswork Breakthrough scheme. She shares how her passion for movement and her neurodivergent perspective shaped her journey into the creative industry, and how the role of Creative Learning Assistant allowed her to explore different aspects of creative work, while building confidence and developing new skills.
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The first Access Ballet Collective meeting | A shared commitment to change
Written by Suzie Birchwood, Chair of the Access Ballet Collective's first meeting, this blog captures the powerful momentum in the room as sector leaders and disabled artists came together in Birmingham with a shared hunger to unlock ballet’s future through access, equity and collective action.
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Increasing Accessibility for Professional Dance Practice online
Our disabled dance artists share their top tips for creating accessible online dance classes…
Translation Principles
We share the fundamentals of the technique of Translation...
Tips on participating in online classes
We follow up our top tips for teaching online class with tips for participating from home
Tips on leading online classes
The dancers of Frock give us some top tips for leading pro-class online…
Working at Home with Hannah
Hannah gives us a look at what she's been up to during lockdown and the work she is doing at home. Check out her top tips to stay happy and well in lockdown...
Our Evolution of Inclusion under Covid-19
Artistic Director Lucy discusses where Stopgap is heading in these times of isolation and Covid-19
Teaching Tools - First up FOLDS
Christian talks you through Stopgap’s handy teaching tool F.O.L.D.S
Finding the Balance
Artistic Director Lucy considers the balance inclusion needs to find; between dancers who need translation and dancers who need body specific clarity.
Seedbed - A Pathway to Teaching Inclusively
Find out more about what to expect from our teacher training course and how it supports your journey to becoming a teacher of our inclusive syllabus, IRIS.
Journey to Inclusion
Our Executive Producer Sho Shibata, sheds some light on Dancer Chris Pavia's dance journey and what he brings to the company as an artist, and more importantly, as an individual.
Why IRIS?
Artistic Director Lucy Bennett tells us more about IRIS, Stopgap’s inclusive dance syllabus; how it started and what we hope it can achieve.
Internationally acclaimed disabled dancer David Toole from Leeds awarded OBE
Artificial Things wins the prestigious dancescreen award
Your Reaction | Frock tour 2019
Here's the wrap of all the lovely comments we received for our latest outdoor piece Frock
Dancing After Having a Baby
KJ gives her advice and experience of going back to work as a dancer after having a baby.
What The Frock Are These Costumes?!
Alice talks about her experience making a show where the costumes don't fit the norm, and what it's like to perform in an outdoor dance show.
Sg2 Top Tips - Sander
Sander gives 3 top tips for starting your dance training
Five ways to stay fit and healthy over summer
Fin shares five ways to help any dancer stay strong and healthy during over the summer.
Looking back at Frippery
Hear from Yasmin about her favourite memories from our community show Frippery, from creative process to the exciting performance.
Your Reaction | Frock and Frippery (2019)
Our new outdoor work Frock and its community collaboration performance Frippery premiered successfully at Norfolk & Norwich Festival, and here is some of the feedback we received on social media!
Chris's New Duet
Chris has been working on creating a new duet, The Journey Between, with Christian & Nadenh. Here he shares details on the duet, his choreographic process and his aspirations for the piece...
Artificial Things comes to BBC iPlayer
We are very excited to announce that our Artificial Things film will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer from Sunday 31st March! Read the full announcement here...
The Arts and Social Impact | A view from Stopgap Dance Co
Our Executive Producer Sho Shibata elaborates on how Stopgap's artistic and developmental work strategically align to make a difference in the wider world and the industry.