Christian on Chris & his creative process
Christian gives us an insight into working with Chris and his creative process...
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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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Chris's Solo Inspiration
Ahead of his performance of Captain's Duty, Chris shares his inspiration behind the piece...
Hannah's Top Tips
As the new Sg2 have their induction day Hannah offers some of her top tips...
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!
Christian talks about The Seafarers
Christian writes up how the Seafarers project went and what it meant to him...
The Seafarers | ★★★★ The Guardian
'A lyrical ode to the ocean' a review from Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Artificial Things the film selected for prestigious IDFA in November
Artificial Things - the film will be shown at IDFA the acclaimed interntational film festival in Amsterdam throughout this month.
Monday Musings with AD | All Change Please
Another Monday musing with Lucy Bennett, showing that sometimes everyone has to think on their feet and go with the unknown...
The GCSE journey of Artificial Things
ArtsPool's Director Heather Worall talks about the journey to shape "Artificial Things" into an educational resource.
Monday Musings with AD | A Helping Hand
This week's musings with Lucy focuses on the female dancer...
Monday Musings with AD | Making a new piece of work
This week's musings with Lucy answer a question we often get asked when making a new production.
Hannah on The Awakening
Hannah reflects on the journey of The Awakening and performing at The Funky Llama festival in June...
Monday Musings with AD | YouTube
This week's musings with Lucy Bennett show how platforms such as YouTube allow the opportunity to be constantly learning
Where we begin | by Hannah
Hannah writes a poem, telling us the story behind the duet Where we begin which she performed with Chris Pavia...
Monday Musings with AD | 'Zeitgeist'
Another Monday with Artistic Director, Lucy Bennett - today's musings focus on the similarities between choreographers' ideas.
Monday Musings with AD | The Awakening
In our series of Artistic Director blogs, this Monday brings you The Awakening and behind the scenes of being a choregorapher.
East African Project | with Christian
Following on from Lucy's blog about creating via WhatsApp, here's Christian's view on the 5 day project working with the 2 dancers from Kenya...
Monday Musings with AD | Creating via WhatsApp
Lucy writes about the new exciting creative process for Stopgap's collaboration with 2 East African companies
ISTD Springboard | Hannah's reflections
We hear from Hannah as she talks about her experience of teaching rep from The Awakening as part of an ISTD Springboard workshop at Urdang Academy in April.
The Enormous Room | ★★★★ Bachtrack
'An absorbing encounter with grief and loss' a review from Sadler's Wells
Your Reaction | The Enormous Room - premiere week 2017
Thank you so much to all who gave us such lovely feedback. Here's a compliation of responses for what has been a hectic but exciting week!
IRIS Teacher Training
Christian talks us through his experience of Stopgap’s IRIS summer school.
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!
Artificial Things included in new GCSE Dance syllabus
Stopgap Dance Company is delighted to announce that their recent work, Artificial Things is part of the new specification for GCSE Dance.