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Further Organisations and Information United Kingdom Access Association Walsall Metropolitan B C, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall WS1 1TP Tel: 01922 652010 Fax: 01922 614 210 [email protected]www.accessassociation.co.uk Supports people working in access and disability fields, promotes the appointment of access professionals and advises on technical matters, representing the views of the membership to the media, government departments and organisations. Access Scottish Theatre www.accessscottishtheatre.com Provides information about accessible performances at theatres across Scotland for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and visually impaired audiences. Access to Work www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Employmentsupport/ WorkSchemesAndProgrammes/DG_173083 Can help you if health or disability affects the way you do your job; gives you and your employer advice and support with extra costs that may arise. 1
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Further Organisations and Information
United Kingdom
Access AssociationWalsall Metropolitan B C, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall WS1 1TPTel: 01922 652010 Fax: 01922 614 [email protected] www.accessassociation.co.ukSupports people working in access and disability fields, promotes the appointment of access professionals and advises on technical matters, representing the views of the membership to the media, government departments and organisations.
Access Scottish Theatrewww.accessscottishtheatre.comProvides information about accessible performances at theatres across Scotland for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and visually impaired audiences.
Access to Workwww.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Employmentsupport/WorkSchemesAndProgrammes/DG_173083Can help you if health or disability affects the way you do your job; gives you and your employer advice and support with extra costs that may arise.
Action on Hearing Loss (Formerly RNID)19–23 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8SLTel: 0808 808 0123 Textphone: 0808 808 9000 [email protected] www.actiononhearingloss.org.ukProvides expert support for people with hearing loss and tinnitus, day-to-day care for people who are deaf and have additional needs; communication services and training, advice to help people protect their hearing, campaigns to change public policy around hearing loss issues, and supports research into an eventual cure for hearing loss and tinnitus.
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The ADAPT Trust (Access for Disabled people to Arts Premises Today)8 Hampton Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5JDTel: 0131 346 1999 Fax: 0131 346 1991 www.adapttrust.co.ukGives annual awards and grants for access improvements.
Amici Dance Theatre CompanyWolfgang Stange, 68 Barons Court Road, London W14Tel: 020 7385 1327 Fax: 020 7385 [email protected] www.amicidance.orgA large professional company which integrates performers with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, sensory impairments and those who are non-disabled.
Anjali Dance Company The Mill Arts Centre, Spiceball Park, Banbury OX16 5QETel: 01295 251 909 www.anjali.co.ukCreates original dance works, performed by professional dancers with learning disabilities. They offer participation workshops primarily for people with learning disabilities, and themed workshops in association with touring productions for a range of audiences.
Arcadea (Arts Culture and Disability Equality)Mea House, Ellison Place, Newcastle NE1 8XSTel: 0191 222 0708 [email protected] www.arcadea.orgWorks to create equality of opportunity in arts and culture for disabled people in the North East of England.
Arts Council EnglandHead Office: 14 Great Peter Street, London SW1P 3NQTel: 0845 300 6200 Textphone: 020 7973 6564 Fax: 0161 934 4426 www.artscouncil.org.ukWorks to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people's lives.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland77 Malone Road, Belfast, BT9 6AQTel: 028 90 385200 Fax: 028 90 661715 [email protected] www.artscouncil-ni.orgThe lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland, supporting artists and arts organisations and offering a broad range of funding opportunities through the Exchequer and National Lottery funds.
Arts Council of Wales – Cyngor Celfyddydau CymruBute Place, Cardiff CF10 5ALTel: 0845 8734 900 Fax: 029 2044 1400 SMS: 07797 800 504 [email protected] www.artswales.org.ukThe country’s funding and development agency for the arts. Its vision is of a creative Wales where the arts are central to the life of the nation.
Artsline54 Chalton Street, London NW1 1HSTel: 020 7388 2227 Fax: 020 7383 [email protected] www.artsline.org.ukThe UK's leading disability access website, providing searchable information on over 1,000 arts venues across London.
Association of Disabled ProfessionalsAssociation of Disabled Professionals, BCM ADP, London WC1N 3XX [email protected] www.adp.org.ukThe Association aims to improve the education, training, rehabilitation, and employment opportunities available to all disabled people.
Attitude is Everything54 Chalton Street, London NW1 1HSTel: 020 7383 7979 [email protected] www.attitudeiseverything.org.ukImproves deaf and disabled people's access to live music by working in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry to implement a Charter of Best Practice across the UK.
Birds of Paradise333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow G3 6NGTel: 0141 339 1155 www.birdsofparadisetheatre.co.ukScotland's first inclusive touring theatre company, working with casts of disabled and non-disabled professional actors. The company is pioneering inclusion on the stage by captioning performances and using BSL.
Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company (Dance Transformations)The Lantern, Meadow Farm Drive, Shrewsbury SY1 4NGTel: 01743 210 830 Fax: 01743 466 584 [email protected] www.blueeyedsouldance.comAn innovator of inclusive dance with disabled and non-disabled artists of all ages. The company aims to create a level playing field where people can step over their threshold of perceived possibility.
The British Deaf Association1-3 Worship Street, London EC2A 2ABTel: 020 7588 3520 Fax: 020 7588 3527 www.bda.org.ukThe largest deaf-led organisation in the UK; represents the British Sign Language community, campaigns and creates opportunities for deaf people to develop and engage with each other and the wider community.
The British Dyslexia Association98 London Road, Reading RG1 5AUTel: 0118 966 2677 Fax: 0118 935 1927 Helpline: 0118 966 8271www.bda-dyslexia.org.ukCampaigns for sustainable change for the benefit of dyslexic people.
Candoco Dance Company 2T Leroy House, 436 Essex Rd, London N1 3QPTel: 020 7704 6845 Fax: 020 7704 1645 [email protected] www.candoco.co.ukThe contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers, providing access to the highest quality of work for people participating in dance for pure enjoyment, or as part of a developing career.
Centre for Accessible EnvironmentsNutmeg House, 60 Gainsford Street, London SE1 2NYTel: 020 7357 8182 Fax: 020 7357 8183 [email protected] www.cae.org.ukProvides information and advice on access requirements and holds an architectural advisory service database.
Cheshire Dance1st Floor, Winsford Library, High Street, Winsford, Cheshire CW7 2AS Tel: 01606 861 770 Fax: 01606 550 629 [email protected] www.cheshiredance.orgSupports regular classes across the area as well as a host of performance opportunities and support for young people with physical disabilities, learning difficulties, and gifted and talented young people.
Common Ground Sign Dance TheatreHanover House, 85 Hanover Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 3DZ Tel: 0151 707 8033 Fax: 0151 707 [email protected] company of deaf and hearing performers creating a performance style that is a fusion of expressive dance, sign-theatre, live original music, and Caribbean dance.
Foundation for Community DanceLCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1RETel: 0116 253 3453 Fax: 0116 261 6801 [email protected] www.communitydance.org.ukWorks with, and on behalf of artists, organisations and teachers involved in leading, delivering or supporting community and participatory dance.
Community Dance WalesSbectrwn, Bwlch Road, Fairwater, Cardiff CF5 3EF Tel: 029 20 575 075 Fax: 029 20 575 [email protected] www.communitydancewales.comThe national umbrella and developmental body for community dance.
Coventry UniversityPriory Street, Coventry CV1 5FBTel: 02476 887 688 www.coventry.ac.uk An evolving and innovative university with a reputation for excellence in education, with specialist knowledge of the performing arts and disability.
Creative Scotland – Alba ChruthachailWaverley Gate, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EG or 249 West George Street, Glasgow G2 4QE Tel: 0330 333 2000 [email protected] www.creativescotland.comThe national leader for Scotland’s arts, screen and creative industries. They invest in talented people and exciting ideas, and develop the creative industries and champion everything that’s good about Scottish creativity.
DaDa - Disability & Deaf ArtsThe Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BXTel: 0151 707 1733 Textphone: 0151 706 0365 Fax: 0151 708 [email protected] www.dadahello.comWorks with many arts organisations and agencies concerned with the promotion of equal access for disabled people from arts training to audience development and programming.
Dance Base – Scotland’s National Centre for Dance. 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU Tel: 0131 225 5525/5234 [email protected] www.dancebase.co.ukEncourages and celebrates the potential for dance in everyone, offering a vibrant and uplifting focal point which reaches out and inspires well-being and creativity and cultivates a future for dance in local, national and international communities.
Dance City – Dance for the NorthTemple Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4BRTel: 0191 261 0505 Fax: 0191 230 0486 [email protected] www.dancecity.co.ukLeading and supporting a thriving dance ecology in NE England, which embraces professional practice, education and participatory work.
Dance HouseDance House Office, The Briggait, 141 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZTel: 0141 552 2442 www.dancehouse.orgA National Dance Centre providing a wide range of movement styles, taster workshops, training weekends, choreographic and performance opportunities for both professional dancers and the community.
Dance UKThe Urdang, Old Finsbury Town Hall, Rosebery Av, London EC1R 4QTTel: 020 7713 0730 [email protected] www.danceuk.orgWorks to create a diverse, dynamic and healthy future for dance; advocates and lobbies government and the cultural industries to promote the importance of dance and needs of dancers.
Deafinitely TheatreUnit 20, Deane House Studios, 27 Greenwood Place, London NW5 1LBTel: 020 7424 7360 www.deafinitelytheatre.co.ukAn independent, professional deaf-led company. Productions are made from a deaf perspective and aim to empower deaf culture, identity and pride locally, nationally and internationally.
Deafworks67 Lyndhurst Grove, Bellenden, London SE15 5AW Tel: 020 7701 4788 Textphone: 020 7613 4474 Fax: 020 7689 1049 [email protected] www.deafworks.co.uk A neutral and independent consultancy which focuses on advising, and mentoring organisations who want to provide a better service to deaf people and to deaf individuals who want to increase their professionalism.
Disability Arts Online9 Jew Street, Brighton BN1 1UTTel: 01273 771 878/ 07411 824 458 [email protected] www.disabilityartsonline.org.ukA unique web journal which gives disabled and deaf artists, performers, film-makers, writers, and critics a place to talk about/share artistic practice.
Disability Cultural ProjectsCrafts Council, 44A Pentonville Road, Islington, London N1 9BYTel: 020 7806 2500 Fax: 020 7837 6891 [email protected] www.craftscouncil.org.ukFurthers the cultural equality of deaf and disabled people, and deaf and disability arts practice in the UK and internationally. It produces EtCetera, a free weekly e-magazine for disabled artists and arts professionals.
The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)380–384 Harrow Road, London W9 2HUTel: 020 7289 6111 Textphone: 0870 603 9176 Fax: 020 7266 2922 [email protected] www.dlf.org.ukA national charity that provides impartial advice, information and training on daily living aids.
Drake Music Project (Scotland)SPACE, 11 Harewood Road, Edinburgh EH16 4NTTel: 0131 659 4766 [email protected] www.drakemusicproject.comThe nation’s leading arts organisation providing music making opportunities for people with disabilities.
Employers’ Forum on Disability Nutmeg House, 60 Gainsford Street, London SE1 2NYTel: 020 7403 3020 Fax: 020 7403 0404 [email protected] www.efd.org.ukThe world's leading employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects business.
Equality and Human Rights CommissionEngland: 0845 604 6610 Textphone: 0845 604 [email protected]: 0845 604 5510 Textphone: 0845 604 [email protected]: 0845 604 8810 Textphone: 0845 604 [email protected] people are aware of their rights and how to use them; works with employers etc to help them develop best practice; works with policymakers, lawyers and Government to make sure that social policy and the law promote equality; and uses its powers to enforce laws. .
ETSAM – Enabling Through Sound and Music3 Thornton Grove, Morecambe LA4 5PUTel: 01524 427 919 Mob: 07795 212 524 [email protected] the hard of hearing or deaf to listen to music more clearly and enjoyably through technological means.
ExtantOval House Theatre, 52-54 Kennington Oval, London SE11 5SWTel: 020 7820 3737 [email protected]'s only professional performing arts co of visually impaired people
flip – disability equality in the artsTel/ Textphone: 07776 274 073 [email protected] www.flip.org.uk Supports organisations to embed disability equality within the fabric of their working practice; delivers dynamic and comprehensive Disability Equality Training that responds to the needs of each organisation and situation.
FRONTLINEdancePO Box 2587, Newcastle ST55 9ALTel: 01782 714 776 [email protected] www.frontlinedance.org.uk A not-for-profit integrated company of disabled and non-disabled dancers.
Full Circle Arts7 Schoolhouse, Second Avenue, Trafford Park Village, Manchester M17 1DZTel: 0161 872 0326 Fax: 0161 848 0650 www.fullcirclearts.co.ukA disabled led arts organisation committed to inclusive practice, working with arts organisations to develop strategies for inclusive practice. Graeae Theatre CompanyBradbury Studios, 138 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DYTel: 020 7613 6900 Fax: 020 7613 6919 [email protected] www.graeae.orgA touring theatre company of people with physical and sensory impairments; a force for change in world-class theatre, breaking down barriers, challenging preconceptions and boldly placing disabled artists centre stage.
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Green Candle Dance CompanyOxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HGTel: 020 7739 7722 Textphone: 020 7729 6786 Fax: 020 7729 8272 [email protected] www.greencandledance.comBrings dance to all sections of the community; work often features dancers with varying physical abilities, of different ages, from different cultural backgrounds.
Hijinx Theatre and Odyssey TheatreWales Millennium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff Bay CF10 5ALTel: 029 20 300 331/ 029 20 635 620 Fax: 029 20 300 332 [email protected] www.hijinx.org.uk An integrated theatre company, open to adults of all ages and abilities, including adults with learning disabilities, who share a desire to perform.
Indepen-dance (Scotland)The Briggait, 161 Bridgegate, Glasgow G1 5HZTel: 0141 559 4930/07980 845 [email protected] www.indepen-dance.org.ukAn inclusive dance development company offering creative movement classes to people with diverse abilities; performs work created in collaboration with professional choreographers and dancers.
Independent DanceSiobhan Davies Studios, 85 St George’s Road, London SE1 6ERTel: 020 7091 9650 www.independentdance.co.ukArtist-led organisation providing a responsive framework to support and stimulate artists in their ongoing development as professionals.
LIPA – Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsMount Street, Liverpool L1 9HF Tel: 0151 330 3000 Fax: 0151 330 3131 Textphone: 0151 330 [email protected] www.lipa.ac.ukOne of the UK's leading higher education institutions; provides training in performing arts, theatre and performance design and technology and management disciplines in a hands-on, collaborative environment.
Ludus DanceAssembly Rooms, King Street, Lancaster LA1 1RETel: 01524 359 936 Fax: 01524 847 744 [email protected] www.ludusdance.orgOpens doors to inspire and engage people in dance; works with all ages across a range of groups, including people with special needs.
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Mencap123 Golden Lane, London EC1Y 0RTTel: 020 7474 0454 Fax: 020 7608 [email protected] www.mencap.org.ukWorks in partnership with people with learning disability, and all their services support people to live life as they choose.
Mind the GapSilk Warehouse, Patent Street, Bradford DG9 4SATel: 01274 487 390 Fax: 01274 493 973 [email protected] www.mind-the-gap.org.ukAn experienced professional touring theatre company that helps people with learning disabilities become professional actors. Their comprehensive services include a consultancy service.
Music and the Deaf7 Northumberland Street, Huddersfield HD1 1RLTel: 01484 483 115 Textphone: 01484 483 117 Fax: 01484 483 116 SMS: 07831 270 479 www.matd.org.ukFounded to help deaf people, and those who live and work them, to access and enjoy music; researched and written guides to making music with deaf children; they have set up a Deaf Youth Orchestra.
Musicians in FocusTel: 020 7354 2050 www.musiciansinfocus.orgInvolved in the development of voice synthesis and magnification software which has brought music technology within reach of the visually impaired.
National Register of Access Consultants (NRAC)70 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1RLTel: 020 7234 0434 Fax: 020 7357 8183 SMS: 07921 700 089 [email protected] www.nrac.org.ukRegister of accredited Access Auditors/Access Consultants who meet professional standards/criteria established by a peer review system.
Open Arts 2-4 University Road, Belfast BT7 1 NHTel: 02890 240765 [email protected] www.openarts.netWorks throughout Northern Ireland with every art form and with people of all abilities; promotes the inclusion of disabled people in arts activities, and strives to increase the representation of disabled people in decision-making in the arts and to provide a profile for disabled people through the medium of the arts.
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Orpheus CentreNorth Park Lane, Godstone, Surrey RH9 8NDTel: 01883 744 664 Fax: 01883 744 994 [email protected] www.orpheus.org.ukAn organisation which prepares disabled people for independence.
Plymouth UniversityPlymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA Tel: 01752 600 600 www.plymouth.ac.ukRuns dance and performance arts courses for young people of all abilities.
RADAR (Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation)12 City Forum, 250 City Road, London EC1V 8AFTel: 020 7250 3222 Textphone: 020 7250 0212 Fax: 020 7250 [email protected] www.radar.org.ukUK’s largest disability rights campaigning network; a pan-disability organisation led by people with lived experience of disability or health conditions.
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)105 Judd Street, London WC1H 9NETel: 0303 123 9999 [email protected] www.rnib.org.ukFor details of local RNIB transcription centres contact RNIB, PO Box 173, Peterborough PE2 6WSUK's leading charity offering support and advice to people with sight loss.
Rubicon DanceNora Street, Adamsdown, Cardiff CF24 1NDTel: 029 20 491 477 Fax 029 20 472 240 [email protected] www.rubicondance.co.ukSupports disabled performers and an integrated approach to the arts.
SHAPEDeane House Studios, 27 Greenwood Place, London NW5 1LBTel: 020 7424 7330 Textphone: 020 7424 7368 Fax: 0845 521 [email protected] www.shapearts.org.ukDevelops opportunities for disabled artists; trains cultural institutions to be more open to disabled people, runs participatory arts programmes and training for disabled performers, offers a consultancy service to venues.
Signature Touchbase Community Suite, 43 Middlesex Street, Glasgow G41 1EETel: 0141 418 7191 Textphone: 0141 418 7193 Fax: 0141 418 7192 [email protected] www.signature.org.ukOffers nationally accredited qualifications that cover the whole range of languages/communication methods used by deaf and deafblind people.
Solar Bear253 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8DLTel: 0141 221 3240 [email protected] www.solarbear.org.ukAn award-winning theatre company which aims to develop new multidisciplinary theatre-making processes in order to create exciting, pioneering, accessible theatre of the highest quality for and with people of all ages.
SPIT (Signed Performance in Theatre)1 Stobart Avenue, Manchester M25 0AJTel: 0161 773 1715 [email protected] www.spit.org.ukThe leading national body for promoting BSL interpreted performances of mainstream theatre; can advise on sign language interpreted performance and circulate details of signed performances to deaf people.
StagetextFirst Floor, 54 Commercial Street, London E1 6LTTel: 020 7377 0540 Textphone: 020 7247 7801 Fax: 020 7247 5622 [email protected] www.stagetext.orgProvides captioning for theatres and other arts venues to provide access to live performances for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people.
StopGAP Dance CompanyFarnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 0FHTel: 01252 745 443 www.stopgap.uk.comChallenges traditional notions about dance by using each dancer's physical and intellectual potential as a starting point for creating new work; works from a philosophy of physical, psychological and social integration.
Strictly [email protected] www.strictlycollaborative.co.ukInclusive theatre company aimed at 13-25 year olds; opportunities for disabled young people to participate in a local group accessible for all.
The Place17 Duke’s Road, London WC1H 9PY Tel: 020 7121 1000 [email protected] www.theplace.org.uk Unites dance training, creation and performance; a vibrant hub of dance activity, of creative and technical excellence and a magnet for aspiring dancers, talented professionals and cutting-edge choreographers from all over the world.
Touchdown DanceWaterside Arts Centre, Sale M33 7ZF Tel: 0161 912 5760 Fax: 0161 912 5783 [email protected] www.touchdowndance.co.uk Works locally, regionally, nationally and internationally within communities and professional dance, to involve people with a visual impairment in dance or to provide training for professionals.
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dancewww.trinitylaban.ac.ukMusic: Trinity, King Charles Court, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich London SE10 9JF Tel: 020 8305 4444Trinity has long been acknowledged for fostering and promoting a caring and supportive environment in which students can flourish.Dance: Laban, Creekside, London SE8 3DZ Tel: 020 8691 8600Laban is one of Europe's leading centres for the training of professional contemporary dance artists.
Text RelayText Relay, PO Box 284, Liverpool L69 3UZTel: 0800 7311 88 Textphone: 0800 500 888 [email protected] www.textrelay.orgPart of the UK telephone network; provides a communication service for people who cannot use a standard voice telephone.
uhhuh dance companywww.uhhuhdance.co.ukAn inclusive dance company producing original and challenging dance theatre which prioritises accessibility, communication and creativity.
UKDPC – UK Disabled People’s CouncilStratford Advice Arcade, 107-109 The Grove, Stratford, London E15 1HP Tel: 020 8522 7433 [email protected] www.ukdpc.netBelieves in, and strives for, the full inclusion of disabled people in society and the workplace.
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VocalEyesFirst Floor, 54 Commercial Street, London E1 6LTTel: 020 7375 1043 [email protected] www.vocaleyes.co.ukA registered charity working across the nation at a variety of venues and with a range of partner organisations. he heart of their mission is to work with blind and partially sighted people to enhance engagement with the arts, through audio-description.
Wheel Fever www.wheelfeverprojects.co.uk Tonic Project is a dance initiative in Plymouth which specialises in providing inclusive dance experiences.
International
Argentina
Danza Sin Limites [email protected] Blog: http://dsldanzasinlimites.blogspot.com www.danzasinlimites.orgPromotes awareness, education and the practice of inclusive dance.
Australia
Accessible [email protected] www.aarts.net.auPromotes and provides opportunities for people with disabilities to participate in arts and cultural activities, as audience or as participants.
CHAOS Dance Movement [email protected] www.chaosdancetheatre.com A professional dance company dedicated to the integration of participants with and without disabilities; providing a creative outlet for personal expression through dance, movement, and performance.
Weave Movement [email protected] www.weavemovementtheatre.com.auWork which subverts expectations and challenges conventional ways of seeing dance and disability; combines dance, physical theatre, spoken word and humour to create bold groundbreaking performances.
[email protected] http://www.igneous.org.auA collaboration between dancer/choreographer James Cunningham and multimedia artist/film maker Suzon Fuks; multimedia dance theatre productions, installation performances and movement based videos.
Restless Dance Theatre [email protected] www.restlessdanceA multi-award winning company and an industry leader in Australia in the field of disability arts practice with young people with and without disability.
Austria
[email protected] contains six members, three disabled and three able-bodied, and draws from new dance techniques, in particular contact improvisation.
ImPulsTanz - Vienna International Dance [email protected] www.impulstanz.comA major annual contemporary dance festival held in Vienna – a five week programme of performances, research projects and workshops.
Belgium
Retina Dancewww.retinadance.comAn ambitious contemporary dance company producing dance performances of differing scales and a wide range of accessibility and educational projects.
Brazil
Limits Dance CompanyBertoldi, Andra Lcia Srio, Av. Silva Jardim 4348, Seminrio CuritibaTel: +55 80 240 021Practices dance based on the theories of Rudolf von Laban; research studying the results of their artistic work with disabled people in dance.
Epic Arts P.O.Box 737, Kampot, Cambodia Tel: + 855 (0) 932 [email protected] www.epicarts.org.ukWorks in the UK, Cambodia and China, reaching out to those with disabilities of all ages and backgrounds through workshops in a variety of art forms.
Canada
Corpuscle [email protected] www.corpusculedanseThe first professional dance company incorporated in Quebec, with an interest in integrating disabled people into society, through education and performance.
[email protected] www.kickstart-arts.caProduces works by artists with disabilities and promotes artistic excellence among artists with disabilities working in a variety of disciplines.
MoMo Dance [email protected] www.momodancetheatre.orgBrings together professional artists and prospective artists, with and without disability to explore movement, voice, theatre, dance, and improvisational disciplines.
Vancouver Adapted Music [email protected] www.vams.orgCo-founded in 1988 by Sam Sullivan and Dave Symington, both quadriplegics, to support and promote musicians with physical disabilities in the Metro Vancouver area.
France
EUCREA [email protected] www.eucrea-international.orgThe international association for the promotion of equal opportunities for people with disabilities in the areas of art, culture and media.
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Handicap International [email protected] www.handicap-international.orgWorks with disabled people to promote inclusion in education, sport and cultural activities, access to employment, and lobbying governments to ensure equal opportunities for people with disabilities.
Germany
DIN A [email protected] www.din-a13.deA Cologne-based company of dancers and musicians. Work is based on improvisational techniques and has a strong commitment to the exploration of difficult emotional places, in that the accepted norms of aestheticism in society and the associated taboos are put into question.
HandiCapace Tanz Kompaniecj@k-produktion www.handicapace4.deAn integrated dance company on a voyage of discovery to develop new, more personal forms of movement; by techniques of contact improvisation the dancers come together ‘in motion’.
Jo Parkes [email protected] www.mobiledance.orgMulti-disciplinary, assessible and inclusive work, combining movement, images, words and film/video. The casts of the work are diverse and international, with wide age and ability ranges.
Greece
Dagipoli Dance [email protected] www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=91637266836Comprises a core company of dancers with disabilities who collaborate with various other artists. The company's main objective is to explore the limits of the human body, the human imagination, and the human soul.
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India
Ability Unlimited [email protected] www.abilityunlimited.comThe first professional dance-theatre in India to educate and employ people with disabilities through training in innovative choreographic techniques and special therapeutic methodology.
Vertigo Dance Company [email protected] www.vertigo.orgA contemporary dance company, offering a physical meeting place for artists and audience.
Ireland
Arts and Disability [email protected] www.adiarts.ieA national arts development organisation striving to promote the engagement of people with disabilities in the arts at the highest level, as audience members, artists, performers, participants, advisors and employees.
Arts Council of Ireland - An Chomhairle Ealaíonwww.artscouncil.ieThe Irish government agency for developing the arts. They work in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life.
Counterbalance Integrated Dance [email protected] based Integrated Dance Company; creates dance pieces and runs disability dance workshops as part of its programme.
Croi Glan Integrated Dance [email protected] www.croiglan.comA professional contemporary dance company which performs work that includes both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Croi Glan highlights the cutting edge artistic value of creating performance with diverse bodies by producing high calibre work which tours nationally and internationally.
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New Zealand
Arts Access Aotearoa (Whakahauhau Katoa o Hanga)[email protected] www.artsaccess.org.nzAims to provide access to the arts for those who have been marginalised by the mainstream because of their circumstances.
International Guild of Disabled Artists and Performers (IGODAP)[email protected] www.igodap.orgOffers the chance to be part of a leading voice in the promotion of disability arts and culture worldwide. The Guild's members are professional and amateur artists and performers of all genres.
Touch Compass Dance [email protected] www.touchcompass.org.nzA pick-up dance company working on a project-to-project basis, with a particular focus on the area of mixed ability dance.
Portugal
Associacao Vo’artewww.voarte.comIn 2007 Vo'Arte Association, in partnership with Lisbon Association of Cerebral Palsy and the Calouste Gulbenkian Centre of Rehabilitation of Cerebral Palsy, created CIM–Integrated Multidisciplinary Company. CIM is a mixed-age company, featuring dancers with and without disabilities.
South Africa
Remix Dance [email protected] www.remixdanceproject.co.zaThe vision of Remix is to see the development of a community of integrated dance and theatre practitioners in South Africa, and the simultaneous emergence of an integrated audience in accessible theatre complexes.
Turkey
[email protected] www.idans.infoThe Istanbul International Contemporary Dance and Performance Festival runs annually.
Arts for All, [email protected] www.artsforallinc.orgArts for All’s programs attempt to provide a quality art focus for children and youth with and without disabilities.
Theatre [email protected] www.theatrebethune.orgA company that blends dance, special effects, fine art, music, video to create a unique theatrical experience. Infinite Dreams is a training and performance program in movement and dance for children with disabilities.
DanceAbilitywww.danceability.comEncourages the evolution of mixed-abilities dance by cultivating a common ground for creative expression for all people regardless of abilities, economic status, age, or race.
Dance [email protected] www.dancedetour.orgChicago’s first professional diverse-abilities dance company comprised of multi-talented artists with and without disabilities. The focus of their work is solely dedicated to the art of physically integrated dance and collaborations that include dancers of all abilities who explore movement possibilities together.
Dancing with Pain | Natural Pain [email protected] www.dancingwithpain.comOffers a natural pain relief through its unique active ingredient: DANCE.
The Dancing Wheels Company [email protected] www.dancingwheels.orgA professional, physically integrated dance company uniting the talents of dancers both with and without disabilities.
Disability Arts and Culture Center (DACC) [email protected] www.uic.edu/orgsFurthers the artistic expression of people with disabilities and explores, defines and celebrates disability culture.
DisAbility [email protected] www.uppity.comAs part of That Uppity Theatre Company, endeavors to address issues of disability and creativity through collaboration between disabled and non-disabled actors, artists, designers, activists, and other members of the community.
Full Radius [email protected] www.fullradiusdance.orgFormed out of a desire to share the talents of dancers with disabilities with mainstream audiences.
Heidi Latsky [email protected] www. heidilatskydance.netBrings contemporary dance to a broad audience in a visceral and emotional way with performers whose unique attributes, physical and otherwise, are honored and utilised in highly dynamic, virtuosic ways.
Interact Center for the Visual & Performing Arts [email protected] www.interactcenter.comDriven by a vision of radical inclusion, Interact collaborates with artists with and without disabilities, from mainstream and marginalised communities.
Karen Peterson & [email protected] wwkarenpetersondancers.orgRepertory performed by both disabled and non disabled dancers; promotes the artistic integrity by crossing barriers outside of traditional dance arenas and provides a strong outreach program by forging links with other artists and arts organisations.
National Arts Disability Center (NADC)www.semel.ucla.edu/tarjan/artsPromotes the full inclusion of audiences and artists with disabilities into all facets of the arts community; a leading consultant in the arts and disability community, and the only centre of its kind.
Roxey [email protected] www.roxeyballet.orgHas lead the charge in the world of professional dance in bringing dance to underserved populations, especially students and artists with significant disabilities.
San Antonio Dance [email protected] www.sadu.orgAn organisation committed to the growth and preservation of dance.
Theater of [email protected] community of artists and citizens which makes authentic movement-based performance works through the use of a collaborative, creative process designed to include everybody.
Tokounou Dance [email protected] www.tokounou.home.mindspring.comOffers performances as well as mixed ability workshops in which participants learn to sing and play African rhythms on djembe drums and other instruments, as well as traditional dances.
VSA – The International Organization on Arts and [email protected] www.vsarts.orgVSA provides arts and education opportunities for people living with disabilities and increases access to the arts for all.
DisclaimerThe above entries are intended only as a cross-section of companies, organisations and venues advocating and practising an integrated and inclusive approach to the performing arts – any omissions are unintentional.
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