Candoco strives to broaden the perception of what dance is, through its performance repertoire and its education and training programme. Both are integral to the success of Candoco’s vision as a company that seeks to inspire audiences and support participants to achieve their highest aspirations.
CandoCo’s vision is to produce creatively ambitious and high-quality contemporary dance performance that will enhance its reputation as the world’s leading company of disabled and non-disabled dancers.
CandoCo is the World’s leading exponent of integrated dance practice. Its groundbreaking approach to teaching dance in an integrated setting has resulted in unprecedented levels of interest from schools, colleges and the wider community.
Are you feeling dangerous today?
Do you want to uncover the truth behind lies and love?
Have you ever wondered what makes a perfect human?
If your answer is yes to any of these questions- our new Season might just be the right thing for you!
Do join us in a chaotic, wild, seriously funny piece about love and loss–a celebration of life and death written with bodies without limits. Somewhere between sex and death, love and lies is the still centre. Hedonist Nigel Charnock kidnaps Candoco and you – should you dare.
In the second piece of the evening you can play witness to E4 series ‘Skins’ choreographer Hofesh Shechter’s dynamic exploration of the ‘perfect human’.
This is a wild ride full of intense and powerful movement that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat, breathless and wanting more.
TOUR DATES AUTUMN 2009
From September onwards we will continue our tour of works by Nigel Charnock and Hofesh Shechter and perform at the following venues throughout the UK and internationally:
Candoco Dance Company - the leading contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled performers was founded in 1991 by Celeste Dandeker and Adam Benjamin. The Company developed from workshops led by Celeste and Adam at the Mike Heaffey Centre in London and grew quickly into the first Company of its kind in the UK – a professional dance company specialising in the integration of disabled and non-disabled dancers. The Company won much acclaim from the press, public and from colleagues in the worlds of dance and education.
Artistic Director Celeste Dandeker has commissioned 30 new performance works for the Company from internationally renowned choreographers including: Emilyn Claid (UK), Javier de Frutos (UK), Doug Elkins (USA), Siobhan Davies (UK), Fin Walker (UK), Darshan Singh-Bhuller (UK), Annabel Arden (UK) and Stephen Petronio (USA). This ambitious commissioning policy is the backbone of the company’s success.
Since its inception 17 years ago, Candoco has aimed high, high in quality of movement, high in integrity of dance as an art form and high in expectations of ourselves as performers. Our focus is on dance not disability, professionalism not therapy.
"Candoco reinvented the boundaries of dance by proving that virtuosity wasn’t confined to the able bodied."
Judith Mackrell, The Guardian
Modern & contemporay dance fans, particularly bookers of Darshan Singh Bhuller (Phoenix Dance), Siobhan Davies, Emilyn Claid, Javier de Frutos, Doug Elkins, Jamie Watton, Fin Walker, Protein Dance, Stephen Petronio – all of whom CandoCo have worked with.
Attenders of contemporary drama/ new writing/physical theatre
Dance practitioners and professionals
Dance schools
Students – of dance, drama, and/ or any subject which encourages/raises awareness of disabled and non-disabled people to work together.
Disabled arts fans (individuals) – including bookers of Stop Gap, Anjali Dance Company, Amici Dance Theatre Company, Blue Eyed Soul, High Spin, Mind the Gap, Strathcona, Graeae Theatre Company.
Disabled groups and community networks
Health professionals – those who work/care for people with disabilities – social workers, hospital staff, physiotherapists etc.
Love dance and have had a couple of my music used for dance pieces. Your work looks very interesting and hope to catch a show sometime. All the best - Robb
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MUCHOS LUVOS & SMILIOS, THE BUTTERFLY EXPERIMENT : )
6th July 19. 30 - Tommy Flynns, Camden, London (2hrs of original music & classic rock covers) *********************************************************************************
Please send us a photo of every location, street, monument that represents the city of London, together with a short piece of text (few lines) that should explain why that photo is depicting a precise memory of the city and with the address of the place where the photo was taken (Approximate).
All the pictures will be published in various internet websites dedicated to the project and they will be part of the book 'NON PARTO, NON RESTO. 08'.
JACKIE GUY TEACHES STYLES FROM DINKIMINI TO DANCEHALL! JACKIE IS ONE OF BRITAIN'S LEADING AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE TUTOR/INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHER, NOT TO BE MISSED..... 7-9PM THURSDAY 31ST JAN 2008 COST:£5 @ THE LONDON STUDIO CENTRE, 42-50 YORK WAY LONDON N1 9AB
RSVP.... PLACES STILL AVAILABLE! CONTACT ZELA:inspiredbyluv@yahoo.co.uk 2 BOOK A PLACE.
