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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 10h

The Lab is open! Our new professional development community for D/deaf, disabled & neurodivergent artists is now open. Coming up this month: Open Studio w/ Sarah Blanc, From Practice to Presence w/ Kate Scanlan and Motion Shorts Workshop. Join for £5 per month. candoco.co.uk/for-artists/...

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The Lab - Candoco

A year-round, open-access inclusive artist development programme for ages 18+, led by Candoco Dance Company.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Appointing a fixed group doesn't distribute power. It just puts it somewhere else.” In a new blog, Candoco’s ED Melanie Precious reflects on our Artistic Assemblies, what we’re learning from them & what it means to redistribute artistic decision-making. candoco.co.uk/outside-the-...

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We’re running a 2 day practical workshop for D/deaf, disabled & neurodivergent artists! Are you a dancer wanting to learn more about film or a filmmaker interested in understanding movement on camera? This is for you! Join in London on 19 & 20 Oct. £75 for both days candoco.co.uk/events/motio...

Photo: Cuckoo directed by Charlotte Darbyshire and Sophie de Oliveira Barata, 2020. Photo by Becky Dann.
A dancer with a carved wooden leg leans against a concrete wall. A filmmaker has a camera pointed at the dancer.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Motion Shorts is open! 2 opportunities for D/deaf, disabled & neurodivergent artists to explore dance, movement & choreography for the camera. Submit a short film for the chance to receive £500 + support, or explore making movement for camera in our workshop. candoco.co.uk/for-artists/...

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What if someone backed your biggest choreographic idea? Apply for Choreo Accelerator, a programme for a D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent choreographer. Get artistic, producing & touring support to create a commission with your dancers & creative team. bit.ly/4xJr2Pw Deadline: Mon 28 Sep

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Will you apply for the Candoco Fellowship? We're looking for a D/deaf, disabled &/or neurodivergent creative professional ready to deepen their leadership practice & bring their perspective to conversations about disability & dance. 📅 Applications close 11am 22 June candoco.co.uk/job/candoco-...

CreativeLab Residency, 2026. Photo by Rocio Chacon.

A dance artist demonstrates a movement in a workshop setting, while participants sit around the room observing and taking part in the session.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We’re looking for a host for Making Space - Candoco’s new podcast series exploring disability, dance & creativity. 🎙️✨ The opportunity is created for D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent creatives. Closing date: 22 June Apply: candoco.co.uk/job/podcast-... #DisabilityArts #Dance #ArtsJobs

A performer sits on a dark stage beside a microphone, beneath text asking “Could you be our Podcast Host?” for Candoco Dance Company.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Last chance to apply! We’re looking for a Lead: Performance & Commissions and an Administrator to join our team. Could this be you? You’ve got until 10am, Monday 18 May to get your application in. We can’t wait to hear from you! candoco.co.uk/about-us/wor... #WorkWithUs #Hiring #Dance #Candoco

A group of performers gathers around a microphone on a dark stage beneath text advertising an administrator role at Candoco Dance Company.

A performer in a white textured costume holds a crutch while surrounded by reaching performers beneath text advertising a performance and commissions role at Candoco Dance Company.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

If you’ve got something to say, we want to hear from you. Take the Floor is our open invitation to D/deaf, disabled & neurodivergent artists, thinkers & advocates to talk to us: contribute a blog post, suggest a podcast topic or a provocation for our board. candoco.co.uk/for-artists/...

Last Shelter by Jeanine Durning, 2021. Photo by Camilla Greenwell.

Three performers on a minimalist stage interact with a table, chairs, and a microphone, creating a poised, focused moment.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

In this personal blog, our trustee Sarah Howard shares how Candoco Dance Company opened doors, influenced her path, and continues to shape her work today. Read the full story: candoco.co.uk/shaped-by-ca... #IDD26 #InternationalDanceDay Photo by Lucy White

Two people are on an empty stage with their backs to us, looking out into an auditorium filled with red velvet seats. The person on the left wears jeans and has a casual stance. The person on the right is seated in an electric wheelchair.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We are hiring! ✨ Lead: Performance and Commissions ✨ Administrator Join us at an exciting time for the organisation, as we expand our work supporting D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists. Applications close 18 May Find out more + apply: candoco.co.uk/about-us/wor...

Lead: Performance and Commissions. Closing date 18 May

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Candoco Dance Company is entering a bold new chapter. As we mark 35 years, we’re rethinking how we work by introducing a new Artistic Assembly & expanding opportunities for D/deaf, disabled & neurodivergent artists. More space, more access, more possibility. Find out more: candoco.co.uk/about-us/

Across Your Heart by Emylin Claid, 1996. Photo by Chris Nash.
Black-and-white image of a group of dancers in a dramatic formation inside an ornate interior, with one dancer leaning forward toward the camera.

And Who Shall Go to the Ball by Rafael Bonachela, 2007. Photo by Hugo Glendinning.

Two dancers in a close duet on a dark stage, one seated in a wheelchair, holding each other in a tense, intimate pose.

Let’s Talk About Dis by Hetain Patel, 2014. Photo by Camilla Greenwell.

A dancer mid-movement with arms extended, performing in front of a seated group watching.

Over and Over (and over again) by Dan Daw, 2025. Photo by Hugo Glendinning

A performer in a wheelchair raises their arms under dramatic stage lighting, creating a powerful, uplifting moment.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Begin your journey into dance and choreography - applications to join CreativeLab close in 10 days! For D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, and non-disabled people aged 16-25, with five spaces reserved for applicants based in Southwark. candoco.co.uk/events/creativelab/ Deadline: 8 December, 5 pm.

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CreativeLab - Candoco

CreativeLab is a week-long intensive for disabled and non-disabled young people (16–25) to explore and grow their unique choreographic voice.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Tomorrow’s sessions are fully sold out! 🚨 Only 3 tickets left for today’s Company Class (led by James Olivo) and ArtistLab (led by Anna Seymour) - from 10.30 am - 12 pm & 1-4 pm at Clod Ensemble ‼️ Tickets: bookwhen.com/candoco

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Candoco Dance Company - Booking by Bookwhen

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Company Class and ArtistLab are officially sold out for next Mon, 24 and Tue, 25! 🎉 Don’t miss your chance to join the fun and unlock new learning pathways through movement! Only a few combined (Company Class + ArtistLab) tickets remain for Thu, 27 & Fri, 28! candoco.co.uk/events/artistlab/

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ArtistLab - Candoco

ArtistLab helps dance artists develop professionally, expanding their choreographic practice, and ways of making.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Book your Inclusive Teacher Training and learn how to make your teaching practice more accessible, reaching a wider audience! ✨ ▪ 1-Day Inclusive Teacher Training | 1 Feb 2026 ▪ 90-Minute Inclusive Teacher Training | 26 Jan 2026 Book your tickets: candoco.co.uk/whats-on/ 📸: Marie Von Krogh

A group of participants is engaging in a workshop. The focus is on two people writing on large sheets of paper on the ground. In the background, other participants observe whilst resting on bean bags.

A large paper sheet reading participants' feedback around the question: "Why do I want to make my practice even more inclusive?". Answers include feedback like:
"Because I see or I am more open to the diversity in my group"
"Making dance more accessible - anybody is a dancing body"
"This is a need"
"Understanding of self and others"
"So everyone can dance and feel their own power'
"To contribute to a richer culture and society"

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

From our friends at The Place: HOMECOMING performs today and tomorrow! 🎉 HOMECOMING blends storytelling, dynamic choreography, and cutting-edge technology to trace the journey of a woman searching for her lost sense of self. Book your tickets: theplace.org.uk/events/autumn-25-homecoming

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HOMECOMING | The Place

A journey back into oneself. What happens when your world falls apart? You descend into the underworld and reclaim your ruins, pick up your wrinkled though

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Join James Olivo’s Company Class next Tuesday, 4 November, 10.30 am – 12 pm at Clod Ensemble. Explore improvisation, connection, and togetherness through movement. Classes run Monday – Thursday next week. £5 tickets - grab yours now! candoco.co.uk/events/company-class/

A dancer moving flowingly on stage during a performance. Captured leaning their head on one side with arms raised and one leg pushed backwards.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

CreativeLab is an intensive for young, disabled and non-disabled participants, aged 16-25 – designed to support them in developing their own choreographic voice. Apply to join - limited spaces available: candoco.co.uk/events/creativelab/ Applications will close Monday, 8 December, 5 pm (GMT).

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Temitope Ajose leads Company Class tomorrow - Thur, 23 Oct, 10.30 am–12 pm at Clod Ensemble. Temi’s class will explore proximity and the space in between. Expect detail, flow & connection. 🎟️ £5 tickets→ bit.ly/CompanyClass25

A dancer in a studio space, captured mid-movement with their body turned to the side, arms extended forward, and hair flowing through the air.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Anna Seymour leads Company Class this Wed, 22 Oct, 10:30 am–12 pm at Clod Ensemble. Explore body, mind, & spirit connection through movement, imagery + somatic practice. Get £5 tickets via: candoco.co.uk/events/company-class/ This class will be delivered in BSL with spoken English voiceover.

A person dances in the foreground, supporting themselves on one hand with eyes closed, while two other dancers stand blurred in the background.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

🎉 Join Annie Edwards’ Company Class! Mon 20 Oct, 10.30–12 @ Clod Ensemble You can expect ideas around repetition, continuous movement, rest, and exchange with others. 🎟️ £5 tickets → candoco.co.uk/events/company-class/ candoco.co.uk/events/company-class/

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Company Class | 1 week to go! 🎉 Join us next Monday at Clod Ensemble for a 90-minute movement class inspired by Candoco's ongoing learning about inclusive practice! For disabled & non-disabled dance practitioners with professional or vocational dance experience ➡️ candoco.co.uk/events/company-class/

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Want to build confidence in teaching inclusive dance? Join us for our 1-Day Inclusive Teacher Training and deepen your teaching skills! Tickets are now live. Learn more and apply for the event: candoco.co.uk/events/1-day-inclusive-teacher-training/

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Excited to welcome Kirsten Vaughan and Rachel Evans to our Board of Trustees, bringing diverse experience from across the private, public, and charity sectors. Learn more about our new Board Members via the link below: candoco.co.uk/who-we-are/s...

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Just announced two exciting, new inclusive dance opportunities for dance practitioners & artists: Company Class (20 Oct–28 Nov) & ArtistLab (24–28 Nov) at Clod Ensemble. Learn more about these events and book your tickets: candoco.co.uk/whats-on/ Photo credit: Camilla Greenwell.

A person with short brown hair dances joyfully in a bright indoor space, wearing dark blue joggers and a light blue long-sleeve cardigan, one arm extended and a hand on their chest.

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Mobius @mobiustheatre.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Great to see @candocodance.bsky.social's inclusion in this really interesting piece from Kate Wyver! It dives into the threats the thriving disabled dance sector are facing, including the cuts to Access to Work grants. Give it a read 👉 @thestage.co.uk www.thestage.co.uk/long-reads/d...

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Disabled dance sector: Access barriers threaten innovation

The disabled dance sector is thriving in many ways but is also under threat from under-the-radar cuts to Access to Work grants. Kate Wyver investigates

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Ready to learn and develop choreographic skills in an inclusive environment? Join CreativeLab – a dynamic, week-long intensive for young D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, and non-disabled participants aged 16–25! Applications are now open! candoco.co.uk/events/creat... Ph. Camilla Greenwell

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Meet our new Project Manager for CreativeLab, Lucy McCrudden! Bringing 22 years of experience in learning and participation, Lucy joined us on an interim basis to support the delivery of key learning initiatives planned for early 2026. Learn more about Lucy: candoco.co.uk/people/lucy-...

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Lucy McCrudden - Candoco

Lucy McCrudden joins Candoco as project lead for CreativeLab 2026. Lucy is and award-winning advocate for dancing parents.

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Disability Arts Online @disabilityarts.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Over and Over (and over again), a co-production by @candocodance.bsky.social and Dan Daw Projects, is a fanfare for rave culture and the disabled body. Read Colin Hambrook's review ⬇️ disabilityarts.online/magazine/rev...

Five diverse dancers pose together on a plinth, facing stage right, but turning towards the camera. Behind them is a shiny green curtain.

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Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp @kenneththarp.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Are you aged 16-25, passionate about dance, and interested in a Creative Lab and week-long intensive for D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent and non-disabled participants? Learn more below from @candocodance.bsky.social 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

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Candoco Dance Company (@candocodance.bsky.social)

A world-leading professional and inclusive dance company, continually expanding perceptions of #WhatDanceCanBe | candoco.co.uk

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Are you aged 16-25? Passionate about dance and choreography? Based in Southwark, London? Join CreativeLab (Feb 2026): A week-long intensive for D/deaf, disabled, neurodivergent, and non-disabled participants who are interested in choreography and inclusive dance! candoco.co.uk/events/creativelab/

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CreativeLab - Candoco

CreativeLab is a week-long intensive for disabled and non-disabled young people (16–25) to explore and grow their unique choreographic voice.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Read, watch, listen and digest the full research findings from 'Barriers to Progression & Employment in Dance for Disabled People' - a research study evidencing the barriers that disabled people experience when working in dance. Full report: www.beyondbarriersindance.info/reports-and-resources

Black background with white text reading: “Beyond Barriers in Dance – Barriers to Progression and Employment in Dance for Disabled People.” The image reads "2025" and includes the names and logos of participating companies: Candoco Dance Company, Corali, People Dancing, Stopgap Dance Company, and TIN Arts.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Welcome to Toni Adebajo, our new Volunteer Secretary on our Board of Trustees! 🎉 Toni is a freelance access consultant with an MA in Arts & Cultural Management from King’s College, combining legal and arts expertise with a strong commitment to accessibility, equity, and anti-colonial practices.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

We're thrilled to announce that last week, our Board Member Sarah Howard has been appointed as the Government’s Disability and Access Ambassador (Arts and Culture) - a role that sits within the Disability Unit of the Office for Equality and Opportunity!

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Sarah Howard Named Disability and Access Ambassador for Arts and Culture - Candoco

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

From our friends at @weareunlimited.bsky.social - A wonderful funding opportunity for disabled artists in England, Scotland and Wales! 🎉 Read the post below for more details👇 Deadline for applications: Monday 29 September 2025

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

From pre-show moments of meaningful connection to an epic after-party with Deaf Rave, our opening night of Over and Over (and over again) at Sadler’s Wells East was truly special - a celebration of dance and community that marked the London debut of our latest commission with Dan Daw CP.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

We’re delighted to welcome Maria, Niranjan and Beth to our Board of Trustees. Each brings a distinctive perspective & a breadth of expertise that will enrich our governance and support our mission. Welcome to Maria, Niranjan, and Beth - we're really excited to have you on the team ✨

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Feeling uplifted after a fantastic day at Sadler’s Wells East’s first Symposium yesterday, part of YFX - a festival of young dance. We shared insights into the inclusive practice behind Over and Over (and over again) and explored practical ways to build more inclusive spaces.

Two Candoco staff members give a live presentation on the inclusive practices developed during the creation of Candoco’s latest work, Over and Over (and over again). They stand in front of an audience, whose backs face the camera. Behind the presenters, two large screens display slides with text and images from the production.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The full research findings from ‘Barriers to Progression & Employment in Dance for Disabled People’ are now live! The research reports are available below in full and short lengths & in a range of accessible formats - including video, audio, and BSL: beyondbarriersindance.info/reports-and-resources

Black text highlighted in yellow reads 'Barriers to Progression and Employment in Dance for Disabled People'. Logos for Stopgap Dance Company, TIN Arts, People Dancing, Candoco Dance Company, Corali Dance Company and Arts Council England are shown below the text.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Candoco Dance Company announces that Co-Artistic Directors Raquel Meseguer Zafe and Dominic Mitchell have concluded their tenure with the company.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Wonderful to be featured by @aaaprods.bsky.social alongside other amazing disabled artists! Join us live tonight for the London premiere of Over and Over (and over again)! Tickets for 2–4 July are available now via Sadler’s Wells: www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/can...

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

TOMORROW IS THE NIGHT! 🎉 Our London Premiere of Over and Over (and over again) hits the stage at 7:30 PM at Sadler’s Wells East tomorrow, 2 July 2025 – and there's still time to join us!

A group of performers on stage, with three dancers in the spotlight at the front, captured mid-movement. Above them, a green caption screen reads: “I want to feel everything,” highlighting the emotional intensity of the scene.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Book your tickets to the upcoming London Premiere of Over and Over (and over again) next 2 July 2025! candoco.co.uk/events/over-...

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

In 2015, Candoco was invited to the Festival de Marseille to challenge perceptions of dance and explore new possibilities for movement. Now, nearly a decade later, we return - with renewed energy, a bold new cast, & a powerful new work. 2 days to Festival de Marseille! candoco.co.uk/.../over-and...

A group of dancers performing in a line on a stage platform. The background features vibrant green projections, casting dynamic patterns that enhance the visual energy of the performance.

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Candoco Dance Company @candocodance.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Just 1 online adult class left this spring! Join us, next Wednesday at 6:30pm, as we wrap up the term with a final session. Expect a flexible, welcoming space that blends contemporary & modern dance principles with mindfulness and improvisation. candoco.co.uk/events/online-adult-class-spring-2025/

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Online Adult Class 2025 - Spring Term - Candoco

Join our weekly online dance class led by our Co-Artistic Director, Dominic Mitchell and our Candoco Teaching Artist, Paulina Porwollik.

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