1. Twisting perceptions

2. Photographers: Anthony Crickmay, Hugo Glendinning, Felix Lammers, Ben Johnson, Pedro Machado, Rachel Cherry Pushing the boundaries of contemporary dance Expanding perception of what dance is and who can dance. Daring, excellent, bold, unexpected

3. A vision of excellence Inclusion in action Disabled and non-disabled dancers Commission professional choreographers Learning in all our work Training on the job Art not therapy

4. History 1991CandoCo founded by Celeste Dandeker and Adam Benjamin 1994CandoCo’s Dance for Camera film ‘Outside In’ broadcast on BBC Television 1995CandoCo awarded for revenue funding from the Arts Council of England 1997UK audience figures topped 16,000 per year with 46 international performances 1999 CandoCo moves into its own studio at ASPIRE in north London 2003 Nominated for the UK Critics’ Circle Best Modern Repertoire Award 2004 CandoCo opens first full-time training course in Dance for Disabled People 2005CandoCo Wins the Manchester Evening News Award for Dance 2007Celeste Dandeker awarded an OBE and retires, new Co-Artistic Directors recruited 2008Candoco presenting first ever disabled performers part of Olympic Ceremony in Beijing 2012Candoco performs at Closing Ceremony of London Paralympic Games Rafael Bonachela’s And Who Shall Go To The Ball (2007)

5. How do we work now? Three strands of work: Creation of excellent and original work that inspires and excites audiences Delivery of bespoke training Advocacy for change in the cultural sector Notturnino, Thomas Hauert, 2014

7. Programming Commissions Partnerships Supporting inclusive work by Associate Artists

8. Candoco Values influencing our commissions Start with creativity and physicality Focus on ability Diversity is a strength, inevitable and exciting part of life Sameness is limiting Move away from idea of difference as negative, a problem, a deficit, something to be fixed

9. Imperfect Storm, Wendy Houstoun, 2010

10. Looking Back, Rachid Ouramdane, 2011

11. Partnerships Tailoring programs Package of marketing and Learning activity

12. Notturnino, Thomas Hauert, 2014

13. Programming inclusive work What does inclusivity mean and how to develop it with the artists? Look at the possibilities of the work to reach the audience in various ways Working with Candoco or other disabled artists means programmers may need to rethink assumptions Diversity leads to new questions and reaching wider audiences Fin Walker’s The Journey, 2005

14. International LAB, Summer 2013

15. Youth group, Sue Davies Studio, 2008

16. Choreographic residency in Vietnam, 2013

17. Supporting Candoco Associate Artists

18. Still, Nigel Charnok, 2008

19. Touring Commitment to UK Sharing expertise internationally 35 choreographers 50 different countries

20. Tour to Cuba with British Council, 2012

21. Tour to Vietnam with British Council, 2013

22. Context and audiences Alternative performance spaces Audience engagement Digital content This is It, Matthias Sperling, Duckie, 2013

23. Wellcome Collection, part of the Superhuman –exhibition, 2012

24. Two for C, Javier de Frutos, 2013

25. Miniatures, Lea Anderson, 2013

26. 12, Claire Cunningham, 2012

27. Parallel Lines, Marc Brew, 2012

28. How does Candoco values relate to programming inclusive work? Empowerment through: Choice Confidence Creativity Skills Work to increase opportunity Lead by example Advocate for quality Campaign for access

29. Clear messages Cultural not medical Learning embedded throughout to create access to the work Changing attitudes by doing

30. Turning 20, 2011