work as employed stems from, and the intrinsic that worked in this class was professional dancers and skills that I stayed and stuck it were mature enough to that are specific to Integrated out. manage the content of the Dance practice. I ask you to The consistent training and piece through performance. consider the need for dance to ongoing development of be all inclusive, but at the An important aspect of Company CHAOS members same time to recognise and the project was that it truly has produced Integrated make advantageous the emphasised the skill of the Dance workshops with a individual dancers involved. Each dancer mature professional standard had a completely individual and skills and styles by remarking sexual education and life high level skills base. The and drawing on the experience. There was no level at which the core differences rather than normal. There Integrated Dance company’s comparing or evaluating them. was no common artists are able to work has The classes I have led have denominator. Each dancer achieved quality performance included all types of had stories to share and material and renowned disabilities and often have secrets to keep. The success. an indefinable mixture within A project of such quality was the one class. Disabilities, as workshop process covered the Name of in ‘In Love’ with human beings, are most deep and personal issues and 1999. The project explored individual and my aim as an was challenging and sexuality, intimacy and Integrated Dance practitioner educational. relationship. In addition to is to include any body who The final piece was workshops and rehearsals walks, wheels or crawls into performed with integrity, were family planning my class. professionalism and workshops, movie watching, outstanding calibre. It is Hope to see you in a artists such as these whose workshop some time. lots of talking, social outings accumulated skill opens up More Information and a major performance workshops to limitless season. Company CHAOS View class and workshop exploration of improvisation, has up to thirteen core footage of . composition and collaborative performers but choreography. for this project only eight were It is important to acknowledge selected to perform. This was the culture of disabilities, because those eight were which Integrated Dance work highly experienced in their
that worked in this class was that I stayed and stuck it out. The consistent training and ongoing development of Company CHAOS members has produced Integrated Dance workshops with a mature professional standard and high level skills base. The level at which the core company’s Integrated Dance artists are able to work has achieved quality performance material and renowned success. A project of such quality was ‘In the Name of Love’ in 1999. The project explored sexuality, intimacy and relationship. In addition to workshops and rehearsals were family planning workshops, movie watching, lots of talking, social outings and a major performance season. Company CHAOS has up to thirteen core performers but for this project only eight were selected to perform. This was because those eight were highly experienced in their work as employed professional dancers and were mature enough to manage the content of the piece through performance. An important aspect of the project was that it truly emphasised the skill of the dancers involved. Each dancer had a completely individual sexual education and life experience. There was no normal. There was no common denominator. Each dancer had stories to share and secrets to keep. The workshop process covered deep and personal issues and was challenging and educational. The final piece was performed with integrity, professionalism and outstanding calibre. It is artists such as these whose accumulated skill opens up workshops to limitless exploration of improvisation, composition and collaborative choreography. It is important to acknowledge the culture of disabilities, which Integrated Dance work stems from, and the intrinsic skills that are specific to Integrated Dance practice. I ask you to consider the need for dance to be all inclusive, but at the same time to recognise and make advantageous the individual skills and styles by remarking and drawing on the differences rather than comparing or evaluating them. The classes I have led have included all types of disabilities and often have an indefinable mixture within the one class. Disabilities, as with human beings, are most individual and my aim as an Integrated Dance practitioner is to include any body who walks, wheels or crawls into my class. Hope to see you in a workshop some time. More Information View class and workshop footage of .
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