Journal

Learn at your leisure with The Place's new Introduction to Contemporary Dance with Candoco Dance Company! This six-session series led by professional teachers from Candoco will introduce you to the fundamental principles of contemporary dance through creative tasks and explorations.

Today, Candoco Dance Company is thrilled to announce details of its 30th anniversary season. Delayed due to the effects of the pandemic, the season will include new commissions, digital work, and international projects and performances alongside the company’s UK touring programme.

Kimberley Harvey, Candoco's Director of the Youth Dance Programme, writes about her experience of technical training as a dance artist, performer and facilitator and how perceptions of technique and its application in an inclusive environment continue to evolve.

We're excited to introduce Candoco Youth Dance Company to our youth dance programme. We've compared the differences between CYDC and our Candoco Youth Dance classes to help you decide which one is best for you.

Arlene Phillips is officially recognised as Dame for her services to dance and charity.

Ben Ash (dance artist and company dancer) presents an experimental interview series as Candoco emerges from lockdown and heads back into the studio.

It is with great sadness and honestly, heartbreak, that I try to write down in words something to express the brilliance of my dear friend and beautiful dancer, France Geoffroy (1974-2021), who died peacefully on 30 April 2021, cocooned by her closest loved ones.

It is with deep sadness that Candoco announces the death of France Geoffroy, disabled dance artist, activist and Founder and Artistic co-Director of Corpuscule Danse in Quebec, Canada. She passed away peacefully on 30th April 2021 and we are relieved to hear that she was with her husband and closest friends at the time.

In his first month in post, we asked Dan some all-important questions about his work, his vision for his role at Candoco and what is the first thing he thinks about when he wakes up in the morning! 

The company finally made it back into the studio to continue making our new piece with Jeanine Durning.

As I sit down to write my yearly festive round-up, I think back to February, when we performed what were to be our only live shows of 2020 in Bristol, Manchester and London.  Little did we know what the year had in store for us.  

For International Day of Disabled Persons, Candoco’s Marketing Officer, Becky Dann spoke to Candoco Dancer, Mickaella, about her experiences of becoming disabled and about how she feels about disability in Brazil compared to the UK.