Our Journal offers you the opportunity to sneak behind the scenes, meet our collaborators, read our musings and reflections, and learn more about how we work.
News & Announcements
Reflections from our Recent Residencies | Autumn 2024
In this article, our Co-Artistic Director, Dominic Mitchell, reflects on the insights and experiences gained during our recent national and international residencies, and how these have influenced the vision for our learning programme.
In memory of Mickaella Dantas
A beautifully crafted tribute by Dorothy Allen-Pickard, celebrating Mickaella's incredible dancing, words and spirit.
Postcards from the Studio, Week 3
A series of regular updates from our Co-Artistic Directors, offering insights into our rehearsal process as we embark on the creation of our new commission with Dan Daw Creative Projects.
Postcards from the Studio, Week 2
A series of regular updates from our Co-Artistic Directors, offering insights into our rehearsal process as we embark on the creation of our new commission with Dan Daw Creative Projects.
Postcards from the Studio, Week 1
A series of regular updates from our Co-Artistic Directors, offering insights into our rehearsal process as we embark on the creation of our new commission with Dan Daw Creative Projects.
The new Research Team
Team Appointed for Barriers to Progression and Employment in Dance for Disabled People Research
Spectator On Your Self by K. Bailed
We are delighted to co-host the online premier of Spectator On Your Self, a new dance film by K. Bailed (Kat Hawkins), exploring disabled autonomy, fear, joy and connection.
The Working Group’s Statement
Candoco Dance Company, Corali, People Dancing, Stopgap Dance Company and TIN Arts are co-collaborators in a shared enquiry and Working Group to challenge ourselves and others to increase and sustain the presence and representation by disabled people* in the dance workforce and its leadership.
Introducing our new commission premiering in 2025
Candoco is delighted to announce a new partnership with Dan Daw Creative Projects, who will be creating a new full-length work for Candoco Dance Company.
A statement from our new Co-Artistic Directors
Our newly appointed Co-Artistic Directors, Raquel Meseguer Zafe and Dominic Mitchell, share their vision for their first commission at Candoco Dance Company.
A tribute to Mickaella de Fátima Medeiros Dantas
It is with immense sadness that Candoco receives the information that former company dancer and dance artist, Mickaella Dantas has passed away peacefully on the 10th of February 2024 with her parents by her side, after a long battle against cancer. Through Mickaella's hard work and sincere dedication to the art of dance, she has left a long and continuous impression in the company and beyond, where she will be greatly missed.
Bessie Award 2022 – Outstanding Revival
We won a Bessie!
The award is for ‘Outstanding Revival’ for Set and Reset/Reset.