Candoco
Landscape image, 3 chairs, female dancer sits on two of the chairs facing the right side speaking into a microphone. Male dancer behind and to the right is a wheelchair user. He leans to the left making a straight line with his arms from the floor and reaching up to the ceiling. Another female dancer gazes at the scene from the back left corner.

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The Working Group’s Statement

Five dancers on stage, two are sat at the back and three are lined up at the front. The person in the middle is standing in front of microphone with their mouth open and a surprised look on their face. On the right, one person making a funny face with arms raised above their head and leg raised off the ground. The person on the left is looking at the dancer in the middle with a serious look on their face.
The Working Group
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.
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