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Apr 25, 2024

Vancouver New Works and The Dance Centre: Residency Exchange

Taking part in nation-wide residency exchange in integrated dance and disability arts

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Dec 7, 2023

Dwell : a home for all bodies

Featured on Dance International: Warm lamp light, a cozy rug, and a dining table: symbols of home that anchor Dwell, at Vancouver’s Chutzpah Festival in November

A photo of an older person with light skin and short grey and white hair wearing a peach colored shirt stands with arms upraised, neck and head stretching up, and a look of joy and peace on their face.

Mar 24, 2022

Five minutes with All Bodies Dance Project

The next edition of our Discover Dance! series features All Bodies Dance Project. We sat down (virtually!) with All Bodies’ Co-Founder and Facilitator Naomi Brand to find out more.

A close up photo of two dancers who are wearing dark colours in a black room. They appear to be seated in manual wheelchairs. The dancer on the right has her hand touching the left dancer's arm. They are illuminated with light coming front the right side. They are looking to the left in different directions.

Mar 16, 2022

The Dance Center Podcast

Claire French talks to Naomi Brand and Harmanie Rose from All Bodies Dance Project about their careers in dance, the inspiration behind the all inclusive dance company, how they adapted during the pandemic and the world of inclusive dance.

A graphic with a grey background showing a podcast episode. On the top left is the Dance Centre Podcast logo, white text on a royal blue square. In the centre text says: "All Bodies Dance Project: Episode 6".

Nov 30, 2021

Dance Center Feature

Reflection from Adam Grant Warren, romham pàdraig gallacher and Harmanie Rose

A photo of a dance room. There are three people: on the far right is a person dancing. They have dark shoulder length hair and are wearing a white and blue shirt and grey pants. One person is sitting on the floor watching the dancer. They are wearing a white tank top and black pants. The third person is partially in the photo, sitting in a manual wheelchair.

Nov 21, 2021

Dance for Every Body: Engaging communities and making Vancouver move

Everybody can dance. This notion lies at the heart of community-engaged dance, where diversity and inclusivity are embraced, and the artistic process is shared between professional dance artists and community members.

A photo of a group of dancers performing on a dark stage under blue and red lights. Everyone is positioned towards a person knelt on the ground in the center of the stage.

Jan 20, 2020

Expanding Their Reach
All Bodies Dance Project investigates sightless dance

How do we experience dance through our non-visual senses? This is one of the questions asked by Naomi Brand and Carolina Bergonzoni of All Bodies Dance Project (ABDP), in their new work Translations

A dark, blurry photo of a person dancing. They are facing away from the camera. They are wearing a green shirt and have their left forearm bent up and right arm straight down.

Aug 16, 2019

Translations – A research project for blind and partially sighted viewers

Featured on Dance International, this is a research note in three part about Translations

A dark photo of the sides of two people. They are on stage with a black background and blue lighting.

May 29, 2019

Integrated performance evolves as All Bodies Dance Project pushes into film and more

Featured on The Straight - Arts Janet Smith writes about the integrated performance evolves as All Bodies Dance Project pushes into film and more

A photo of a dancer performing on stage using a manual wheelchair in a different way. They are almost upside down with their legs in the air. They are wearing blue pants and black socks.