We touch, we play, we dance
Four dancers spin around the room and invite babies and toddlers to join them in this warm-hearted, playful performance. The music will be mixed live by a DJ. We Touch, We Play, We Dance is a participatory dance performance for babies and toddlers aged 0 to 3 years as well as for children with impediments (children with autistic, neurodiverse, physical as well as learning disabilities) aged 4 to 11. Parents will watch in amazement how their children are going to react to the dancers. Anything goes: High fives, hugging, dancing – but you may also choose to just sit, watch, and listen.
“When you witness other bodies move, something moves inside oneself.” Exeunt Magazine
The Second Hand Dance Company is a disabled-led dance company, founded by Rosie Heafford and Claire Summerfield in England, in 2013. They have been developing pieces for children and adults since then. Their sensitive, colourful, and easily accessible productions guest at festivals around the globe, regularly creating cheerful little audiences who often continue dancing even when the performance itself is long over.
Duration: 45 Min.
For the company's specific age recommendation, see the information in the dates.
Without language.
Concept and artistic direction: Rosie Heafford; rehearsal direction: Keir Patrick; dance: Mariana Camiloti, Miles Kearley, Alice Shepperson, Marc Stevenson; sound design and technical direction: Froud; costume, set, lighting design: Ben Pacey; dramaturgy: Katherine Morley; touring management and DJ: Mat Larimer; production management: Claire Summerfield; producer: Hazel Singleton.
Commissioned by The Place, Pavilion Dance South West and supported by The Egg, Gulbenkian, Bath Spa University, from National Lottery public funds through Arts Council England. Play development was supported by Polka Theatre, accompanied by the Hopper Early Years scheme with support from Take Art, Surrey Arts, China Plate, Arts Partnership Surrey, and Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The adaptation of We Touch, We Play, We Dance was commissioned by Fabric in partnership with Sense and Swindon Dance and supported by Arts Partnership Surrey through the Surrey Dance Seed Funding Programme 2022.
With the support of take-off: Junger Tanz, funded by the Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf and the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes NRW.
