MARKETING PACK - The Enormous Room. Contents

About the Company 2Media exposure and Press quotes 3About the work (Brochure copy & Synopsis)

4Biographies 6Marketing Information- target audiences & age suitability

9Sample Direct Mail Letter 11Sample Press Release 12Accessible Letter- for day centres and learning disability

14Tour Schedule 15Contact details 16Production images, videos and logos

17For marketing information, press interviews etc, contact:

Sho Shibata, ProducerStopgap Dance Company, Farnham Maltings,

Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QREmail: sho@stopgapdance.com

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For marketing information, press interviews etc, contact:Sho Shibata, Producer

Stopgap Dance Company, Farnham Maltings,Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QR

Email: sho@stopgapdance.com

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ABOUT USStopgap Dance Company creates exhilarating dance productions of international standard. We employ disabled and non-disabled artists who find innovative ways to collaborate.

Stopgap value a pioneering spirit and are committed to making discoveries about integrating disabled and non-disabled people through dance. Difference is our means and our method.

As a charitable organisation we openly share skills and knowledge through performance, professional training, community outreach and publications.  We create our work for the widest possible audience because we want to shift perceptions about difference and inspire everyone to achieve their potential.

Stopgap’s productions are devised by the company dancers and collaborators, working as an ensemble under the artistic direction of Lucy Bennett:

Our productions seek to offer a window into a parallel world where human interdependence, strength and vulnerability play out with poetic realism.

Stopgap is a British company and works in partnership with Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation. We are also a resident company of Farnham Maltings,and The University of Surrey. Stopgap’s previous work Artificial Things by Lucy Bennett is a compulsory study of GCSE Dance.

Visit our website etc for further information:Stopgapdance.comhttp://www.facebook.com/stopgapdancehttp://twitter.com/stopgapdancehttps://www.instagram.com/stopgapdanceco/https://www.youtube.com/StopgapDanceCo

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MEDIA(On previous production Artificial Things)Lucy Bennett on The Guardian’s Arts Head:http://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2014/apr/08/stopgap-dance-company-disabled-artistsLucy Bennett on Exeunt Magazine Feature:http://exeuntmagazine.com/features/artificial-things-disability-process-and-integration/

PRESS QUOTES(On previous production Artificial Things)

Thought-provoking, intelligent, imaginative and powerful ★★★★★ TV Bomb

Bold and disarming ★★★★ Exeunt Magazine

Exhilarating, emotional and provoking ★★★★ Edinburgh Guide

Bold and honest ★★★★ Broadway Baby

Inventive and visually stunning londondance.com

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ABOUT THE WORK

BROCHURE COPY

In the latest epic production from Stopgap Dance Company, we follow a father and daughter gradually coming to terms with the loss of Jackie – their wife and mother.

Combining exquisite detail in movement with evocative text and design, The Enormous Room takes the audience somewhere in between this world and the next.

Thoughtful, moving and uplifting, this is a show about saying goodbye and moving on.

SYNOPSISThe Enormous Room is a work of physical theatre depicting a relationship between Dave and his daughter Sam, who are both trying to deal with Jackie's sudden death.

In Act One, the audience see Dave barricading himself in the living room unable to let go of the past. As he wallows in his sadness, he beings to lose his grip on reality. His world becomes flooded with ghostly memories of his wife, and the collision between this world and the next is orchestrated by a Puck-like character called Chock. Sam is grieving too and her memories of Jackie are also present in The Enormous Room. Sam’s memories are somewhat different to her father's though, so the role of Jackie is played by two different people simultaneously. Dave is stuck in his confused state, but Sam is evidently keener to move on. Her friend Tom peeps in now and then to try to offer her escape.

Act Two is about the process of moving on. The living room is all cleared away and the focus shifts squarely on Sam. In a more abstract atmosphere signifying an inner world, act two depicts Sam's internal efforts in trying to lay the memories of Jackie to rest. She ultimately succeeds in the end, and the audience see her reconnecting with her father.

Trailer film: https://vimeo.com/186403839

Audience Tweets:(To be published)

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PRODUCTION CREDITSArtistic Direction & Choreography - Lucy BennettExecutive Producer - Sho ShibataAssistant Producer - Charlotte MackiePerformed & devised by the cast: David Tool as 'Dave', Hannah Sampson as 'Sam - the daughter', Amy Butler 'Jackie - the mother in Sam's memory', Meritxell Checa as 'Jackie - the wife in Dave's memory', Christian Brinklow as 'Tom - Sam's friend' and Nadenh Poan as 'Chock'Theatre & Costume Design - Anna Jones (Curious Space)Lighting Design - Chahine YavrovanComposer - Dougie EvansDramaturge - Lou CopeProduction Manager - David StothardTechnical Manager - Francois LangtonCompany Stage Manager - Alexandra AnzembergerCostume Supervisor - Rosey MorlingRehearsal Directors - Laura Jones and Siobhan HayesAccess Worker/Production Assistant - Cherie BrenanProduction Assistant - Ethan DuffyCreative input during research & development - George Adams (La Petite Mort Theatre), Ben Duke (Lost Dog), Dan Huxley (ethnomusicologist), Caroline Leroy & Michael Pallandre (Collectif Pret a Porter), Thomas Noone, Chris Thorpe (Unlimited Theatre) and Lenka Vagrenova

Supporters:Arts Council England, Farnham Maltings, New Theatre Royal  Portsmouth, PASS - Circus Channel (Interreg), Pavilion Dance South West, The Point, University of Chichester (Department of Theatre) and University of Surrey 

Thanks also to:St. George's Church Portsmouth, Frensham Heights School, Aya Kobayashi, TJ Lowe, KJ Mortimer and Femi Oyewole

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BIOGRAPHIESLucy Bennett – Artistic Director of Stopgap Dance CompanyImmersed in Stopgap’s work since 2003, Lucy has learnt to blend and expand the dynamic interaction of distinctly different dancers. Working as a choreographer within a company of markedly diverse dancers has allowed Lucy to develop, define and encapsulate her love for expressing human stories through dance. In recent years she has choreographed: Tracking (2009) commissioned by Without Walls consortium, Shape Arts and Liberty Festival, Extra Ordinary (2010) – Guest Choreographer for Dave Toole and Lucy Hind (winner of the Standard Ovation Award, 2010) and SPUN Productions (2012) commissioned for the Cultural Olympiad. Lucy is the UK’s leading expert of integrated choreography.

The DancersChristian BrinklowChristian joined Stopgap in March 2016. He trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, graduating in 2012. Throughout his training he worked with artists including Deborah Johnson, Riccardo Meneghini, Colin Poole and Douglas Thorpe. After graduating Christian joined the NSCD postgraduate company, Verve 13 where he created and toured works by Angus Balbernie, Frauke Requardt, James Wilton and Ben Wright. Since completing his training Christian has worked with artists including James Wilton on the Rugby League opening ceremony; Gary Clarke; Barnaby Booth; Carlos Pons Guerra; Jack Stinton Dance Company and Douglas Thorpe. He has worked with Cie Utilite Publique in Lausanne, Switzerland on Stress Biology that toured nationally. Christian works extensively with Tangled Dance Company, performing and assisting in creation of all the company's major works, most recently, Whispers Of A Christmas Tale.

Amy ButlerAmy joined Stopgap in January 2013. She studied at London Metropolitan University graduating with a first class honours in Performing Arts. She then went on to complete a Higher Certificate at The Place in 2007. She has worked with Balbir Singh Dance Company (dancer and rehearsal director); MotionManual (Netherlands and Germany tour 2009); East Midlands Children’s Theatre Consortium (working with Héléne Blackburn and Enrique Cabrera); State of Emergency; Body of Art (Resident Artist at Déda 2011) and Abalino Dance Theatre (Faroe Islands and Portugal tour). In 2012 she worked with Akram Khan performing his work in the opening ceremony of the Olympics. In 2011 Amy was awarded the Lisa Ullmann Scholarship fund enabling her to complete an Integral Yoga qualification in India.

Meritxell ChecaMeritxell joined Stopgap in March 2016. Born in Barcelona, she studied from 2006 at the Folkwang Hochshule, Essen (Germany). Her professional credits include working with Alias Compagnie (Switzerland); Tanztheater Wuppertal von Pina Bausch (Germany) and Johannes Wieland and the Staatstheater Kassel (Germany). Most recently she worked with DCA - Philippe Decouflé (France).

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Meritxell has her own company, wilky troc, where she has collaborated with artists and companies to create dance works including Last Picture and Protocolo. In 2015, while studying Natural Medicine at the FLMNE, Paris, she set up the Tanztheater Social Project (TTSP) to bring dance to non-professionals dancers. As part of this she created Etairas, a touring performance for women.

Nadenh PoanNadenh joined Stopgap in June 2013 as a member of a trainee company Sg2, but first met with the company when Stopgap taught for Epic Arts in Cambodia in 2011. In 2005 Nadenh began working part-time with Epic Arts. He went on to study with them on a two-year programme enabling him to learn more about contemporary dance, choreography, drama and visual arts. Graduating in 2011, Nadenh became full-time with Epic. During his time with Epic he was involved in performances including Sharrabang that Stopgap created while out in Cambodia. Nadenh has also had the chance to choreograph his own work as part of his two-year course with Epic Arts, receiving mentoring from guest artists including Adam Benjamin and Chisato Minamimura. With Sg2, Nadehn has collaborated on Exhibition and The Awakening. With Stopgap, he has worked on The Seafarers. He has recently collaborated with Tim Casson from Casson&Friends, on a childrens theatre piece called 'Night at the Theatre'. Nadehn has now graduated from Sg2 and looks foward to working with the main team on their newest production, 'The Enormous Room'.

Hannah SampsonHannah has been involved with Stopgap for a number of years, firstly as a member of the original Stopgap Youth Dance Group and from 2010 as a Trainee Dancer. Hannah completed a BTEC Certificate in Performing Arts at Kingston College in 2010. She has taken part in workshops with chorographers including Charlotte Vincent, Anthony Missen (Company Chameleon), Charlie Morrissey and Thomas Noone. She toured as a Trainee dancer for Stopgap both nationally and internationally in European Street Arts Festivals Tour Tracking 2012 and UK Cultural Olympiad outdoor tour SPUN Productions 2012. Hannah danced in Chris Pavia’s choreographic works Shadowed Voices (performed at schools and conferences across the UK, as well as in Albania for the Albanian President in 2010) and Captured by the Dark (Resolution! 2013 at the Place, London). In 2013 Hannah became part of Sg2 and in 2016 graduated to the main touring team. Hannah has collaborated with Stopgap on Tracking, SPUN Productions and The Seafarers. With Sg2 she has worked on Exhibition and The Awakening. Hannah has most recently collaborated with Tim Casson from Casson & Friends on a family show called Night at the Theatre. She is currently collaborating with Stopgap on The Enormous Room. 

David Toole Dave studied at the Laban Centre of Movement and Dance after participating in dance workshops with Candoco Dance Company. He received a Professional Diploma in Community Dance in 1993.Dave toured nationally and internationally with Candoco Dance Company between 1993 and 1999. Subsequently he has performed with Graeae Theatre Company. The Royal Shakespeare Company and in 2000 worked with DV8 to

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create and perform Can We Afford This? for the Sydney Arts Festival prior to the 2000 Olympics. The show was revived in 2003 and later made into the film The Cost of Living. Most recently he has worked with Cape Town based Remix Dance Company (Lucy Hind and Dom Coyote) creating a new work for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad and collaborated with Leeds based company Slung Low on 3 site-specific works. In the summer of 2012 Dave performed a key solo role in the opening ceremony of the Paralympics. He also appears in the Sally Potter film, The Tango Lesson, playing the role of the Designer.

The Creative Team

Production Design – Anna Jones, Curious SpaceAnna is a co-founder of Curious Space, a Brighton based design studio creating unique and inspiring spaces for museums, galleries, public spaces and performance. Whether communicating a message in an exhibition or an emotion in a performance, their emphasis is on creating a powerful relationship between the audience and the created space. They design immersive and thought-provoking spaces, which inspire a strong emotional response from the audience. Passionate about the performing arts, Anna studied drama at the University of Hull. During her time there she became inspired by scenography and has never looked back. Her design style is minimal and quirky. Her hands on experience of scenic painting have fed into her design bringing a strong eye for detail and exquisite finishes. She thrives on working with people, inspiring and motivating her colleagues. Anna is renowned for her ever-changing radical haircuts and big smile.

Lighting Design – Chahine YavrovanAs well as theatre, opera and dance, Chahine has lit objects, clothes, casts of one to 240, buildings, shows in back rooms of pubs as well as on main stages, site-specific, indoors and outdoors. He has worked with Jasmin Vardimon on Ticklish, Lullaby, Park, Justicia, Yesterday, 7734, Freedom. Other dance work with Arthur Pita, Bock & Vincenzi, Yolande Snaith Theatredance, Walkerdance, Rosemary Lee, Requardt & Company, Ricochet, CanDoCo, Zoi Dimitriou, Dog Kennel Hill Project, Hofesh Shechter, Lea Anderson, Kate Brown, Anatomy Dance, Colin Poole, Naheed Saddiqui, et al.

Composer – Dougie EvansDougie Evans is composer for dance, sound designer for theatre and a photographer. As a composer he is specialised in organic composition and sound design. His work finds ways to accommodate instruments and found sounds with electronic textures, and using familiar sounds in unfamiliar ways to create a unique world for each soundtrack. He is Co-Artistic Director of Lîla Dance, and has worked extensively for contemporary dance with previous collaborations including, Commotion Dance, Ieva Kuniskis, La Petite Mort Theatre, Yael Flexer & Nic Sandiland, The Ballet Boyz, Bootworks Theatre Collective, The Mayakaras, Stopgap Dance, Platform-K, Micadanses, Indepen-dance, Aya Kobayashi, 3fall, Ludus Dance, Joe Darby, Kai Downham, Liz Richards, Katie-Joan Lawson, and Jerrel Jackson Dance Company. He trained in Music with English and Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, graduating in 2008.

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Dramaturge – Lou CopeLou Cope is a British dramaturg, writer and teacher, who recently moved from Belgium to Brighton, UK. Recent work includes: dramaturg to Koen Augustijnen on his new show for les ballets c de la b – ‘Au-Dela’, which is touring throughout europe this year; dramaturg to Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet on the double Olivier Award, and Benois Prize for Dance, winning ‘Babel (words)’ designed by Antony Gormley; dramaturgical consultant on Cherkaoui and Gormley’s ‘Sutra’; dramaturg to Lisi Estaras on the les ballets c de la b research project ‘Soup’; to the London-based Darkin Ensemble on ‘The Blake Diptych’; and to Netherlands based Ulrika Kinn Svensson & Koen de Preter on ‘Sometimes it’s There’, currently in its 2nd year of touring. Lou is currently running the MA in Choreography at Fontys Dansacademie in the Netherlands on which she teaches dramaturgy and choreographic process, and is mentor to all Masters Choreography students. In 2012 Lou will be working and presenting workshops in Portugal, Malta and Greece. She has published a number of articles in books and journals on the director/choreographer in collaborative environments, including an article co-written with Alain Platel, and has just completed a chapter with Koen Augustijnen about their process for ‘Au-Dela’for a new book published by Methuen on Dramaturgy. 2012 also sees new collaborations with Jose Agudo and Phoenix Dance Theatre, Sharon Watson & Phoenix Dance Theatre, Liz Aggiss, Helder Seabra and Fleur Darkin of Scottish Dance Theatre.

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MARKETING INFORMATIONTarget Audience: Dance audiences, in particular contemporary dance audiences who enjoy works by

companies with similar artistic style. Examples include Gecko Theatre, Probe Dance, Company Chameleon, Protein Dance and Frantic Assembly.

People who have attended other inclusive or integrated dance or theatre companies such as CandoCo, Mind The Gap, Graeae Theatre Company, Amici and Blue Apple theatre

People who have attended contemporary drama/physical theatre/circus shows Members of disability advocacy organisations, or students learning about disability

issues/ citizenship Attendees of day centres and special schools – the company are experienced in

this area and the work is accessible, contact us if you need help identifying these groups

We have resource packs for GCSE/BTEC/A-Level Dance and a publication on integrated choreography. These make our performances interesting for groups from schools, colleges and universities. Stopgap’s previous work Artificial Things by Lucy Bennett is a compulsory study for GCSE dance.

We recommend venues to organise an outreach workshop or CPD sessions, to enhance audience numbers. See page 9 for more information.

Age Range: None specified

Selling points: Atmospheric and cinematic performance, making the work highly engaging for

new dance audiences New and innovative choreography that truly integrates a cast of disabled and non-

disabled performers. Our work is devised by our dancers Stopgap are world leaders in inclusive choreography

Ways of marketing the performance: Direct mail to existing audiences mentioned above E-flyering database of previous dance attendees E-media – generating interest through Facebook and Twitter Linked ticket deals to other dance / contemporary theatre in your season Exit flyering of other dance / contemporary theatre performances at the venue

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Distribution of flyers to local cafes, dance schools, dance and arts outlets, schools and colleges, organisations

Local press focusing on any education activity in the area Letters sent to day centre and special school offering group booking discounts and

highlighting the accessibility of the venue. E.g. Minicom, parking for minibuses outside main entrance etc. For more information about disabled audiences, we recommend you visit a research report by Shape Arts in this area. You can access the report by clicking here.

Potential Ticket offers: Reduced price tickets if people bring a friend who is new to the venue Carers could be offered a free ticket as an incentive for disabled attenders Group discounts and family ticket deals Linked ticket deals to other dance / contemporary theatre in your season

Participation and Audience Development SchemesStopgap Dance Company has extensive experience in developing new audiences for its productions and venues. We work in partnership with venues together with their local authorities and dance agencies to deliver community dance projects that reach out to the local people. We make a point of developing quality relationships with our participants, helping the venues to increase their appeal locally and attract return visitors for a wide range of dance activities.Our particular skill lies in integrating disabled and non-disabled members of the community, and we are keen to work closely with each venue to develop projects that meet their particular needs and objectives. In the past, we have delivered:Residencies with youth companies, education establishments, or adult groups, culminating with a curtain-raiser performance at the venue. This can be an inter-generational project including disabled and non-disabled participants.Inclusive outreach workshops to bring together local mainstream and special schools.CPD training sessions on GCSE Dance, inclusive dance classes or inclusive choreography. These training sessions can be tailored to professional dance practitioners, teachers or to students to deepen their knowledge in inclusive dance and choreography. These sessions are supported by resource packs and publications, which can be purchased from our website stopgapdance.com/creative-learning Videos of example projects please visit:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd_QTqd1_jfsZ09WNdRQuJDdRcxdIpm_I

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SAMPLE DIRECT MAIL LETTER

Dear friend / (name)

As a valued friend of the theatre we are delighted to let you know about a fascinating performance by Stopgap Dance Company, who are performing at (VENUE) on (DATE) at (TIME). The company will be presenting their new dance work The Enormous Room.

Stopgap Dance Company creates cinematic and poignant work that is highly engaging for a wide range of audiences. If you like seeing evocative works on stage with striking personalities, this is a performance not to be missed. The company’s work is also a great introduction to contemporary dance for new audiences, who want to give this art form a try.

‘Bold and disarming’ ★★★★ Exeunt Magazine

‘Everything about the immensely watchable work speaks of channeling individual traits – needs, as well as strengths – into a performing unity that has humour, risk, invention and innovative movement.’ Glasgow Herald

Stopgap Dance Company has a very unique set up; it has dancers with physical and learning disabilities performing alongside dancers without disabilities. They are one of the few companies in the world who successfully integrate such diverse dancers, which makes them highly in demand in the UK and all over the world. One of their disabled dancers is David Toole who is most famous for his role in DV8 Physical Theatre’s multi-award winning film Cost of Living. David was also the prominent soloist in The Paralympic Opening Ceremony.

We are very excited about presenting this exhilarating company, and more information about the performance can be found on the enclosed flyer. A limited number of tickets are available from the box office on (number) or through our website (web address). Best wishes

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SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE Stopgap Dance Company The Enormous Room<VENUE><DATE>Performances at <TIME>Tickets: <PRICE>Ticket Office: <BO NUMBER> or <WEBSITE>Minicom Number: <NUMBER>

“Bold and disarming” ★★★★

Exeunt Magazine

The Enormous Room, a new touring production from Stopgap Dance Company opens in spring 2017 at Sadler’s Wells Lilian Baylis Studio on 2 and 3 March 2017. Featuring renowned disabled dancer David Toole in a central role, the work focuses on the complex but poignant relationship between a father and daughter both living through a grieving process.

Dave’s wife Jackie has died, but he still sees her everywhere She is lying in his bed, sitting at the kitchen table and laughing with their daughter Sam. Dave has withdrawn into the living room unable to let his memories go, but going is all that Sam can think about….

David Toole’s extensive body of work includes a prominent solo in the 2012 Paralympic Opening Ceremony and the landmark 2004 film from DV8, The Cost Of Living. Both powerful and influential as performer and dancer, David Toole has worked with Stopgap Dance Company for over ten years and now in The Enormous Room, utilises his acclaimed physical and dramatic skills to bring the character of Dave to life.

Sam is played by Hannah Sampson, a young dancer with Down’s syndrome who has received 10 years of professional training with Stopgap Dance Company. The intricate interactions between the experienced David Toole and talented newcomer Sampson are set to intrigue. They are joined by non-disabled dancers Meritxell Checa, dancer and collaborator with celebrated French choreographer Philippe Decoufle and Amy Butler, the rehearsal director of Chotto Desh by Akram Khan, who take the roles of Jackie as Dave’s wife and Sam’s mother respectively.

Lucy Bennett, Stopgap’s Artistic Director and the choreographer for The Enormous Room chose to have two performers play Jackie to illustrate the subjective nature of memory. The Cambodian wheelchair dancer Nadenh Poan plays Chock, a Puck-like presence, who orchestrates the collision between this world and the next. Christian Brinklow from Great Yarmouth plays the role of Tom, who appears intermittently to offer his friend Sam a chance to escape sadness.

The lighting design by Chahine Yavrovan and the theatre design by Anna Jones of Curious Space, jointly evoke a dream-like atmosphere, portraying the surreal experiences that people go through during bereavement.

Artistic Director Lucy Bennett says:

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‘The Enormous Room was devised from scratch with cast and collaborators such as Lou Cope the dramaturge, who has worked with artists like Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and more recently on Garry Clarke’s Coal, which just won the UK Theatre Award.

During our research phase, we also received workshops from various artists such as the theatre maker Chris Thorpe (Unlimited Theatre based at West Yorkshire Playhouse) and the Czech choreographer Lenka Vagrenova (Winner of The Herald Angel Award). The research had input from a wide range of people including access workers who were in the studio supporting the disabled dancers. There was real diversity in terms of age, ethnicity, social and cultural backgrounds while creating this work, and each individual contributed to how sensitively we approached this universal human experience.’

David Toole says:‘Lucy is a very collaborative artist and I always enjoy working with her. She is a pioneering inclusive choreographer and knows how to make the most of a diverse team. How she has created a training programme for disabled dancers like Hannah is impressive too. It has taken about 18 months to make The Enormous Room and I am looking forward to presenting this work to audiences’

Praise for Stopgap:

“Bold and disarming ★★★★” - Exeunt Magazine “Exhilarating, emotional and provoking ★★★★” - Edinburgh Guide “Inventive and visually stunning” - londondance.com

Lucy Bennett (Choreographer and Artistic Director) has been immersed in Stopgap Dance Company’s work since 2003 as a dancer and choreographer. In recent years she has choreographed: Tracking (2009) commissioned by Without Walls consortium, Shape Arts and Liberty Festival; Extra Ordinary (2010) – Guest Choreographer for Dave Toole and Lucy Hind (winner of the Standard Ovation Award, 2010), SPUN Productions (2012) commissioned for the Cultural Olympiad; Artificial Things (2014); and Bill & Bobby (2015) commissioned by Without Walls Consortium and The National Theatre’s Watch This Space Festival.

David Toole studied at the Laban Centre of Movement and Dance after participating in dance workshops with Candoco Dance Company. Dave toured with Candoco Dance Company between 1993 and 1999. Subsequently he has performed with Graeae Theatre Company, The Royal Shakespeare Company and in 2000 worked with DV8 to create and perform Can We Afford This? for the Sydney Arts Festival. The show was revived in 2003 and later made into the film The Cost of Living. In the summer of 2012 Dave performed a key solo role in the opening ceremony of the Paralympics. He also appears in the Sally Potter film, The Tango Lesson, in the role of the Designer. David was a dancer-devisor in Stopgap’s 2009 production Tracking, 2014 production Artificial Things and 2015 production Bill & Bobby.

Notes to Editors:

The Enormous Room is the first major show since Stopgap’s inclusion in new GCSE Dance Specification. Year 9 students from this academic year are now studying 2014 production Artificial Things. Out of the six compulsory works in the new GCSE specification, Artificial Things is the only work choreographed by a woman and the only work that is inclusive.

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This is also the first major show to showcase disabled Sg2 graduates Nadenh Poan and Hannah Sampson. Sg2 is an emerging artist company funded through The Arts Council’s Strategic Touring. Hannah and Nadenh joined Sg2 in 2013 and they will now be touring with the main company nationally and internationally. This success demonstrates that Stopgap’s inclusive pathway to profession. Stopgap have brought their performances, outreach workshops and training to a wide range of countries including Albania, Romania, Cambodia, Burma, Algeria, Egypt as well as major western European countries. Introducing their training and creative methodologies to the countries they visit they then provide remote mentoring to disabled and non-disabled performers online. Stopgap work closely with The British Council for their international work.

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ACCESSIBLE LETTER FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Dear Friend,I am writing to tell you about an exciting performance that I think you would enjoy.

Stopgap is a dance company that has 6 dancers with and without disabilities. Nadenh and David use wheelchairs and Hannah has a learning disability.

Stopgap Dance Company will perform a show full of thrilling dance. You do not need to have ever seen any dance before to find this an exciting night out. The evening will be made up of 2 parts, and there is a break where you can get drinks, so bring some money to get a drink!

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Stopgap is one of the top inclusive dance companies, so make sure you catch them on tour near you. They have so far performed all across Europe, and as far as Turkey and Japan! Our impressive achievements have been documented on Channel Four and ITV news.

If you wish to come with a carer or friend, call us (and we can give a free ticket for your helper). (Please add about your venue accessibility- nearby parking, if you have minicom phone number etc.)

Call ………. to get a ticket.

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Best Wishes,TOUR SCHEDULE(Spring 2017 in order of dates)

University of Surrey 28th Feb - 7.30pm www.surry.ac.uk Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells, 2nd and 3rd Mar - 8pm www.sadlerswells.comMerseyside Dance Initiative, Liverpool, 6th Mar - 7.30pm www.mdi.org.ukArc, Stockton 9th Mar - 7pm arconline.co.uk Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth 23rd Mar - 7.30pm www.pdsw.org.uk

For most up-to-date information on our performance dates, please see our website: stopgapdance.com

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STOPGAP STAFF LIST

Artistic Director: Lucy BennettExecutive Producer: Sho Shibata

Dance artists: Christian BrinklowAmy ButlerMeritxell ChecaLaura JonesChris PaviaNadenh PoanHannah SampsonDavid Toole

Producer – Community/Outdoor Productions: Charlotte MackieProduction & Company Manager: Alexandra AzembergerTechnical Manager: Francois LangtonAccess Officer: Cherie Brenan

Creative Learning Manager: Siobhan KerryAdministrator: Joy St. DenisCommunity Dance Officer: Nicky NortonBookkeeper: Lynne Tempest

Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR+44 (0)1252 745 443

admin@stopgapdance.comstopgapdance.com

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PRODUCTION IMAGES, VIDEOS & LOGOSAll photography should have credits: “Photography by Chris Parkes”

To access High Resolution images, click this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6gh46frp4gpzis6/AAD5yE526xG3k72MtNBgurFVa?dl=0

To access all supporter and Stopgap logos, click this link:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6yp86a399qmvoan/AACY6rdL0xdai0TdzW4AD1bNa?dl=0

To access behind the scenes and other videos related to The Enormous Room click here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd_QTqd1_jfv0vbLhudyj_vG8W1FE74lw

Please contact joy@stopgapdance.com if the links do not work.

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