In 2024, Restless Dance Theatre, Back to Back Theatre and five independent guest artists with disability joined the esteemed Julie Shanahan for the UTOPINA Repertory Lab | Excerpts from Kontakthof, a piece by Pina Bausch workshop.With a wealth of experience and creative vision, Julie Shanahan lead an inspiring journey of artistic exploration. Her significant contributions to the dance world are widely celebrated and the company were excited to see the fresh perspective Julie and the artists brought to this workshop. Leading this ambitious project was Roz Hervey, Restless Dance Theatre’s ...
The Day the Wrong Train Took Me to the Right Place is set on a moving train/tram. This immersive experience uses stories that follow the dancers lives from their homes to their intended destination exploring the social anxiety people with disability feel in the realm of public transport. Experiential and immersive work connects the audiences emotionally as the dancers share their unique experiences through dance theatre. Artists with intellectual disability or neurodivergent think differently and see the world differently. Sometime however the world looks at them differently making assumption...
Accessible, Intimate, Transportable A concept by Michelle Heaven and Ben Cobham presented by Restless Dance Theatre - a groundbreaking project combining performance, research, and advocacy to promote arts in health. Directed by choreographer Michelle Heaven and featuring Restless Dance Theatre, The Lensical reimagines the intersection of live performance and immersive art, creating intimate dance-theatre experiences for audiences in hospitals. Bespoke design by Ben Cobham will transform patient rest areas into intimate sanctuaries for boutique performances that enhance the viewer experience a...
