SIZE OF COMPANY
Up to 9 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to medium

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Vicki Balaam
Executive Producer
Denise Woods
Administrator
Sho Shibata

ARTISTIC POLICY
StopGAP is a dance company with a difference, comprising charismatic performers with and without disabilities who showcase strong dance technique injected with a healthy dose of humour. Passionate about presenting high quality dance that is thrillingly vibrant, tenderly raw, and shows unflinching integrity, the company is proud to perform work created by a range of UK and international choreographers. StopGAP aims to inspire and engage while provoking emotions and challenging preconceptions.  

REVIEW EXTRACTS
What estimable performers! The security and daring with which they move, and the emotional honesty they bring seems second nature.
Donald Hutera, The Times ****
What a success. Dramatic, filmic, stylish, athletic…add their sense of theatre and light-hearted humour and the results are arresting.
Liz Arratoon, The Stage
StopGAP are a joyous burst of technicolor, and through this triumphant, energetic affirmation had me questioning my own attitudes.
Total Theatre Magazine

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Portfolio Collection
A dance banquet of serene chaos, sinister loveliness and shocking beauty, each section choreographed by Hofesh Shechter, Nathalie Pernette, Gary Clarke, Lucy Bennett and Rob Tannion.
3–60 mins, 3–5 dancers, 5–9 on the road depending on sections selected
Tracking
Leave the crowd, join the queue. Tracking prepares for 2012 Olympic games inspired by modern and vintage 'Britishness' through StopGAP’s trademark eccentric humour and breath-taking movement. Choreographed by Lucy Bennett.
25 mins, 6 dancers, 10 on the road; suitable for theatre and outdoor settings

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops, seminars, matinees and residencies with educational establishments and disability groups from primary to older people available. Lectures, lecture-demonstrations and training on methods of integration for professional practitioners and international choreographic projects with European collaborators abroad.
Workshops and training for disability groups with limited movement or limited verbal comprehension. Business training in setting up integrated dance companies, and the logistics and aesthetics of disability arts.
Access training for staff at performance venues.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 Spain, Norway: Portfolio Collection, Tracking
2007 Cyprus, France, Spain, Sweden: Portfolio Collection, Corpus
2006 Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA: Corpus, Dancer’s Syndrome, Thank You For The Eggs

TOURING AVAILABILITY
From April 2009