Dan Daw Creative Projects

EXXY TRAILER DROP 👀💸 It's been 2.5 years in the making and finally our brand new show EXXY previews tonight. A huge thank you to all of the incredibly talented cast, creative, production, producing and access team members who have worked so hard to pull this beast together. We're very proud of it and hope you can come and see what we've made at @batterseaartscentre from tonight til 10th Oct or on our UK tour (link in bio!) this Autumn. We also couldn't have done this without the support of our commissioners and supporters. Thank you!🎉 SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE!

Introducing.... The cast of EXXY! 🔥 Joined on stage by three performers who walk and talk like him, Dan finds comfort in the possibility of finally blending in, after a lifetime of standing out. Sofía Valdiri - Sofía's body is considered ‘invalid’. Through her artistic work, she attempts to challenge this preconception. For her, the stage is a place to occupy in order to make the diversity of bodies visible. Tiiu Mortley - Tiiu is a London based performer with a passion for work, which exposes the harsh realities of living with a disability in the world today. Joe Brown - Joe has a real passion for new work, working inclusively, creating accessible work and showcasing and representing disabled peoples stories on stage. After a national call out and auditions across the UK, we are hyped to be working with these incredible performers to bring our biggest work to date to the stage. We premiere in October followed by a UK tour and international dates to be announced soon! ⚡

#theme_log At SICK! we always stay in the room after a performance. We talk. We unpack. We sit with what hit. And this one hit hard. 💥 The arts have been battered by cuts and crisis. Working-class artists and audiences? Too often left behind. Dan Daw grew up working class, with very little. Now he’s a world-class queer, disabled artist and storyteller, rising on the international stage. But here’s the truth: success doesn’t silence doubt. EXXY by Dan Daw Creative Projects takes on imposter syndrome head first. What happens when the doors open… but you still feel like you don’t belong? When the world has told you otherwise your whole life? If that lands with you: EXXY is for YOU. ❤️‍🔥 Presented by SICK! in partnership with Lowry 6 & 7 May, as part of Festival CPR – Beat One. Find tickets via thelowry.com or sickproductions.org We know times are tough right now. If cost is a barrier, email [email protected] if we can remove that barrier, we will. Image: Hugo Glendinning And if you want the bigger picture on class in the arts: .uk/publications/the-class-ceiling/ #FestivalCPR #EXXY #DanDaw #ImposterSyndrome #WorkingClassArtists #AccessToArts #DisabilityArts #QueerArt #ArtsForEveryone #SICKFestival #TheLowry #ManchesterArts #CulturalEquity #BreakBarriers

✨ TOMORROW ✨ We’re beyond excited to open EXXY by Dan Daw Creative Projects at The Lowry tomorrow as part of Festival CPR – Beat One. Audacious, tender and electrifying, EXXY is a bold dance-theatre work exploring self-worth, identity and what it takes to exist in a world that doesn’t always value you. Led by the extraordinary Dan Daw, the show takes us on an epic and intimate journey, blending movement, storytelling and striking stagecraft in a powerful quest to live fearlessly. 🎥 Take a peek inside rehearsals at Manchester Communication Academy in North Manchester and hear from Co-Director Sarah Blanc as the team prepares to bring this unforgettable performance to the stage… This is bold. This is vulnerable. This is unapologetic. This is not one to miss. 🎟 Tickets available now via thelowry.com or sickproductions.org #EXXY #DanDawCreativeProjects #TheLowry #SICKFestival #DanceTheatre #LivePerformance #DontMissOut

Access matters. 💛 Join us before every performance of EXXY, created by Dan Daw Creative Projects ✨ for a relaxed, informal pre-show drop-in session. These welcoming sessions begin one hour before each show. Come early, settle in, and ease into the experience at your own pace. Performance access highlights: 🤟 BSL Interpreted (Vicci Ackroyd) | Thu 7 May 2026 🎧 Audio Described | Thu 7 May 2026, 8pm (Touch Tour at 7pm) All performances are Relaxed with integrated captions 🎟️ Book now via thelowry.com 📷 Image by Hugo Glendinning Part of SICK! Festival CPR – Beat One, presented in collaboration with the Lowry. #AccessForAll #RelaxedPerformance #BSL #AudioDescription #TheatreForEveryone #SICKFestivalCPR

PROGRAMM 𝗘𝗫𝗫𝗬 𝘋𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘸 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 (𝘎𝘉/𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯) 🗒 14.5. 20:00 & 15.5. 20:00 𖤣 Dampfzentrale 💬 Englisch & DE-Ü-Titel & DSGS BF: DSGS, DE-Ü-Titel, Relaxed Performance, für Menschen m. Mobilitätsbehinderungen DE Wie behält man Selbstwert, wenn die Gesellschaft einen nicht wertschätzt? Dan Daw, ein queerer Künstler mit Behinderung, nimmt uns mit zurück ins australische Outback seiner Arbeiterklasse-Kindheit. Offen spricht er über Hochstaplergefühle, schwankendes Selbstvertrauen und den Druck des Erfolgs. In «EXXY» (australischer Slang für «teuer») wird er von drei Performer*innen begleitet, die seine Bewegungen spiegeln und verstärken. Visuell provokant, humorvoll und furchtlos erkundet das Stück Zugehörigkeit und die Widersprüche zwischen Stärke und Unsicherheit. EN How do you maintain self-worth when society does not value you? Queer disabled artist Dan Daw takes us back to the Australian outback of his working-class childhood. He speaks openly about imposter syndrome, fragile confidence, and the pressure of success. In «EXXY» (expensive in Australian slang), he is joined by three performers who mirror and amplify his movements. Visually provocative, humorous, and fearless, the piece explores belonging and the tensions between strength and vulnerability. 𝘋𝘦𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘬𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘶 𝘢𝘶𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰-𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘻ü𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘭𝘦𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘻𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘬𝘦𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴 «𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘵-𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘵» 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘱𝘶𝘵. #auawirleben #theaterfestivalbern #aua26 #programm #exxy

🛠️ Supporting artists to develop new approaches is key to Festival CPR - and if there’s something we need to right now it’s focus on BUILDING BETTER WORLDS 🌍✨ Led by Dan Daw Creative Projects, creators of EXXY, this workshop is a chance to actively explore their approach to making work. Working with directors Dan Daw and Sarah Blanc, participants will use improvisation and text to generate choreographic material, inspired by themes of individual and collective resilience. Expect movement, writing, conversation, and time spent in community 💬🌀 📍 Lowry, Salford 📅 7 May, 11am 🎟️ Book your free place now — link in bio! A SICK! Festival CPR – Beat One Creative Pathway event, presented in partnership with Lowry. 📸 Photo by Hugo Glendinning. #FestivalCPR #ArtistDevelopment #CreativePractice #Belonging #Movement #Artists #Dance #GreaterManchester #Salford

RAW. BOLD. UNFLINCHING. EXXY (Aussie slang for “that’s expensive, mate”) is an epic and tender journey back to where Dan Daw began — working class, with very little. ★★★★ “Truly remarkable [and] life-affirming”- The Hereld Join Dan - a queer, disabled artist on the rise — as he transports us to the Australian outback, unpacking imposter syndrome and fluctuating self-worth. On stage with three extraordinary performers who move like him, Dan’s world expands - echoing, mirroring, multiplying — conjuring the tantalising possibility of blending in after a lifetime of standing out. 📍 The Lowry 📅 6–7 May, 8pm 🧏 BSL interpreted: 7 May 🎟️ Book now – link in bio Presented by The Lowry in partnership with SICK! Festival 🔥CREDITS Artistic Director DDCP, Co-Director and Performer — Dan Daw Executive Director DDCP and Executive Producer — Liz Counsell Co-Director — Sarah Blanc Lighting Designer — Nao Nagai Set and Costume Designer — Kat Heath Costume Supervisor — Izzie Byers Video and Creative Caption Design — Sarah Readman Composer — Guy Connelly Sound Design — Lewis Gibson Dramaturg and Co-writer — Brian Lobel Production Manager — Froud Technical Stage Manager — Emily Winsor Access Support Worker — Lottie Vallis Creative Producer Fellowship — Erin Clark Access and Producing Assistant — Georgie Luppi Co-commissioned by Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Battersea Arts Centre, Transform, Take Me Somewhere, and Tramway for the New Dimensions commission. Additionally co-commissioned by Kampnagel, Fabric, Edinburgh International Festival, Sadler’s Wells, SICK! and Les Halles. Supported by Arts Council England and Cockayne 10th Anniversary Grants for the Arts. An Unlimited International Strategic Commission made possible thanks to funding from the British Council. Co-produced by Battersea Arts Centre. #ImposterSyndrome #Disability #Queerness

Following our success with ‘The Dan Daw Show’, we’re delighted to be returning to @edintfest with EXXY! We give massive thanks to the festival for helping us to make the show and being with us throughout the incredible journey. Catch EXXY for one night only at the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh on 23 August 2026. BOOK NOW!

PROGRAMM: artist drop Wir droppen früh! NEU ab 2026: Artist-Drops in drei Teilen, die Bekanntgabe von Künstler*innen fürs Programm 2026. Damit geben wir schon im Voraus die Künstler*innen bekannt, die bei auawirleben auf der Bühne stehen werden. Was wie ein Insider-Tipp wirkt, ist Teil des Releases - 20.03.! - und bereitet euch schrittweise auf das vor, was im Mai in Bern passiert! Heute stellen wir folgende Künstler*innen vor: 🟨 re:group performance collective (Sydney/Wollongong) 🟧 Dan Daw Creative Projects (GB/Australien) 🟥 Agnietė Lisičkinaitė & Igor Shugaleev (Vilnius/Warschau) 🟪 Ivo Dimchev (Sofia) 🟦 Sami Lea Samira Benrath (Bern) Zwei weitere Drops folgen im März. #auawirleben #theaterfestivalbern #theaterinbern #theaterschweiz #aua2026 #programm #artistdrop

What Aussie vocal exercises sound like 🔊 Big vibes from EXXY rehearsals right here. IN EXXY, the celebrated queer and disabled dance artist @dandawcp takes us back to his working-class origins to reflect on where he started and examine the pressure to stay “on top” after his breakout success. Joined by three performers who move like him, Dan may finally be able to blend in after a lifetime of standing out. EXXY 📆 15 - 18 JAN 📍Sydney Opera House, Drama Theatre #SydneyFestival #SydFest

2025 what a year! Kicked off January at the incredible @utrfest NYC with The Dan Daw Show Back in the UK we rehearsed and premiered Over and Over (and over again) a @candocodancecompany commission with dan co-directing with the legendary @stefodriscoll We hopped over to Bern, Switzerland in May for the festival we co-curated with one of the best in the world @auawirleben EXXY auditions happened all across the UK in May with our final creative team r&d happening in June supported by @weareunltd . Beginning of August we did the final ever shows of The Dan Daw Show at @edintfest The end of August marked the beginning of rehearsals for EXXY, our biggest ever show co-directed with @thesarahblanc and welcoming back alot of our creative team from The Dan Daw Show as well as welcoming a whole bunch of new legends to the team! October, November and December saw the premiere of EXXY followed by the UK tour to the New Dimensions partners and the International premiere at @kampnagel_hamburg as well as announcing our next outing to @sydney_festival @sydneyoperahouse (!!!) We also ran a workshop with new pals @paraorchestra collaborating with their exceptional artist development programme. Our time at Kampnagel also marked the close of our three year relationship as residents /agents for change at this incredible organisation and what better way to finish the year than with a MESSY party?! Forever grateful to the partners, commissioners, venues, festivals, artists, technicians, access workers that helped us to make this year what it was! Video description: a montage of our year, a mixture of photos and videos mainly of smiling happy faces and audiences reactions.