FRONTLINEdance

Announcement! 📣 What? Me, Worry? is touring and now available to book! Join dance artist Kayleigh Price in this intimate screendance engagement that draws on her lived experience. The work creates a compelling narrative using three art forms – film, dance and music – to take audiences on a journey through the lens of living with generalised anxiety disorder. Collaborating with filmmaker Jay Gearing and composer Luke Marley, who are both neurodivergent, it explores feeling alone and paralysed by thoughts but also wanting to make others happy, bringing the audience into Kayleigh's experience. ✨What? Me, Worry? is available with Audio Description and BSL interpretation. The film screening can be experienced in a range of settings and in bespoke ways for those with and without previous dance experience. Wrap around activity to gain insight, and a chance to explore and learn more about the interdisciplinary methodologies used, could include: ✨Artist talk + Q&A ✨Contemporary dance technique class, choreographic and dance for camera workshops for those with dance experience ✨Creative session designed for those with no previous experience ✨Facilitated discussion We can’t wait to bring the work to you! Festivals, FE HE, vocational settings, conservatoires, universities, secondary schools, sixth forms, charities, community groups, support groups, hospitals, please drop us a DM or email [email protected] to book or for further information. #WhatMeWorry #FRONTLINEDance #KayleighPriceDance #MentalHealthAwareness #DanceFilmScreenDance Arts Council England funded @aceagrams

Looking for Access Icons? We have saved some that we have found (we don't own the copyright) and more resources in our ACCESS Toolbox which we have been adding to since we shared it in March. Thank you to all the organisations who have created resources and made their learning public! Find it here: /scl/fo/bwsn05zqtk8pdrz3utzt1/AE6f8MQJqCs47zfxsf12vp4?rlkey=loio76894uvu1aenpfzbwne3n&dl=0 ID: a text image with the words "Access & Inclusivity toolbox. Dropbox Folder". In the middle are red access icons: BSL, wheelchair accessible, large print, audio description, easy read visual stories, resting places, relaxed performance, txt, d/Deaf, telephone typewriter, makaton, easy read". Bottom left is the FRONTLINEdance logo.

We have lots of examples of FRONTLINEdance evaluations in our ACCESS Toolbox we shared with you in March. There's also external resources and signposting to help enrich your access knowledge. Check out the toolbox here: /scl/fo/bwsn05zqtk8pdrz3utzt1/AE6f8MQJqCs47zfxsf12vp4?rlkey=loio76894uvu1aenpfzbwne3n&dl=0 ID: A female with dark hair tied back in a bun, and wearing a blue tshirt and red trousers is stood next to a female wearing a long sleeved orange tshirt and yellow trousers, with blonde hair piled up in a bun on the top of her head. They are both looking towards one another and have a brighter light shining down on them. In the background, three other dancers in red can be seen facing away from them. Top Left is the FRONTLINEdance Arts Festival logo in black and the text "FAF 2019 Evaluation Summary Report".

Last week was busy! Monday - @stuart__waters and Willie Elliott led a session focused on "Embedding Audio Description into Creative Process and Performance". Wednesday - we had an online webinar where you could meet our wonderful Connect & Collaborate artists Thursday - @neus_gil_cortes_movement delivered an in person workshop focusing on how accessibility for Deaf and hard of hearing audiences can be embedded into creative development — not retrofitted at the end. Thank you to everyone who joined us! If you have 5 minutes we would be grateful if you could give us some feedback: Monday 16th March (Online): Please use the link below to submit your feedback: /2hpf7fwu Wednesday 18th March (Webinar) : Please use the link below to submit your feedback: /44zekufz Thank you Arts Council England for supporting our work as a National Portfolio Organisation. #inclusion #accessmatters ID 1: three people are seated in blue chairs in a semi circle listening to two artists who are standing up and delivering a presentation and a BSL interpreter who is seated on a chair next to a round table. A projector screen on the back wall shows a presentation. ID 2: Two females are stood side by side in a hall space, with the caption "unlock the door".

To celebrate Neurodiversity Awareness week last week we are sharing our Access Toolbox, where you can see examples of easy read visual stories, and some external resources can be found especially for neurodivergent people to - take a look! In coming months we'll be adding more resources and highlighting what's in there. Big thank you to all of you who make your learning visible for everyone to learn and grow from.. Access the toolbox here: /scl/fo/bwsn05zqtk8pdrz3utzt1/AE6f8MQJqCs47zfxsf12vp4?rlkey=loio76894uvu1aenpfzbwne3n&dl=0 #inclusivepractice #access #makingdanceaccessible #neurodiversitycelebrationweek Photo Credit: Natalie Willatt ID: A group of twenty-five people of mixed ages and genders are mostly standing with two seated in power chairs outside the Spitfire Gallery at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery and all are smiling. The group is all standing close together in wide group and smiling.

A few more photos from our residency at @uhnm.nhs and UHNM Charity in February and March! Bringing music, dancing and participatory work to a variety of different wards and waiting rooms, making connections with patients of all ages from babies in Children's outpatients to patients on Elderly Care and everyone in between! Thank you for having us Royal Stoke and County Hospital, Stafford! #ArtsInHealth #HealthcareArts #MusicInHospitals #DanceInHealthcare #CreativeHealth #ArtsForWellbeing #HealingThroughArt #HospitalResidency #CommunityArts #participatoryarts ID 1: A group of 7 people, 5 standing, 1 seated in a wheelchair and 1 crouched down next to them in a hospital bay. 5 of the people are performers wearing yellow and green costumes and the other 2 are staff: one from FRONTLINEdance wearing a black FD tshirt, and the other from UHNM Charity wearing a black polkadot shirt and a blue lanyard. All are smiling. ID2: A female wearing an orange shirt and green trousers is facing away as she reaches both arms up to the ceiling. In front of her is another dancer in a wheelchair, a musician seated with a music stand and another dancer in yellow stood in the corner. The dancer is performing in a hospital bay and the beds can just be seen off to each side. ID 3: A patient, wearing a long dark blue cardigan and red scarf over a hospital gown is dancing in a ward. ID 4: A musician wearing a peach shirt is playing guitar in between two beds on a hospital bay. He is seated on a chair with a music stand in front of him.

👋 Curious about what’s coming next in our creative community? Join us for a FREE online webinar on Wednesday 18th March, 12–1:30pm, where we’ll introduce our Connect & Collaborate Artists for 2026. Hear:� ✨ What the project is about �🎭 Who the artists are� 🤝 How future collaborations might take shape Featuring artists working across dance, film, theatre, poetry, radio, journalism, and movement — including Lucy Haighton, Caroline Butterwick, Stuart Waters, Brannon Yau, Shaun Fallows, Kayleigh Price, Louise Stones, Mel Osborne, and Holly Thomas. 💻 Online via Teams� 🎟 Book your free place on Eventbrite� 💛 Donations welcomed Book your spot here:https://shorturl.at/nV86z Once you register, we’ll send you the meeting link. #InclusiveArts #CreativeAccess #DanceAndTechnology #AudioDescription #VideoDesign #PerformanceMaking #connectandcollaborate We’re an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, which means funding thanks to taxpayers play a huge part in supporting our work. ID: A collage of nine headshots: two women and two males on the top row, and one male and four females on the bottom row. Top left is the FRONTLINEdance logo black and "2026" and the text in a large black font "connect & collaborate"

Thank you also to @new_vic_theatre for hosting us as part of Connect and Collaborate. Lots of exciting conversations, ideas and shared practice coming together. #connectandcollaborate #stokeontrent #inclusionmatters #collaboration ID: A series of images of our Connect and Collaborate artists a the New Vic Theatre in their studio space. They can be seated around grey trestle tables having conversations, looking at laptops with film equipment on the table. In other poctures they are standing, seated and kneeling in a circle warm up and moving.

Big thank you to Westport Lake Visitor Centre for hosting us as part of Connect & Collaborate 2026!🎟 Register via Eventbrite: https://shorturl.at/nV86z to find out more about the artists and the programme #connectandcollaborate #westportlake #stokeontrent #InclusivePractice ID: Several images of connect and collaborate artists at WestPort Lake. They are seated on chairs, kneeling on the floor and in wheelchairs in an open community space having discussions and listening attentively to one another. In one, Brannon, a filmmaker is bent over a laptop, whilst another shows two females standing in front of others seated in chairs.

Arts organisations, access providers and third sector leaders — ready to deepen your accessibility practice? Join @nuadance - Neus Gil Cortés for a practical in-person workshop exploring how accessibility for Deaf and hard of hearing audiences can be embedded into creative development — not retrofitted at the end. 👉 Thursday 19th March 2026 👉 9:30am–12:30pm 👉 St John’s Centre, Stoke-on-Trent 👉 Pay What You Can 👉 Book here: https://shorturl.at/PM1hs Drawing on six years of research (from NOISE to Bending Reality), this workshop shares real-world approaches to integrating video design, creative captions and haptic technology into both live and filmed work. This session is ideal for: * Arts and cultural organisations * Access consultants and BSL interpreters * Funders and commissioners * Venue managers * Community and third sector organisations * Educators and producers You’ll explore: 📊 How to move from compliance to creative inclusion 🛠 Practical tools and models you can adapt 🤝 Collaboration between artists and access professionals 🔍 Technology as a strategic accessibility tool Facilitators include Deaf video designer Ben Glover (collaborator with Stopgap Dance Company, Graeae Theatre Company and Deafinitely Theatre) and Neus Gil Cortes, Artistic Director of Nua Dance. The workshop will be BSL interpreted. Free parking available on site. If your organisation wants to level up its accessibility thinking — this is a space to learn, test and reflect. #InclusiveArts #CreativeAccess #DanceAndTechnology #AudioDescription #VideoDesign #PerformanceMaking #connectandcollaborate We’re an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation, which means funding thanks to taxpayers play a huge part in supporting our work. ID: A white female with white short hair, wearing a turquoise jacket and headphones placed around the back of her neck, is looking towards a black male, wearing a black bandana and a black top. Both are standing in front of a mirrored background, and their reflections can be seen.

🎉 You’re invited! 🎉 Join us in celebrating our 25th Anniversary! There will be food, music, dancing and more! 🗓 Sunday 22nd November 2026 ⏰ 1pm 📍 The Quarter, Potbank SAVE THE DATE and keep an eye out for more details coming soon ✨ Let’s celebrate performance, health, community — and you. 💛 #FrontlineDance #25Years #BirthdayCelebration #SaveTheDate #DanceCommunity #CelebrateTogether ID: a text image with a gold sparkly border, and illustrations of gold stars in the top left and right corners. The FRONTLINEdance logo is top centre, and below is the text "You're invited! Join us for our 25th Birthday Party. Save the date: Sunday 22nd November 2026, 1pm at The Quarter, Potbank" An illustration of a birthday cake with two candles in the shape of a 2 5 is in the bottom right.

We had a great day yesterday at County Hospital in Staffordshire on the renal units and elderly care wards. Today we're back at Royal Stoke Hospital on the cancer wards and will be around the hospital on more wards on Thursday and Friday as well. If you see us come and say hi! Thank you @uhnm.nhs @uhnmcharity #creativehealth #hospitaldances #InclusivePractice ID: Four people (one male and three female) are standing smiling, two on each side of a female dancer seated in a wheelchair in front of a burgundy NHS stand up banner. Four of them are wearing costumes in different shades of blue and denim, and the female on the far right wears a blush pink jumper and jeans.