This sharing session by Stopgap Dance Company’s Co-Artistic Director, Lucy Bennett, acts as a case-study industry sharing which focuses on the creative approach and process of Lived Fiction. The show was conceived, written and devised by the company’s Deaf, Disabled, neurodivergent and non-disabled creatives, facilitated by Lucy Bennett.  

Discover how choreography, creative captions and creative audio description were created collaboratively from the very beginning and stays as the heart of the work. This talk is targeted to and suitable for creatives and industry practitioners who have a keen interest in inclusive artmaking.  

This programme is presented as part of da:ns focus – EveryBody, a weekend of dance which expands the ideas and conventions of the perfect dancing body by presenting high quality works and experiences focusing on inclusivity, diversity and participation, where we encourage everybody and every body to experience dance.