In ‘Waiting in the Wings No More’, two distinct but connected worlds emerge from two internationally recognized inclusive dance choreographers Lucy Bennett (Artistic Director, Stop Gap Dance Co.) and Renata Soutter (outgoing Artistic and Executive Director, Propeller Dance). A ground-breaking moment in the Canadian dance landscape; witness reflections on experiences of disability, musings on the beauty of disabled body minds taking space, and the pride that comes through pushing back against society’s standards and expectations of disability and dance through the lens of Disability Pride, joy, and culture.
Bennett’s creation Stage Door is a site-generic work of immersive dance conversations and revealing vignettes, conceived by Bennett and Hannah Sampson from Stopgap Dance Company. It is a commentary on why artists with disabilities are still ‘waiting in the wings’. The piece blends harmoniously with Soutter’s Living the undesirable Life, that is about questions and the possibility of answers; the right to a voice; loving our bodies; rejection and belonging; and the risk of applying binaries (disabled/non disabled, woman/man, queer/straight, valuable/worthless) to ourselves and to others.
As complex human animals we all share many things, including the desire to live our lives fully and how we wish.
‘Waiting in the Wings No More’ is presented at Betty Oliphant Theatre by The Disability Collective, within FFDN’s 2024 annual festival program, with support from Fall for Dance North.

Schedule:

2pm-3:30pm & 7:30pm-8:45pm