Dance United

This programme seeks to build connections between different groups of people, to celebrate difference and facilitate a process in which everyone can be fully received into the community through performances of contemporary dance performed by and for young people and their communities.

Building Bridges includes work with young people excluded or self excluded from mainstream education.

Performance projects
have included/

Look For The Me In It
(Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim, Dec 2006)

Performers – Post 16 young people from two MLD Special Schools in the North Eastern Education & Library Board

Our Odyssey
(The Courtyard Theatre, Newtownabbey, June 2006)

Performers – Post 16 young people from two MLD Special Schools in the North Eastern Education & Library Board

First They Came & Messages From Ourselves
(Waterfront Hall, Belfast, May 2005)

Performers – young people from Newtownabbey Education Guidance Centre and Loughshore Educational Resource Centre. ‘Messages From Ourselves’ was performed by young people from Tor Bank Special School and Loughshore Educational Resource Centre

Better Is Peace
(Stranmillis Theatre, Belfast, May 2004)

Performers – 23 young people from Cedar Lodge Special School and Loughshore Educational Resource Centre.

Up With The Gods
(Courtyard Theatre, Newtownabbey, April 2003)

Performers – 32 young people and 6 adults from Rosstulla School and Newtownabbey Education Guidance Centre.

Out Of The Rubble
(Coleraine, March 2002)

Performers – pupils and staff from Sandelford Special School (young people with severe learning difficulties, between the ages of 9-13years) and Sunlea Education Guidance Centre (young people excluded from mainstream education, between the ages of 13-16years).