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These three films explore communal Dance taking place on three different continents: Europe, Australia and North America. They reflect the strength and beauty created by moving together. All films are captioned, any additional accessibility features are noted in the programme.

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Traveling Light. Alexis Karl. USA. 2023. 7m. UK Premiere. FFF. DD. Follow the tightly-knit community on their symbolic journey into the woods. They carry only the experiences, memories, and dreams that matter to them. Traveling Light, a short dance film celebrating performers with disabilities, reveals the language of movement as a profound form of communication. The film explores human connections and community as well as our inevitable link to nature.

Danse de la Lune (Moon Dance). Melanie Lane. Australia. 4m. UK & European Premiere. FF. D. With audio-description. A film created by Chamaeleon Collective and Melanie Lane. After a 4 day workshop exploring the spirit of the moon, its energy and the imagination it conjures, the Chamaeleon dancers celebrate its power through dance, dreams and togetherness.

Crip/Mad Archive Dances. Petra Kuppers. USA. 2024. 36m. FFF. DDD. An in-depth Audio-Described Version is available here: https://on.soundcloud.com/bv9pE How do disabled and mad people survive, dance, insert their differences in a world full of stigma? How do we live through bodymindspirit experiences of alienation and pain? This experimental documentary charts disability culture archives, and embodied gestures of survival and creative expression. https://www.petrakuppers.com/cripmad-archive-dances

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