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No Boundaries, Jo Verrent

| by Jo Verrent

Jo Verrent interrogates the No Boundaries conference's tagline: "a symposium on the role of arts and culture in a world where there is no normal"

Dancing with diversity

| by Jordi Cortés Molina

Choreographer Jordi Cortés Molina travelled to Zagreb to facilitate a week of integrated dance workshops. Here, he shares his thoughts on the subject of arts and disability and explains how he become involved in the genre as a dance professional. 

A chance to fly

| by Teni Matian

Teni Matian travelled from Armenia to undertake an internship with Candoco. She shares her impressions.

If These Spasms Could Speak

| by Robert Softley

Robert Softley tooks his Edinburgh Showcase show, If These Spasms Could Speak, to Brazil. Here, he writes about his experiences.

Talking Souls in South Africa

| by Rachel Gadsden

Rachel Gadsden visited Cape Town, South Africa, for a project called Talking Souls, a collaborative dance/live art/digital projection/music and singing performance which was commissioned by British Council, Cape Town. The commission formed part of the British Council’s annual contribution to the Women/Humanity Arts Festival organised by Artscape, Cape Town.

Diversity is delicious

| by Jo Verrent

Looking to be pushed out of her comfort zone, Jo Verrent headed for Hong Kong. Nearly a year on, she went back to work with the staff of the West Kowloon Cultural District and talk about inclusivity.

Rio: an inspirational city

| by Marc Brew

A Q&A with Marc Brew in Brazil as part of the handover of the cultural legacy from London 2012 to Rio 2016

From Stoke Mandeville to Bangladesh

| by Jenny Sealey

Graeae's Jenny Sealey spent some time working with theatre groups and a spinal injuries centre in Bangladesh. Here, she shares some of her experiences.


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