The Company
The Restless Dance Company was founded in 1991 by Sally Chance and Tania Rose amd was incorporated in 1996. The current Artistic Director is Philip Channells.
Restless Dance Theatre is an integrated company that works with young dancers with and without a disability. Restless works primarily but not exclusively with dancers with an intellectual disability However, dancers may also be in wheelchairs, be partially blind and have a physical disability or mental illness. It performed at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Arts Festival.
As an integrated dance company, the art is made by young people with and without a disability working together. Rehearsals are structured so that the content and the expression of the dance are led by the people with a disability.
The guiding values which underpin the company’s work are:
- Innovation: through exploration and artistic risk taking
- Participation: through accessible and inclusive creative experiences
- Collaboration: which creates mutual ownership of achievements
- Quality: setting a high standard for the aspirations and the governance of the company’s work
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