CandoCo

CandoCo

CandoCo Dance Company is a contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers. Founded in 1991 by Celeste Dandeker and Adam Benjamin. Dandeker, who had previously trained with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre suffered a fall whilst dancing on stage. [http://www.danceuk.org/metadot/index.pl?id=25275&isa=DBRow&op=show&dbview_id=22563nt] A consequent spinal injury prevented her ability to dance, until choreographer Darshan Singh Buller persuaded Dandeker to dance again, albeit from her wheelchair for the subsequently award-winning dance film "The Fall". [ [http://www.ballet.co.uk/magazines/yr_02/apr02/interview_dandeker.htm B.co Interview with Celeste Dandeker, Director CandoCo ] ] From this, Dandeker took inspiration to create CandoCo, which, since its inception, has been creating an inclusive dance practice, [ [http://www.candoco.co.uk/one_column.php?tm=1&sm=2xt CandoCo Dance Company ] ] and has subsequently won many awards. [ [http://www.candoco.co.uk/one_column.php?tm=1&sm=53 CandoCo Dance Company ] ] The company have worked with many contemporary choreographers including Rafeal Bonachela, Fin Walker, Siobhan Davies, Javier De Frutos and Stephen Petronio, amongst many others. [ [http://www.candoco.co.uk/one_column.php?tm=1&sm=2 CandoCo Dance Company ] ] They are based at Aspire National training centre in Stanmore, North London. [ [http://www.candoco.co.uk/ CandoCo Dance Company ] ]

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