“I’m so glad I was able to watch this amazing performance, I went home thoroughly uplifted with joy in my heart!” Audience member “With Soundness of Heart” June 2022
As makers we explore how we can create exciting, relevant, and thought-provoking contemporary dance with d/DEAF, visually impaired, disabled, neurodivergent audiences and hospital patients. We co-create across ages, backgrounds, and experiences, naturally integrating people together, reducing isolation, and improving physical, mental, and social health and well-being.
Audiences continue to tell us that our performances are emotive and amazing, so we continue to make more!
We accept bookings and commissions to make new work throughout the year.
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"I thought it was brilliant – HAPPENCHANCE is a vibrant journey, full of new ideas, a relevant theme, and beautifully presented. Everyone should see this!"
Arts and Health Manager
Current PERFORMANCES available to book
We offer different performances for a range of spaces and age groups.
The Explorers!
The Explorers go on a wondrous adventure and the audience is asked to come along too. They find two books which they read and explore, using sensory props and dance which help bring the stories to life! Within an inclusive and open space, this interactive show encourages the audience to move and explore in the performance space, use their imagination, interact with the performers, work as a team and be creative!
"It was a privilege to witness FRONTLINEdance's inclusive The Explorers story performance at Rugeley Library. We were all taken on a wonderous adventure of dance, movement, colour & sound! The dancers were amazing and encouraged children & families to take part bringing stories to life in a burst of creativity and imagination. Thank you FRONTLINEdance for such a memorable and uplifting experience enjoyed by all."
"The Explorers was SPOT ON!"
"Everything was fantastic. Well Done Explorers! Please do more events like this”
HAPPENCHANCE
HAPPENCHANCE is a promenade integrated dance, performance project for hospitals and hospices (but not exclusively - we have created our work so it can be engaging and enjoyable in a wide range of settings).
Initially devised for the University Hospitals of North Midlands, Artistic Director Rachael Lines created five new contemporary dance works, especially for the hospital environment and all who attend; in and outpatients, visitors and staff.
Performers travel between public spaces and corridors to wards, and specialist units - we can even venture outside on the hospital grounds. We have work suitable for Children’s wards, Renal Units (Kidney Dialysis), Chemotherapy, Stroke, General Wards and Outpatient waiting areas – in fact our work can be performed anywhere!
We have different work available for both indoor and outdoor settings. We tailor what we perform for the right environment, situation, hospital and patient need. It can include storytelling and live music.
We can also facilitate one-to-one and group activities for staff, visitors and patients.
"The sheer entertainment value is always a welcome diversion especially in units such as chemotherapy and medical day case; demonstrating what can be achieved regardless of age and disability".
Queens Hospital, Public & Patient Engagement / Trustee
"It made patients smile and feel happy, improving the patient experience whilst in hospital. Everyone talked about it for a long time afterwards"
Queens Hospital, Public & Patient Engagement / Trustee
"This was the highest quality piece of work I’d seen of this kind in hospitals and care homes. Everyone of all ages seemed to be enthralled and transfixed by the performance from tiny babies to the elderly"
Arts Development, Staffordshire County Council
"It was inspirational on lots of levels, very moving and went down brilliantly on the wards. I’ve never seen anything like that with everyone coming together in the lounge (staff and patients) to enjoy the moment"
Arts For Health Co-ordinator (mental health)
Stan and the Spitfire
(For Children and Young People)
Inspired by its local heritage, FRONTLINEdance created a fictional story based on Sir Stanley Matthews (local football hero) and Reginald Mitchell (designer of the Spitfire) with story teller Gloria Lowe.
It was made into an integrated dance piece and is performed with live music, composed by Greg Hall.
The work includes some audience interaction and the chance to make some paper aeroplanes!
Muse
Accompanied by pre-recorded music and a live Cello (composition by Greg Hall), dancers move around the environment alone and together.
This relaxing, breath-taking, beautiful and thought provoking work has been created for passers-by to enjoy as they travel to their next destination, and for those who want to sit and take time to watch and listen.
MUSE includes hints, twists and refelectioms of all our performance works. It is adapted to suit both the space we are performing and our audience.
