International Day of People with Disability
An event celebrating the contributions and achievements of people with disability.
Experiences
Celebrate International Day of People with Disability 2024 with Dancenorth Australia and Townsville Community Learning Centre.
International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations-sanctioned day that celebrates the contributions and achievements of people with disability and promotes awareness, understanding and acceptance in our community.
Each year, Dancenorth collaborates with a group of Townsville Community Learning Centre students to create an original dance performance. This year, the group has been inspired by Dancenorth's Lighting the Dark, a bold new work by Chris Dyke, a Kaurna (Adelaide) based dancer and choreographer living with Down syndrome.
Be transported to Lighting the Dark's revolutionary world by our new dance performance, created in collaboration with our enthusiastic, charming and feisty cast of young dancers from Townsville Community Learning Centre. Everyone in the cast and audience will be invited to dance after the performance.
Celebrate the diversity within our community and share in the joy of dance as a foundation to create connections that enrich and enhance our lives.
This event will be Auslan interpreted.
This event will be photographed
Join us Friday, 6 Dec 2024 4pm-5pm at Dancenorth Theatre, 188 - 210 Stanley Street, Townsville, Queensland, 4810
Date
Friday 6th December
Schedule
Friday, 6 December 4pm
Location
Dancenorth Theatre
Gurambilbarra / Townsville
Cost
Free
Accessibility
Dancenorth is located on the corner of Walker and Stanley Streets in Townsville City, 188 - 210 Stanley Street, Townsville, Queensland, 4810.
The ground floor of the venue is fully accessible, this includes the Dancenorth Theatre, foyer, bar, main offices and wheelchair accessible toilet.
The main entrance is located at Stanley Street and accessible via wheelchair lift.
There is a drop off area outside the Clarion Hotel on Stanley Street, 50m from our main entrance.
Accessible seating is available for performances in our Theatre. Seating is located at the front row, level with the stage. If you require accessible seating (including wheelchairs) there is a two-step booking process. 1) Please complete your online booking with the total number of tickets required (including accessible seats) 2) Contact Dancenorth directly to confirm your needs (07) 4772 2549.
This event will be Auslan interpreted and include inclusive participatory dance opportunity for all mobilities.
Performance History
Each year Dancenorth and students at Townsville Community Learning City (TCLC) celebrate the diversity within our community on IDPwD by sharing in the joy of dance as a conduit for connections that enhance our lives.
2023: The cast worked with the idea of their favourite places and transported their Townsville audience to spaces that promised action, fun, comfort and safety.
2022: The cast drew inspiration from Dancenorth’s Wayfinder, creating a vibrant abstraction of joy and resilience. This colourful dance performance was set among their own version of Hiromi Tango’s garden.
2021: The performance was inspired by Dancenorth’s 2021 work World Interior, focusing on themes of strength, construction, and heart.
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