On 2 October, “The Argonauts”, a new inclusive dance performance was staged at Hakob Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre in Yerevan that brought together professional and non-professional, disabled and non-disabled performers from Ukraine, Armenia,Georgia and the UK.
The production,which was created by Candoco Dance Company, in collaboration with Lost Dog Dance Theatre Company with the support of the British Council, marked the culmination of the British Council’s four-year programme Unlimited: Making the Right Moves.
The 20-minuteperformance is a fragmented re-telling of the story of Jason and Medea told through words, music and movement. The Argonauts was shown in Yerevan in the scope of High Fest International Performing Arts Festival.
“This performance looks at how we build our sense of individual and collective identity through the telling and re-telling of stories. It is a piece about the mythical and the mundane and how they are much closer than we think,” Ben Duke, Artistic Director at Lost Dog company said.
“We are happy to host Candoco Dance company in Armenia through the High Fest International Performing Arts Festival. The Armenian audience knows Candoco very well as they have performed in Armenia several times and their first visit in 2013 marked the start of our efforts of establishing the first inclusive dance company in Armenia. After six years of cooperation, we have the first professional inclusive dance group within the Small Theatre in Yerevan that has not only hav regular performances in Armeniabut has also appeared on international stages. This is great initiative that not only provides an opportunity for disabled people to fulfil their potential through arts but also to break stereotypes about disability and art,” Arevik Saribekyan, Country Director at British Council Armenia said.
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