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Dance training for people with a disability
Belgium
Platform-K
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Working on the dream of dancers with a (learning) disability.
About the Project
Kobe was dancing in his bedroom for years. Thanks to Platform-K, he has already performed in several productions.
Hannah was dreaming about becoming a dancer since she was little. But she had no access to professional dance training.
Like this, there are many stories...
If you have a learning disability and you dream of becoming a dancer, you have very limited options. People with a disability are excluded from professional dance training.
The mission of Platform-K is to fill this gap. We believe that dancers with a disability are an added value to the contemporary dance scene.
To do this, we train dancers with a disability and we create productions with dancers with and without a disability.
Read more
At Platform-K, we invest in dancers with a disability. The goal of an inclusive dance scene can only be reached if we have dancers with a disability who are professionally trained.
How do we work?
On the one hand, we offer training programmes to people with a disability. We give them tools to become strong, self-aware dancers.
On the other hand, we change the perception of dance companies and dance school.
Our training programme consists of different modules.
- Beginners: Basic dance training. Motivation and talent are the key selection criteria.
- Advanced level: we support dancers to develop a personal dance identity. We offer yoga (strength, flexibility and concentration), contemporary dance technique (technique translated to their bodies), creative lab (improvisation) and presentation. We also have coaching sessions to exchange ideas, feedback and ambitions.
- Individual trajectory: the dancers in the advanced level need more challenge. Therefore, we offer residencies and work together with dance academies (level graduate school). In residencies, we create time and space for two dancers: one dancer with and one without a disability. Together they explore the possibilities of cooperation. This can lead to a presentation, but the focus is more on the process. We also collaborate with dance academies. Some dancers attend a course in the regular dance educational field. We believe this is interesting in both ways: for the dancer with a disability it is challenging, for the students of the dance academy it opens their eyes and shows them a different world and inspiration. E.g. Hannah attented courses with Ultima Vez, Belgian company of Wim Vandekeybus.
Why should you support us?
By supporting this project, you become a supporter of inclusive dance. You help with a big impact on many.
Be talented
People with a disability grow up with a focus on what they can't do. Becoming a professional dancer changes that. They learn about what they are talented in. They get praise from the public.The network of Kobe, Hannah and the other dancers expands as a result of taking part in performances, going on tour.
Be a role model
The dancers of Platform-K are a role model for many people with a disability and their family. They show that many things are possible, even with a disability. They inspire dancers without disabilities to overcome their difficulties.
Create an inclusive dance scene
Choreographers sometimes hesitate to work with dancers with a disability. Once they get to know them, they see possibilities. E.g.Lisi Estaras made Monkey Mind with Platform-K. After that production, she often invited the dancers of Platform-K to attend "Monkey Mind"-workshops. She experienced that the atmosphere was more creative and free with the dancers of Platform-K present.
Who are we?
Platform-K is a dance company based in Ghent, Belgium. We train dancers with a disability. We create dance productions.
Frauke Seynnaeve
Education Specialist
Samuel Van Eyck
Dancer
Juki Rosiers
Dancer
Fanny Vandesande
Teacher
Sarah Snoeij
Co-teacher
Zanne Boon
Dancer
Lies Heirbaut
Teacher
Inge Lattré
Artistic Director
Kobe Wyffels
Dancer
Remco Sabbe
Dancer
Veronique Mees
Dancer
Natasa Frantzi
Teacher
Oskar Stalpaert
Dancer
Hannah Bekemans
Dancer
Fernando Amado
Dancer
Anna Dujardin
Dancer
Supporters
Thanks to the support of FEDORA's Corporate Donor Secutix, the first €1,000 donated to "Dance training for people with a disability" will be doubled.
Anonymous donated 2 years ago
Marie-Suzanne Lint donated 2 years ago
Lien Smet donated 2 years ago
Constanze Tanneberger donated 2 years ago
Jan Depoortere donated 2 years ago
Daan Cools donated 2 years ago
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Rita Rouges donated 2 years ago
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Karen Vos donated 2 years ago
Gudrun Heymans donated 2 years ago
Wim De Paepe donated 2 years ago
Loïc Van der Heyden donated 2 years ago
Koen de Visscher donated 2 years ago
Jan Gysels donated 2 years ago
Bert Vandenbussche donated 2 years ago
Annelies Storms donated 2 years ago
Anonymous donated 2 years ago
Koen Deweer donated 2 years ago
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François Grenet donated 2 years ago
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Marie Grenet donated 2 years ago
Lies Van den eynden donated 2 years ago
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Toon Maillard donated 2 years ago
Leen De Busscher donated 2 years ago
Annelies Poppe donated 2 years ago
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target reached € 8,365
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Royal Swedish Opera
target reached € 5,427
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Stara Zagora State Opera
