Jones the Dance

Our vision is to transform who gets to make and experience contemporary dance.  Our mission is to break-down barriers and perceptions of who can dance, who can make it and who can enjoy it, how dance is made and where it happens, and why that matters. Dance has the power to be transformative, from a single moment to a lifetime, and creating those moments is key to making sure that everyone no matter their background has the opportunity to experience that.    We aim to make transformative contemporary dance experiences by breaking conventions of how dance is made and experienced, where it is shown and by whom. After many challenging years for dance and the cultural sector across Wales, with major projects and opportunities dramatically being reduced or cut and impacted by the pandemic and Brexit, our aim is to play a significant part in rebuilding a culture life in Wales where people and dance artists who have been locked out of opportunities are the centre of how dance is made, shared and experienced. We aim to reimagine the creative processes, methods and approaches for how contemporary dance productions, youth dance projects and international collaboration/touring projects are made. Through collaboration with artists, participants and communities we will build trust, ignite curiosity and create a feeling that “it is for me”. We aim to support dance artists and young dancers who are under-served by contemporary dance structures such as those who are d/Deaf/Hard of Hearing or rurally isolated in Wales to discover, develop and flourish. We aim to produce regular productions and projects to re-build audiences and participants following the pandemic and increase impact with d/Deaf and Disabled audiences, participants and dance artists. We work with and support a range of hearing and Deaf freelance staff, dancers, producers, teachers, creatives and technical staff who all strive to make the greatest impact on dance in Wales collectively.