@AXISDanceCo

AXIS exists to redefine dance and disability. We create contemporary dance & programs with/for disabled & non-disabled dancers, touring USA and beyond

 Oakland, CA
axisdance.org
Joined July 2009
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As a former dancer, I have witnessed many beautiful performances. This month @genentech hosted @AXISDanceCo one of the nation’s most acclaimed ensembles of disabled and non-disabled performers. Thank you, AXIS for sharing your artistry & collaborating with us to foster belonging
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SF Classical Voice@SFCV4 Apr 2023
There’s loads of good news from the performers at @AXISDanceCo, who have made debuts, won awards, and celebrated an anniversary in the past year. sfcv.org/articles/music-news…

The Future Is Bright for AXIS Dance Company

The Bay Area ensemble for disabled, nondisabled, and neurodivergent dancers has a list of achievements in the past year to celebrate.

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Dear Community, Like many of you, we have been disappointed with the recent changes at Twitter, including the layoffs of Twitter's entire Accessibility Experience Team, Human Rights Team, and other essential services for the disability community and beyond.
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As our values cannot align with those of the current Twitter management, we will no longer be using this website for updates on our company. We hope you'll join us online over at instagram.com/axisdanceco, facebook.com/AXISDanceComp and tiktok.com/@axisdanceco.
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You can also subscribe to our mailing list at axisdance.org/about/sign-up-…. We hope to stay in touch and connect with you soon! With appreciation, The AXIS Dance Company Team
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We're proud to be a community partner for the World Premiere of @SeanDorseyDance The Lost Art Of Dreaming!  🗓November 18-20 at @zspaceSF SF 🎭ASL at both November 20 performances. ♿️Venue is wheelchair accessible and has all-gender bathrooms. 🎟SeanDorseyDance.com
An image features five queer, trans, and gender-expansive Sean Dorsey Dance dancers wearing elaborate strapless ball gowns made of silver, turquoise and blue layers of fabric. They are dancing in a circle on stage. From the left of the circle, Héctor, Nol, Sean, David, and Brandon extend their arms out with grace as they twirl around and around themselves. Text across the image reads "A World Premiere. THE LOST ART OF DREAMING, by Sean Dorsey Dance. November 18-20. Z Space, SF. www.SeanDorseyDance.com" and the ASL Logo appears in the bottom right corner of the image.

ALT An image features five queer, trans, and gender-expansive Sean Dorsey Dance dancers wearing elaborate strapless ball gowns made of silver, turquoise and blue layers of fabric. They are dancing in a circle on stage. From the left of the circle, Héctor, Nol, Sean, David, and Brandon extend their arms out with grace as they twirl around and around themselves. Text across the image reads "A World Premiere. THE LOST ART OF DREAMING, by Sean Dorsey Dance. November 18-20. Z Space, SF. www.SeanDorseyDance.com" and the ASL Logo appears in the bottom right corner of the image.

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Thank you @Hewlett_Found ! We're so excited to work with Ben Levine and begin our first foray into the realm of disability robotics and dance.
Hewlett Foundation@Hewlett_Found16 Nov 2022
As part of our #Hewlett50 awards in #MediaArts, @AXISDanceCo will work with artist Ben Levine to create a dance work incorporating disability robotics. Learn more about the project: hewlett.org/recipient/axis-d…
Black background with white text. TEXT: Working with new technology is the only way of nearly ensuring that art is not duplicative. The project aims to use disability robotics, a young and burgeoning field, to create new movement opportunities not possible without technological assistance. And while there are dozens of emergent technologies currently in development to assist people with disabilities, the medical field focuses on improving everyday function and emulating familiar movement. The artistic lens of this project will abandon these parameters and embrace unfamiliar or 'un-human' movement. Ben Levin, Axis Dance Company. 2022 Awards in Media Arts.

ALT Black background with white text. TEXT: Working with new technology is the only way of nearly ensuring that art is not duplicative. The project aims to use disability robotics, a young and burgeoning field, to create new movement opportunities not possible without technological assistance. And while there are dozens of emergent technologies currently in development to assist people with disabilities, the medical field focuses on improving everyday function and emulating familiar movement. The artistic lens of this project will abandon these parameters and embrace unfamiliar or 'un-human' movement. Ben Levin, Axis Dance Company. 2022 Awards in Media Arts.

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AXIS Dance Company retweeted
ODC@ODCsf10 Nov 2022
🏠 1 week left to apply for our 2023 Queer and BIPOC Space Residency Initiative! Now in its 2nd year, the residency will support 5 emerging/established dance artists/companies from LGBTQ+ & BIPOC communities. App Deadline: November 20, '22 Learn More: bit.ly/3rX4Lhf
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One highlight of our yearly programming is our #ChoreoLab Fellowship for Disabled Choreographers. Please consider donating to our year-end fundraiser and help us invest in the next generation of disabled artists for years to come: axisdance.org/donate vimeo.com/756533334
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FEVER DREAMS opens this weekend! - mailchi.mp/9e316c82dc31/blin…
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As 2022 comes to a close, we're reflecting on the joyous memories we've made with disabled and non-disabled students, audiences, artists and educators across the country and world.
A photo of the AXIS dancers traveling across the floor on wheeled scooterboards in an acrobatic cluster of bodies. White text on a purple background reads "Invest in Disability Artistry" and axisdance.org/donate

ALT A photo of the AXIS dancers traveling across the floor on wheeled scooterboards in an acrobatic cluster of bodies. White text on a purple background reads "Invest in Disability Artistry" and axisdance.org/donate

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To continue AXIS forward momentum 2023, we're raising $20,000 by the end of the year. Will you help us reach our goal? Support AXIS Today: axisdance.org/donate
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Thank @Hewlett_Found for including us in this incredible cohort! We can't wait to see how these projects come to fruition.
Hewlett Foundation@Hewlett_Found25 Oct 2022
🎉We’re excited to announce our #Hewlett50 recipients in #MediaArts! In this final round of awards, these ten organizations will commission artists creating works that combine cutting-edge technology with diverse artistic disciplines. hewlett.org/50commissions/
Text: Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions, 2022 awards in media arts. Projections of flowers on a curved screen.

ALT Text: Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions, 2022 awards in media arts. Projections of flowers on a curved screen.

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We're so proud to share we’re a recipient of @Hewlett_Found 's #Hewlett50 Art Commissions in #MediaArts. We’ll work with Ben Levine to produce a dance work incorporating disability robotics. hewlett.org/50commissions/
A portrait of Ben Levine lit from below, holding a circular geometric object. Ben has fair skin, blond hair, black glasses. White text with yellow highlights reads Hewlett50, AXIS Dance Company, Kinematic/Kinesthetic, Ben Levine, 2022 Recipient in Media Arts.

ALT A portrait of Ben Levine lit from below, holding a circular geometric object. Ben has fair skin, blond hair, black glasses. White text with yellow highlights reads Hewlett50, AXIS Dance Company, Kinematic/Kinesthetic, Ben Levine, 2022 Recipient in Media Arts.

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"Kinematic/Kinesthetic” will use technological innovation as a tool for artistic generation by developing robotic technologies to research new movement possibilities for disabled and non-disabled dancers.
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The project explores unfamiliar or un-human movement beyond the restraints of the human body, expanding our understanding of ability & embodiment. The project will culminate with a multidisciplinary performance featuring dancers, robotics, projections, & surround sound.
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This Tuesday: We are thrilled to be heading to Lincoln Center to perform virtually as part of their Moments program. The FREE series is designed for audiences with dementia and their caregivers, and open to all. 📸 by David DeSilva
Five disabled and non-disabled dancers pose in a line with red and blue colored scooter boards. Most dancers lie and Crouch towards the floor, while JanpiStar lifts themself up from Zara's knees and hands. Black and blue text reads Lincoln Center Moments

ALT Five disabled and non-disabled dancers pose in a line with red and blue colored scooter boards. Most dancers lie and Crouch towards the floor, while JanpiStar lifts themself up from Zara's knees and hands. Black and blue text reads Lincoln Center Moments

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Join us at 1pm ET / 10am PT, this Tuesday October 25th! Learn more & register at lincolncenter.org/series/acc…

AXIS Dance Company Presents Flutter · Lincoln Center

Join AXIS for a screening of its 2021 dance film, Flutter, as well as recorded excerpts from current repertory. Experience complex musicality and physicality…

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How come I’ve never seen this video before? My mom just sent it to me. They’re dancers in wheelchairs dancing with arm movements during the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics…
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We're so excited to perform this evening with @CSUEBTD for the Center for Disability Justice Research Launch Party! We'll be performing today, Friday Oct. 22 from 5 – 7pm at the University Theatre Lobby and Courtyard. For more info: bit.ly/2nd-Inclusive-Perform… 📸 by Doug Kaye
JanpiStar leans back and holds the hand of Louisa in counterbalance, who tilts forward with one leg extended. Janpi is a wheelchair user wearing a purple dress, Louisa wears a blue/turquoise dress and has a limb difference in one hand.

ALT JanpiStar leans back and holds the hand of Louisa in counterbalance, who tilts forward with one leg extended. Janpi is a wheelchair user wearing a purple dress, Louisa wears a blue/turquoise dress and has a limb difference in one hand.

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