Dance & Physical Theatre

Embrace

Disability-led theatre at its finest!

Dates 12 - 13 Oct
Time 6:30pm, 1:00pm (60 minutes)
Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom

$25.00

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A group of dancers in school uniforms. Long white socks, navy and white, checked netball skirts, white shirts, and red neck ties.
The dancer in focus is holding their hands above their had and smiling.

Here you have a group of 5 dancers in School uniforms, they are in the midst of a dance battle and one of the leads Denzal is doing his thing on the dance floor and is in the middle of a L kick.

In this photo you see one of the dancers up-side down in the air as he is halfway through doing a backflip, the stage has lights twinkling behind him and two of his other dancers is crouching watching him.

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Dance & Physical Theatre

Image Credit: Leigh Wilson

Directed by: Rosanne Stuart
In Association With: InsideOutside Dance
Choreographed by: Nic Maguire and Shane Dechavez

'Embrace' casts 5 artists from InsideOutside Dance, International Model and dancer Madeline Stuart, five-time Australian and one time world champion dancer Denzel Van Uitregt, Kala, Anthony, and Jess . All students have varying disabilities including, ASD, Turner syndrome, intellectual disability, Down syndrome or are legally blind.

The production follows the journey of these 5 individuals as they navigate the difficult challenges that people with disabilities are faced with in the real world, you will be laughing, crying, uplifted, and motivated for change by the end of the show!

Relive your youth as you follow their journey through high school and graduation, only to fall into an understanding of loneliness and isolation. Celebrate a spark of hope that is only a small step of courage away and embrace the glistening lights of what the future has to hold. The hilarious and thought-provoking script has been paired with outstanding choreography from choreographers Nick Maguire and Shane Dechavez.

About Embrace

InsideOutside Dance, is a leading Australian NDIS registered dance school for people with disabilities, it was founded 7 years ago by Australian international model Madeline Stuart and her mother Rosanne Stuart to provide a platform for artists/dancers with disabilities who love dance and performing on the stage.

Madeline took the world by storm by being the first international supermodel with Down syndrome and ASD, after she became internationally known she wanted to give back to her community so opened the dance company to provide people with disabilities the same dance opportunities as everyone else, something that has been significantly lacking in society for a long time. However, goals shifted beyond just dance in 2022 which led them to the launch of ‘Embrace’ which will take to the stage this October at the ‘Melbourne Fringe Festival’.

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Duration: 60 minutes
Event Accessibility: Blind or Low Vision Rating: Partially Accessible, Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Partially Accessible, English no barrier
Age suitability: G
Event warnings: Sustained Loud Noises.
Content warnings: Mental Health.

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom
Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

Wheelchair Access

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom is wheelchair accessible.

The entrance to the venue is on Lygon St. You can head up the front stairs and through the main doors, from there head right to get to the Loading Dock.
If you need step free access, there is lift at the front of the building and our team will be able to guide you from there to the Loading Dock.

Once you're in the Loading Dock you can head west and through the corridor to the stairs, and up to the ETU Ballroom. There is also a lift if you are unable to take the stairs.

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Full: $25.00
Concession: $20.00
Extra Applause: $50.00
Blak Tix: $20.00

Member discounts available

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Come and see this amazing production that has received rave reviews, we promise you that you will not be disappointed. Whatever you think you may see, trust me you will be a happily surprised.

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