Radical Motion Double Bill – ConfiCo and Mind the Gap

Radical Motion is a new disability dance festival for Folkestone, hosted by Confidance. Topping the festival will be this double bill event from ConfiCo and Mind the Gap. Mind the Gap will open with ‘The Shopping Basket Theory’, a brand-new dance-theatre duet in collaboration with John-William Watson. ConfiCo will follow, premiering ‘Give Me Space’ - a striking new work inspired by their lived experiences of disability. Mind the Gap: The Shopping Basket Theory (15 minutes) What happens when doom and gloom meets cheer, when hopelessness meets hopefulness? In this brand-new dance-theatre duet, a collaboration between Mind the Gap and John-William Watson; two opposing characters search for connection and community whilst trying to embrace each other's differences. If they share the load, will they find empathy and common ground? Mind the Gap collaborates with learning disabled and/or autistic artists to create bold, inclusive and original theatre. John-William Watson is a Yorkshire based choreographer, director and dancer from Beeston, Leeds. They create critically acclaimed, darkly-comedic dance plays - often exploring the interplay between silliness, surrealism and existentialism. ConfiCo: Give Me Space (30 minutes) Bold and moving, Give Me Space is a powerful dance performance by ConfiCo that puts learning-disabled voices centre stage and celebrates the fight to be heard.