Dance: An Evening with Traces Dance Ensemble, Garter Lane Arts Centre

Traces Dance Ensemble are based at Garter Lane Arts Centre and its Co-Artistic Directors are: Dee Grant & Libby Seward. Traces Dance Programme provides professional dance training for young people with disabilities.

Traces Dance Ensemble is a unique contemporary dance company based in Waterford, Ireland. Their work challenges perceptions about dance and disability by creating and presenting work that communicates potent messages of empowerment and identity. Key to the creative processes are the dancers own reflections, their personal challenges and their roles as advocates for human rights and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. Traces dancers contribute to all decision-making and are confident in voicing opinions. They are generous collaborators, hard working, brave and open to challenges. The tangible atmosphere of trust and respect nurtured within the group is communicated to their audiences.

‘I See You See Me’ conveys with sensitivity and tenderness the relationships between the dancers. Emotions and personal stories are expressed with physical eloquence in a seamless dialogue with the filmmaker. This intimate and engaging short dance film is a testament to the high artistic values embraced by Traces dancers and artistic team.