Since the beginning of its journey, CoDa has focused on creating a community where there is no hierarchy; where performer and participant hold the same artistic value and contribution; where there is no you and I but only Us. This is a fundamental principle in the development of the methodology which drives all projects.
GET THE INVITE RIGHT
- Scope & design a person-centred invitation to participate
- Take time to build personal relationships and trust with individuals and their care networks
ACTIVATE THE SPACE
- Create an inclusive space – transformed from it’s everyday use
- Understand the complexity of navigating consent when working with people who have barriers to communication
- Only work with individuals who are able to give consent
- Ensure access needs are met & a co-designed network of support is created by the group
GIVE PERMISSION TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
- Shift the power dynamic and create an equitable exchange
- Build an alternative ecology which frees people to interact and move in ways outside the hospital norm
VALUE INTENT
- Work beyond perceived physical capacity
- Challenge existing narratives about what can’t be done, using visualisation and experimentation
BUILD CONFIDENCE
- Create a supportive culture for personal physical risk-taking
- Respond to individual mobility barriers and design personalised strategies for physical discovery
COLLABORATE
- Imagine and explore together
- Facilitate a collaborative process without hierarchy – ascribe value to every contribution
CREATE
- Change the power dynamic
- Create a highly visible platform for ideas and experiences, giving everyone agency in the development of a professional multi-sensory dance performance
