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Announcement📢 DaDa is delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Haslam as Chief Executive Officer/Artistic Director and Faye Christiansen as Operations & Finance Manager. Read all about it over on our blog: dadafest.co.uk/article/dada-a…

Arts organisation DaDa reveals new leadership Thanks @LBNDaily for sharing our news lbndaily.co.uk/arts-organisat…

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! CLOSES TOMORROW! 🚨 We’re excited to offer £750 bursaries to 4-5 shortlisted artists, chosen by a panel of dance professionals. One outstanding artist will also receive an additional £1,000 development fund to support the creation of new work. We’re looking for proposals from individual dance artists and companies that: 🩰 Showcase original ideas for new dance work 🎨 Help develop your own dance or creative practice 🎭 Can be performed in a traditional theatre setting (@unitytheatre) ⏰ Deadline: 10am, Friday 6 March. Don’t miss out! Apply now: bit.ly/3OObRmY

🎵A new music group for disabled young people is coming to Liverpool! Thanks @capliverpool for inviting us on to chat about our young ensemble project which is opening a new cohort for 2026. Running from 2 March 2026 through summer meeting Mondays during term time at Resonate Music Hub in Liverpool. To find out more or apply, email info@dadafest.co.uk More here: dadafest.co.uk/article/call-o…

"New project to support young disabled musicians launches across Liverpool" Thanks @TheGuideLpool for sharing news of our ensemble project. theguideliverpool.com/new-project-to…

📢Call out for young disabled musicians to join DaDa Young Ensemble. Are you 14-25? Do you identify as Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent? Are you a musician ready to create, collaborate and perform with others? Apply to info@dadafest.co.uk More here: dadafest.co.uk/article/call-o…

Just a casual gathering of a team who are finalists for Arts Organisation of the year at the LCR Culture and Creativity Awards 💅🏻 📸 @TomWoWPR

@DaDaFest My first podcast of the year is an interview with the visually impaired mixed race Teacher, Santosh Ghosh from Nottingham. There are loads of interesting insights, especially in relation to the interrelation between disability and ethnicity. youtu.be/829XQCt8pbM?si…

🚨Job opportunity! #Acesupported Greater Manchester organisation Cartwheel Arts are looking for a new Creative Director/Joint CEO 🙌 Scan the QR Code below to find out more 👇

For the second year running we have been listed as finalists in the LCR Culture and Creativity Awards, this time as 'Arts organisation of the Year'! We are thrilled to have our 40th anniversary year of work celebrated in this way, particularly DaDaFest International 40 and all the fantastic disabled artists who made it happen. Wish us luck as we find out the winners later in the year. liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/news/finalists… @LpoolCityRegion @ace_national @lpoolcouncil @CultureLPool

We are thrilled to announce that @YouthMusic Trailblazer Fund and PH Holt Foundation have agreed to support DaDa’s Young ensemble project for 2026. We will soon be opening recruitment for 14-25 year old disabled musicians to join this programme, so keep a look out if this sounds like something you might be interested in. For now, you can catch the full story over on our blog: dadafest.co.uk/article/new-fu…

We would like to wish all our friends, supporters and colleagues a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2026. 🎉 Our offices will be back open from 5th January.

#DDFIExtra so far has given: - Rushton Residencies, Workshops and instagram takeover - An International event with SESC Brazil - Premiere of Hand Ships Sail BTS Film - Power not Pity at Edinburgh Fringe More to come. Read about it here: dadafest.co.uk/article/ddfi-e…

Today is the last day our team will be in the office for 2025. We are closing to allow our staff a well deserved break from 19th December to 5th January 2026. We wish a Merry Christmas to those who celebrate, and the warmest wishes for the coming new year. Team DaDa 🎄⛄🎅🏽

In a special Disability History Month episode of Power not Pity Podcast, Access and Support Coordinator at DaDa, Denise Kennedy, takes us on a trip to Edinburgh Fringe.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎭 🎙️Full episodes and transcripts available here: dadafest.co.uk/what-we-do/pow…

Everyone is talking about #DDFIExtra! Thanks @artinliverpool for sharing news on our winter programme: artinliverpool.com/news/dada-anno… More artists have since been announced, so head to our website for more: dadafest.co.uk/what-we-do/dad…

Thanks @BroadwayWorld for this piece on #DDFIExtra our winter arts programme: broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/ar…

Tomorrow!

@RiversideCU @BradburyF Thanks for the shout out folks!

Disability is something any of us could experience, whether permanently or short term. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and seen for who they are. If you want to get involved, groups like @DaDaFest and @BradburyF are great places to start. scope.org.uk/campaigns/extr…

A film of 'Hand Ships Sail' by Cathy Mager of Spectroscope Studio projecting onto the Cunard Buildings as part of #DDFI40 was captured. We are thrilled to share this film with you as part of #DDFIExtra this International Day of Disabled People. dadafest.co.uk/event/hand-shi…