REDEFINING DANCE & MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL!

"There is no more defiant a land that I can think of than AXIS. They showed me what dance could be." -Bill T. Jones

Prepare to leave all your preconceptions at the door...

AXIS Dance Company, one of the world’s most acclaimed and innovative ensembles of performers with and without disabilities, will change the way you think about dance and the possibilities of the human body forever. Founded in 1987, AXIS has become a jewel of contemporary dance and disability culture. AXIS has paved the way for a powerful contemporary dance form - physically integrated dance- performing in over sixty cities nationwide, as well as in Europe and Siberia.

Under the Artistic Direction of Judith Smith, the Company’s list of collaborators read like a Who’s Who of contemporary dance-- Bill T. Jones, Stephen Petronio, Joe Goode, Joanna Haigood, Victoria Marks, Ann Carlson, Margaret Jenkins, Sonya Delwaide, Meredith Monk, Fred Frith and Joan Jeanrenaud. AXIS has received seven Isadora Duncan Dance Awards and an additional eight nominations. AXIS is also known for its unparalleled education/outreach program Dance Access and its youth component Dance Access/KIDS! that offer a kaleidoscope of events for adults and youth of all abilities locally and on tour.

AXIS Dance Company's mission is:

• to create and perform contemporary dance that is developed through the collaboration of dancers with and without disabilities
• to teach dance and educate about collaboration and disability through community education and outreach programs
• to promote and support physically integrated dance locally, nationally and internationally

AXIS Dance Company is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax-deductible.

What people say about us:

"A program of cannily constructed and masterfully executed dances awaits anyone venturing into the home season of AXIS Dance Company this weekend…So irresistible has been AXIS' rise that one long ago stopped marveling at how these performers transcend handicaps…In fact, one attends their concerts with the expectations one brings to any superior repertory modern dance company." -Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance

"The performance itself exceeded our hopes. The quality of the choreography and the presentation was wonderful. Both the evening and student matinee performances were excellent artistry." - Hanlina Kuslieka, The Fine Arts Center, UMass Amherst

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