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Anna Gichan and Summer Intensive participant Grace Cross sit on the floor of a dance studio, with their backs to each other, as they raise their arms up and forward. They both are smiling; Grace is wearing a black face mask. Orange and white text reads information described below.

AXIS in Motion: In-Person Dance Class

Berkeley Ballet Theater 1370 Tenth St, Berkeley, California, United States
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Did experiencing our Home Season performances get you itching to dance? You're in luck! AXIS in Motion returns with an IN-PERSON class on Friday, Oct. 25th from 10 - 11am at Berkeley Ballet Theater! Halloween costumes encouraged but not required ? ? Thanks to support from the California Arts Council class is provided at no […]

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Balancing on JanpiStar's wheelchair, Zara Anwar holds an arabesque as she reaches one arm up and leans forward. JanpiStar lunges to the side with their torso, as both dancers are lit by by a red to purple gradient background.

AXIS Youth Performances: Stanford Live (K-5)

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Educators and youth from grades K-5 are invited to join us at Stanford Live in Palo Alto for our innovative and interactive Youth Performance program. AXIS dancers will showcase striking artistic repertory by leading international choreographers, provide educational information on disability, share personal dance history, and introduce the audience to an integrated dance experience. TICKETS […]

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Balancing on JanpiStar's wheelchair, Zara Anwar holds an arabesque as she reaches one arm up and leans forward. JanpiStar lunges to the side with their torso, as both dancers are lit by by a red to purple gradient background.

AXIS Youth Performances: Stanford Live (6-12)

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Educators and youth from grades 6-12 are invited to join us at Stanford Live in Palo Alto for our innovative and interactive Youth Performance program. AXIS dancers will showcase striking artistic repertory by leading international choreographers, provide educational information on disability, share personal dance history, and introduce the audience to an integrated dance experience.

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In the foreground, AXIS Dancer JanpiStar lies backwards and belly-forwards on top of their manual wheelchair, holding one arm on the ground as they twist their torso upwards to extend one long, silver telescoping crutch into the air. Behind them, Alaja mirrors this gesture by placing one telescopic crutch on the ground; using this to support their weight as they lift one leg up into a high arabesque that is parallel to Janpi’s crutch.

Kinematic / Kinesthetic: Stanford Live

Stanford Live, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, California, United States
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Kinematic/Kinesthetic is a groundbreaking work that integrates emerging and existing technologies to expand movement potential for both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Watch as AXIS Dance Company pushes the boundaries of dance technology through the use of dynamic mobility devices, including telescoping crutches and robotic hexapod legs developed by engineering students at Carnegie Mellon and University of Maryland working with multidisciplinary […]

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AXIS for All – Community Class

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