Cultivating Connection: Let’s Play with Ashley Lim

Let’s Play: Repairing Play in Dance

Let’s Play is a well-being movement class that uses props and dance games to initiate movement. It’s mostly improvisation and finding your own way of moving, nothing is right or wrong! Ashley invites you to play and find your inner child. Using the theory of repairing play by Aaron Trammel in their practice. Come and find out how you can repair play within your practice.

About Cultivating Connection

We know it’s often hard for disabled and neurodivergent people to meet peers because of the physical, environmental and financial barriers in the arts. This event series provides an informal space to gather, support each other, and invest in artistic practice.

At each Cultivating Connection event a different artist or arts worker offers an insight into their practice with a low-key workshop – whether through movement, poetry, or discussion. There will also be open time for socialising, with free food and a paid bar.

These events are open to anyone who considers themselves an artist, performer, or maker – whether professional, aspiring or hobbyist. They are specifically held for people who experience ableism, and staffed by people with those lived experiences.

About the workshop leaders

Ashley Lim (they/them) is a Malaysian movement artists and facilitator. The values of their practice are Play, Ownership and Celebration. Their practice involves investigating the struggles of everyday life under the constant pressure of production while reimagining alternative ways of being and interacting with people/nature. Through this experience Ashley explores the joy and liberation that come through community and sharing experiences of frustration, anger and agency.

How much does it cost?

Tickets are pay what you feel, from £3 – £7, as a small contribution towards the cost of running the event. Thank you to those who select a higher ticket price – you are supporting others who are financially disadvantaged to attend.

Where is it taking place?

CDS and Poplar Union are partnering on this project, connecting our respective East London creative communities offsite in their wheelchair accessible building. This event in April will take place at Poplar Union.

Accessibility

Poplar Union is a street level, single floor building with two accessible toilets. They are fitted with an in-built induction loop for hearing aid users. Lifts are available at nearby DLR stations – Langdon Park, Westferry, Poplar and All Saints.

All workshops are designed with a range of access needs and learning styles in mind. If you would like to discuss your access requirements, or you would like to be considered to lead a future event, please get in touch with CDS staff member Frances Morgan: frances@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk