Anjali Dance Company is a professional contemporary dance company, and is one of the first of its kind in the world. All of Anjali's dancers have learning disabilities. The company produces and tours performances and undertakes educational and outreach work. Anjali aims to show that disability is no barrier to creativity.

I am an artist, critic, and curator living in Oxford, England.

One third of Oxford's only artist and curatorial collaborative, Launch Collaborative, Emily Alexander, Phil Marston and I met many moons ago as fine art undergraduates. Having graduated, gone our separate ways, and developed different skill sets exhibiting, curating, working within event management, communications, and personal development in cities across Europe, we have reunited, fusing skills and ambitions to form Launch Collaborative in Oxford.

Launch Collaborative aims to provide a platform for creative exploration, showcasing some of the best contemporary art by early and mid-career artists, complementing the exhibition programme with live performances, workshops, in-conversation events, and lectures. With the intention of promoting, exploring and contributing towards new and exciting opportunities within Oxford, Launch Collaborative's goal is to provide exhibition opportunities for local artists, at the same time drawing other artists and audiences into the city. Launch Collaborative aim to encourage public interest in the visual arts, whilst remaining committed to artists' integrity and striving towards the development of sustainable careers within the arts.

Interested in social dynamics and the psychology of space, Launch Collaborative are keen to utilise unusual exhibition spaces within Oxford city centre in order to gain maximum exposure for exhibitors, in turn facilitating greater interaction with a wider audience.

Working as part of Launch Collaborative is something that I do alongside reviewing exhibitions and art happenings for the Oxford Mail... and then there's the day job!

I have worked for Oxford City Council within the Arts & Culture Team since 2000. My main responsibilities focus on dance development (including delivering the city-wide annual dance festival 'Dancin' Oxford' - including programming, curating, commissioning and producing), managing and supporting various outreach / community-based projects and supporting locally-based artists (of all art forms).
I can be contacted via e-mail at cthompson@oxford.gov.uk or 01865 252820 / 07747 475259.

Susie Crow trained in Oxford with Beryl Jackson and June Christian, and at the Royal Ballet Upper School. She danced for 12 years with the Royal Ballet and Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet, becoming a soloist, and is now an independent choreographer and teacher based in Oxford working with professionals, students and adult learners under the name of Ballet in Small Spaces. She has made ballets for Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, Dance Advance, National Youth Dance and National Youth Ballet among others, and has twice been a finalist in the Madrid Choreographic Competition. Recent work includes the full length narrative Black Maria made in 2007 in collaboration with composer Tom Armstrong and film maker Zara Waldeback, and curating a second edition of the successful Solos Project at the Burton Taylor Studio. She has an MA in Dance Studies from University of Surrey and a Certificate of Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education from the Institute of Education. She works in partnership with Jennifer Jackson on Ballet Independents' Group projects including choreographic courses and research, and the BIG Discussion Forum.

Camino del Flamenco was formed in 2003 and are based in Oxfordshire. We are a production company that runs classes, courses, workshops and shows in Flamenco dance and guitar. We offer regular Flamenco dance classes for children and adults in Oxford and Cornstone Arts, Didcot.

All our teachers are qualified, highly experienced and many of them are Spanish. Our classes are accompanied by Flamenco guitarists.

Our students perform at festivals and events throughout the region and in addition, perform at our bi-annual theatre showcase, accompanied by our musicians and with a professional dance finale.

We also specialise in running workshops for schools and colleges and offer a wide choice of workshop types at various prices. We also teach hen party Flamenco dance workshops and first dances for wedding couples which are either Flamenco or Flamenco-style.

We make or import directly from Sevilla (Andalucía) and sell a range of top quality Flamenco dance wear including Flamenco dance skirts and dresses, shawls, castanets, fans, hats, flowers and dance shoes at excellent prices. We make our own range of beautiful children's Flamenco dance wear and we also sell on an extensive range of pre-loved Flamenco dance wear for adults and children. We hire matching Flamenco group costumes to professional and amateur performance groups.

We also produce the highly successful bi-monthly "Spanish Nights" in the private performance bar of The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury and at Cornerstone Arts, Didcot and will shortly be beginning Spanish Nights in Oxford too. These professional Flamenco performance nights feature top groups, mainly from Spain and Spanish groups currently based in the UK. The intimate atmosphere produces unforgettable nights of intense Flamenco passion which our audience finds extremely memorable.

I am a performer, Singer, Actress, Writer, Dancer, teacher. I have often several projects on the go at once. At the moment the ones boiling on the stove are:

1. Firebird, a duet with Liz Cowdrey; Between us we perform and atmospheric, romantic fusion of Latin, Gypsy and Classical music on Voice, Violin, Guitar, Viola, Recorders and probably more to come thanks to Liz's talents. Our music is suitable for intimate venues, in particular beautiful restaurants and caffees where people DO listen to the music even if they have a glass of wine or a lovely meal in front of them, small theatres and any space that invites the listeners to dream, relax and feel all mellow and soft inside. However we can and do use amplification if necessary for larger venues. Our next gig is April the 3rd at the beautiful Vaults and Garden, University Church of St Mary's,Radcliffe Square, High Street, Oxford OX1 4AH, as part of the Oxfringe Festival. Tickets from WeGotTickets and if there are any left, at the door. See website hopefully by the end of this week: www.firebirdmusic.net

2. Malena or Magdalena. A new version of my Tangotheatre play Malena, La Amante Olvidada (the Forgotten Lover) which was a sold out performance both at The Pegasus Theatre in Oxford 2006 and at The Mill Arts Centre in Banbury 2008. The 2009 version is a collaboration with Cherwell Theatre Company and it will be performed in the spring this year. Malena is about yearning, endurance, acceptance, and redemption through love and will. Date tba. See website www.tangotheatre.co.uk Be patient if it doesn't work at first. My host disappeared and I'm trying to re-connect.

3. The Thermodynamics of Love, my first novel in English, an intricate web of love and physics, passion and thought, should be out and about one way or another by the end of this year. Are we Determined by our past? Or should we Determine our present and Future? How much power is there inside our conscious and even uncoscious minds? How much is the power of our Love?

4. Currently teaching at The Mill Arts Centre 3 Singing classes/choirs: Singing for the Terrified, Songthreads I and Songthreads II. Also a Tango fortnightly class. More information from www.themillartscentre.co.uk

5. To come next autum, The Eco-Musical, again at The Mill (my second home!)

LiveArts is a voluntary arts organisation that promotes and organises an annual programme of both professional and community events at St Mary's Church. The funds raised from the regular concert bookings and ticket/bar sales are used to develop further performing arts activities as well as to maintain the Grade 1 listed building. The venue is the largest of its kind in North Oxfordshire and is a vital resource for community groups and schools to stage large events. Each year, over 25 events are held with a total audience in the region of 7,000. We have over 30 volunteers who help to support LiveArts by stewarding, running the bar, operating the lighting, sound and staging. We are in the process of applying for funding to purchase new Exhibition Panels & lighting to enable our venue to be used for exhibitions and conferences.

In addition, LiveArts is committed to supporting younger and older people through its outreach programme of annual workshops. This is the most important work that LiveArts carries out in the wider community by enabling young and old to benefit from taking part. In June 2009, LiveArts will be working on an Intergenerational Workshop Programme called 'Bridging the Gap' that involves dance, creative writing, poetry and photography. We will be working with up to 120 young people from six primary schools and 60 older people from the local community.

Anyone wishing to find out more about our venue can visit www.livearts-at-stmarys.co.uk or contact the LiveArts Administrator during office hours by calling 01295 253329 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Fridays from 9am - 11am or email contact@livearts-at-stmarys.co.uk.

OYAP empowers young people to make a difference to themselves and their communities through the Arts.
Our projects offer creative opportunities for young people in Bicester, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, and beyond, giving encouragement and support to those who have few chances to access art and culture. We work in partnership with other organisations and inspirational artists to create opportunities which develop young people’s creativity, confidence, employability and wellbeing.

We deliver a mixture of regular weekly activities, holiday sessions, and project funded work. Where we make a charge our fees are low and we offer free or pay what you can afford options as we believe our activities should be accessible to all.

Dance 8 is a teaching and performance dance company, based in the Vale of White Horse area.

We are professionally trained and have worked as individual performing artists for the past 10 years.

In 2008 we came together to share our experiences, to develop dance shows and dance classes for schools and the community. Our collaboration constantly helps our professional development.

We teach classes at Youth Clubs, Leisure Centres, schools and for the Vale of White Horse and South Oxon District Council for adults and Children.

Our aim is to make dance accessible for everyone in the Vale.

I am currently the Arts and Visitor Services Manager for Cherwell, and as such have operational responsibility for Arts Development, Tourism including Tourist Information Centres and Banbury Museum. I have lived and worked in Oxfordshire for 10 years. I have a keen interest in childrens theatre and literature and a passion for pots and jewels..