Anjali Dance Company empowers learning-disabled dancers as creative artists by actively supporting and promoting their artistic development. We demonstrate the extraordinary talents and creative abilities of people with learning disabilities.
We create and perform original work, in collaboration with world-class choreographers, with high production values. Anjali has worked with some of the UK’s foremost dance choreographers including Gary Clarke, Lea Anderson, Claire Russ, Matthew Hawkins, Charlotte Vincent and New Art Club.
Anjali’s dancers are central to the development of all our artistic work, shaping the choreographic process and the content. Our dancers are treated with utmost respect as artists who happen to have learning disabilities, not as people with learning disabilities who happen to dance.
Anjali’s artistic style is unguarded, elegant, truthful and humorous; we inspire and astonish audiences wherever we perform. By devising and touring wildly imaginative dance work of the highest standards, we have demonstrated an engaging and challenging aesthetic that brings a radical new perspective to dance.
“Bold, ambitious, technically and visually stunning… This is a company I would want to see tour more extensively as they challenge the perceptions and assumptions about quality often expressed about inclusive companies – there is no compromise – simply thrilling, deeply engaging work performed by high calibre and committed dancers who love what they do.”
Current Productions & Events
The Whole of Me
Set in Nick’s supported living flat, The Whole of Me explores the intersectionality of disability, storytelling, queerness and autonomy. An intimate and honest portrait of lived experience. Raw, joyful, and deeply human. Currently supported by Unlimited’s 2026 Open Awards.
49 Trees
49 Trees is a new, outdoor work in development by Anjali Dance Company. The work is inspired by the Sycamore Gap Tree, its felling and its unique power to unite communities across the country and beyond.
Dance in Libraries
Anjali’s Dance in Libraries brings bold, inclusive dance experiences into local library spaces. Suitable for all ages, you can experience dance performances, workshops and an inclusive dance disco.
Past Productions
Bloodsuckers
Bloodsuckers is a reimagined film version of Anjali’s 2017 & 2019 live touring production, choreographed by Lea Anderson MBE.
The Unicorn
A solo performance by Lauren Payne which portrays the hidden strength and purity of a woman.
The Reflection
A duet inspired by an image of the moon shining on the water.
Second Skin
A young man trapped in his identity peels off layers of gender stereotyping. Solo performed by Nick McKerrow.
Genius
A double bill created and performed by Anjali Dance Company, toured and performed in the UK and abroad in 2017/2019 to enthusiastic critical acclaim.
Fruit for Thought
Fruit for Thought was choreographed by Aya Kobayashi for Resolution 2011 at The Place, London.
T4Two
T4Two was created for Decibel Festival 2009 in Manchester and was toured throughout 2010 alongside excerpts from Unexploded Stories.
Unexploded Stories
Unexploded Stories was a collection of solos and other chamber pieces fused together by passion, purpose, and a theme of dreams and desires.
Something Wild
Anjali’s third major national and international tour throughout 2006-2007, a triple bill consisting of Save the Last Dance, Saloon and Butterfly.
The Divine Splashette
A 1950′s aqua show in miniature, complete with Hollywood bathing belle and just enough water to make a splash.
WYSIWYG
Anjali’s second major tour, another triple bill which toured nationally and internationally to venues which included Lillian Bayliss Studio and Stratford Circus in London and Teatro Municipal in Lisbon, Portugal.
Through New Eyes
Through New Eyes was Anjali’s first major production and was toured throughout 2001-2002.