The Sticky Dance, a colourful dance performance for neurodivergent children will be performed at Glory Farm School in Bicester on November 2.

The performance is part of Out of The Mill, The Mill Arts Centre’s programme of activities taking place away from the centre - from magical live performances to exciting hands-on workshops. 

Co-created by Rosie Heafford and Takeshi Matsumoto, The Sticky Dance is an interactive, engaging and colourful performance installation for autistic/neurodivergent children aged from three to seven and their families.

Three dancers shimmy through the audience weaving a tapestry of sticky tape in this tactile dance performance.

They invite you to tape, stick and groove, to see and feel sound or to be still, watch and listen. Audiences are encouraged to explore freely, choosing how they engage, and turning the rules upside down.

The Sticky Dance is open for two hours for each performance and it is recommended to spend about 45 minutes in the space.

Slots can booked every 15 minutes during the performance.

The 2pm and 3.15pm performances are adapted for neurodivergent and disabled children aged three to seven, with or without diagnosis. The capacity for sensory adapted performances is eight children with up to 10 adult parent/carers

Children and families choose how they interact with the performers and the space.

There are no words as part of the performance, but the company may give some instructions or say hello

The performance was co-commissioned by Southbank Centre and The Place, and South East Dance with support from Stanley Arts and using public funding by Arts Council England.

Set up in 2013, Second Hand Dance is run by disabled and non-disabled co-directors Rosie Heafford and Claire Summerfield.