We’re non-professional dancers, no... we are amateur dancers, maybe we’re not even that, we’re outsider dancers, or movers, people that need to move and we know that if we move together... it can feel magic. 
 
Many Minds returns to the Royal West of England Academy with a new participatory performance created in response to Dance Out. 
 
Inspired by the artworks that resonate with us, and the exhibition’s portrayal of dance as a personal and social act we will transform the gallery space into a space of shared movement, feeling, and expression.  
 
‘It was really so awkward at first, and then there were these really exquisite moments where I felt like love or something. It was kind of interesting to see that not particularly confident dancers could do that together.’  - Miranda July 

Audiences are invited to encounter the gallery and exhibition in a new way, and move with us, in celebration of being together now, in connection and community. 

Created by Many Minds members with lived experience of mental ill-health and little to no dance experience.  

Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio, no dance experience necessary!)

Access: 

Lift: We have a fully accessible lift, capable of taking four wheelchairs, available for your use, with level access to the Shop and Cafe on the ground floor, and lift access to all Galleries and to our accessible Changing Places Facility on the lower floor. 

Accessible Toilets: Accessible toilets are located on the ground floor and lower ground floor, as well as a full Changing Places facility and baby-change facility on the lower ground floor. 

Changing Places Facility: A fully equipped Changing Places toilet facility is located on the lower ground floor, including changing table, hoist and wet room. 

Guide Dogs and Assistance Dogs: The RWA welcomes guide and assistance dogs, but we regret that we cannot allow other dogs into the building.  

Accessible Parking : There is one accessible parking space at the RWA. This can be booked in advance of your visit by calling 0117 973 5129 or emailing info@rwa.org.uk and is subject to availability.  

Our Access Guide (PDF) containing information and photos of the RWA building can be downloaded in advance or viewed during your visit. 

Image credit: Photographer Jack Offord