MJW Productions & Candoco Dance Company Outside In London (UK) / Los Angeles (USA)

Celebrated work Outside In offers a rare opportunity to revisit a landmark work from Candoco Dance Company which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. Featuring co-founder Celeste Dandeker-Arnold alongside a cast of disabled and non-disabled dancers, the film captures the radical spirit that helped redefine who could be seen on stage – and on screen.

Created by acclaimed choreographer Victoria Marks and visionary filmmaker Margaret Williams, Outside In was commissioned for the BBC and Arts Council England’s pioneering Dance for Camera series. Rather than simply documenting choreography, the film uses the camera as a creative partner, transforming movement into something intimate, cinematic and unexpected. The collaboration marked the beginning of a creative partnership that helped shape the language of dance on film.

Playful, inventive and quietly revolutionary, Outside In challenged perceptions of dance and disability at a time when inclusive performance was rarely seen on mainstream screens and continues to do so. The film went is one of the BBC’s most celebrated dance films, receiving multiple international awards and standing today as a remarkable document of Candoco’s pioneering early years.