Celebrating the here and now of black dance

Produced by State of Emergency in Partnership with and hosted by Swindon Dance and Wyvern Theatre.

The Big Mission 2008 was supported by the following partners;

Swindon Dance; one of the UK's National Dance Agencies
www.swindondance.org.uk

Wyvern Theatre; Swindon's leading Theatre, which enjoys close connections with Swindon Dance
www.wyverntheatre.co.uk

ICIA (Institute of Contemporary Interdisciplinary Arts) - University of Bath; an academic research centre commissioning new arts projects and offering interdisciplinary training opportunities
www.bath.ac.uk/icia/home

ADAD (The Association of Dance of the African Diaspora); a national organisation that supports the practice and appreciation of dance of the African Diaspora
www.adad.org.uk

The Big Mission has been the catalyst for a further exciting development in the partnership between State of Emergency and Swindon Dance which has been gaining momentum for several years; it has also brought together a wider group of partners who have a long standing association with Swindon Dance and who are committed to supporting the development of dance within the region.

Wyvern Theatre, ICIA - University of Bath, Swindon Borough Council, Arts Mad and Swindon Cultural Partnership are all lending their support in a range of ways from financial to marketing and ‘in kind’ contributions, proving that by working together still more can be achieved

In addition State of Emergency and Swindon Dance worked with ADAD, which was the first time that these organisations had worked together on a major event.