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Throughout the company\u2019s 27-year history there\u2019s rarely been a work in which its mix of disabled and non-disabled dancers has felt like a limitation.\u201d \u2013 The Guardian (<em>Face In <\/em>and <em>Let\u2019s Talk About Dis<\/em> at Sadler\u2019s Wells, 2018)\r\n\r\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u201c\u2026raucous, challenging and tender work\u201d \u2013 The Guardian (<em>Face In<\/em> and <em>Let\u2019s Talk About Dis<\/em> at Sadler\u2019s Wells, 2018)\r\n\r\n\u201ca work that celebrates touch and joy and intimacy and abandon in a way that delights and challenges assumptions\u201d \u2013 The Reviews Hub (<em>Face In<\/em> at The Lowry, 2017)","video":[{"video_introduction":"Candoco Dance Company - the trailer","youtube_video_id":"MhhWJ1TxPNU","vimeo_video_id":""}],"photo_slider":[{"upload_photo":636,"photo_title":"Candoco Dance Company, Face In by Yasmeen Godder","copyright_text":"Hugo Glendinning, 2017","alt_text":"Three people on a stage; one is suspended in the air, supported by a crutch and another person who is standing. 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