Audience Evaluation from Ladders and Footprints

It's always good to share the feedback, Shallal Dance Theatre's last session of the term, was spent listening to and discussing and collecting our own feedback from Ladders and Footprints  and then reading the Audience Evaluations to each other!

Audience Evaluations

Did you enjoy the event?  Yes a lot  48     Yes a little    1  

Why?

Very happy inclusive event

Educational & beautiful

Captivating, always something to look at, well put together

Well interpreted & full of enthusiasm

Everyone so happy

Inspiring

Quality – creative, loved seeing people come to life, clearly a real community allowing all to shine

Enlightening & entertaining

Radiated happiness

Emotional

Well produced

Different locations added to show

Movement excellent ditto costume

Very imaginative concept symbolism clear

Wonderful opportunity for people with diff needs & to see them enjoying every moment

Seeing our son do something he loves with people he enjoys being with

Expressive

Diversity

Always love to see Shallal

Fun exciting innovative

Always witty site specific inventive very engaging

Books libraries philanthropy.. whats not to love

Did the event highlight any local heritage themes?    Yes a lot   37 Yes  little 9    Not sure  1 

Explain -

History of PE ( Passmore Edwards)

Interesting to hear PE life story

PE is wonderful

The future of libraries is in our hands

PE x 9

PE a fantastic man who cared

History of local libraries

Wonderful to have a town council that wants a public library & supports a performance like this

PE his roots

Uses of libraries

Yes

Did the event enhance your experience of the location? Yes a lot  39 Y little 6  Not sure 2 

Did this event enable you to increase understanding of inclusive arts?

Yes a lot   39   Yes little   5   Not sure  3  Not at all 1

Explain

Just look at the players faces, all smiles laughter and thorough enjoyment

Very glad to see a closing of the gap

The diversity of the company – everything was possible for everyone

so welcoming & friendly – no limits

Enables all to perform within their abilities & stretches them

I really saw how people of all abilities can dance & convey meaning

It is tremendous how Shallal enables people with complex & different needs excel in different disciplines

Inclusive arts bring so much joy to people previously excluded

Inclusive arts are executed to a very high standard with Shallal

Brill to see an everyday location transformed

The diversity of expression was exquisite

Lovely to see the inclusion of people with varied abilities expressing themselves through art

Love the mixture of all people

All abilities welcome & integrated beautifully

Diversity showcased, different skills, different art forms, site specific work illustrates both how audiences are made up of various & artists don't exist in a vacuum but can comment & enhance location & contemporary discourse.

Amazing that people with disabilities were fully included

Such a diverse group of artistic talented people.

Everybody can & everybody does with such joy

No barriers to expression

Comments

I will remember it for the rest of my life

A rare opportunity for people to be able to experience performing & showing their talents

Inspiring

The town council must consider funding this performance during Falmouth week

Brilliant

Shallal has high standards & stretches those it works with to perform to the best of their abilities. I think it is quite unique

Brilliant performance yet again

Lovely to see the inclusion of people thoroughly enjoyed it, appreciate all the time & effort it must have taken

More - encore next time

Very impressed, i'd like to see more, great in its site specific aspect

Thank you so much I came to 2 performances

Loved the range of artistic expression

I use the library a lot & pleased to see events of this type