thisPlace

thisPlace is a trauma informed dance theatre company based in Cardiff. We work with stories that arise from the body through movement, improvisation, theatre and play. In collaboration with communities, thisPlace hopes to reveal and reimagine these stories through a creative process grounded in compassion for self, others and the world.

We understand trauma as the response to deeply distressing experiences. This response is always situated in the body. So, our trauma informed approach centres on our bodies and ways in which to resist re-traumatisation. 

We recognise the importance of community and the need for co-regulating with others. 
We do all this by offering a place that is safe and hopeful but also a place where we can meet the challenging. 
This is the foundation of our trauma informed practice but we acknowledge that we will always be learning and exploring new ways of developing this work.