Young people with learning disabilities from Fermanagh took part in a four-day dance project in Enniskillen alongside visitors from Bremen, Germany. Members of Fermanagh Down Syndrome Support Group and Fresh Focus joined the activities.

Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre in Enniskillen organised the Dance Ability Bridge project with unperform e.V. from Bremen. Professional dancers and choreographers directed sessions in contemporary dance and movement.

Dylan Quinn, artistic director at Dylan Quinn Dance Theatre, said dancers from unperform e.V. spent a week in Enniskillen this month working with the local groups. He noted examples of peer leadership in the Down Syndrome community, connections formed through dance, and participants acquiring new skills.

The project received funding from the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Cultural Bridge Programme. It acts as an early creative effort to enable ongoing work between the partners.

Gilly Campbell, director of arts development at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, said the council partners with Fonds Soziokultur, Goethe-Institut London, and arts funders across the UK in Cultural Bridge. The programme helps arts groups in the UK and Germany build ties around social arts practice.

Cultural Bridge started in 2021 and has backed 68 partnerships with 85 awards.