A Bradford-based theatre company for disabled actors has been awarded a £50,000 commission from the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

Mind The Gap, which operates from a state-of-the-art base in Lister Mills, was one of ten organisations to receive funds in the first round of Unlimited, a scheme aimed at celebrating disability, arts, culture and sport in the UK.

The commission was awarded to a project led by Jez Colborne, a musician and performer with learning disabilities.

Called Irresistible, the live performance will combine warning siren noises and choral music with projections on walls and rocks and dramatic lights.

The company hopes it will be performed in urban and rural outdoor spaces such as Bradford city centre and Ilkley Moor.

Ben Rothera, Mind The Gap’s marketing manager, said: “Mind The Gap is delighted to be supporting Jez Colborne is his Unlimited commission. “This is a great opportunity for the company to be a part of the Cultural Olympiad and to engage new audiences.

“Jez has worked with Mind The Gap on many large scale projects and always brings something new and surprising to the creative process. To have the opportunity to support him in realising his artistic vision is really exciting.”

Other projects by Mr Colbourne include a solo musical performance in 2005, which saw him recreate a three-week journey on a Harley Davidson down Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles.

He won the European Song Contest for Disabled Artists in 2003 and played the part of George in a production of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men by Mind The Gap.

Funding was also awarded to Yorkshire-based Stumble danceCircus for a solo show by Eric MacLennan.

Announcing the commissions, Ruth Mackenzie, Cultural Olympiad director, said: “These are my first commissions and I am proud to be working on a festival which will be offering more commissioning for disabled artists than any Cultural Olympiad and festival anywhere in the world. This is a chance to change the way work by disabled artists is perceived and enjoyed.”