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ANNUAL REPORT
2018
form.org.au
Front cover: Heidrun Löhr, plenty serious TALK TALK, Vicki Van HoutInside cover: Heidrun Löhr, Valley, Omer Backley-AstrachanBack cover: Dom O’Donnell, Eileen Kramer, On View by Sue Healey in DANscienCE
ABOUT US 4
GOVERNANCE AND STAFF 4
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 5
PROGRAM OVERVIEW 2018 6
MARKETING AND PUBLICITY 8
PERFORM – ARTISTIC PROGRAM 9
DANCE BITES 2018 10
RED – DANSCIENCE MOVING WELL FESTIVAL 15
MEDIA 16
PLATFORM – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 17
STUDIO RESIDENCIES 18
ENCOUNTER 20
TRANSFORM – EDUCATION PROGRAM 22
LEARN THE REPERTOIRE SEE THE SHOW 23
CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP 24
SHARP SHORT DANCE 25
SHARP SHORT DANCE AWARDS 26
INFORM – COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 27
DANSCIENCE MOVING WELL FESTIVAL 28
BLOGGER IN RESIDENCE 29
CULTURAL PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK 30
GET MOVING SENIOR CLASSES 31
DANCE FOR PARKINSONS WORKSHOP 31
THE GOLDS SCREENING AND Q&A 31
BIG DANCE 32
APPENDIX ONE – ARTIST LIST 33
APPENDIX TWO – AUDIENCE ATTENDANCE 34
APPENDIX THREE – WEBSITE STATISTICS 34
APPENDIX FOUR – AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT 2018 35
(ABRIDGED VERSION)
SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS 39
CONTENTS
“This double bill by Israeli-born, NSW-based choreographer Omer Backley-Astrachan leaves you with something to think about…he inspires and moves human bodies to communicate.” JillSykesSydneyMorningHerald19Feb,2018
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FORMDanceProjectsisadynamichubforAustraliancontemporarydance,basedinParramatta,WesternSydney.Since2011,FORMhasgrownintooneofAustralia’sleadingdancepresenters.
FORM’sprogramspansfivekeyareas–presentation,producing,education,communityengagementandaudiencedevelopment.ItsaimistosupportAustralianchoreographersinallstagesoftheircareer,developartists’nationalandinternationalprofilesandprovideartistswithvaluableprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities.FORMalsoengageswithWesternSydneycommunities,includingyoungpeopleandculturalperformers,inmeaningfulwaystoconnectwithlocalartistsandaudiences.
FORM’ssignatureprogramisthelong-runningpresentationseriesDanceBites.Itisacclaimedforitsdecidedlyeclecticcuration,showcasingawiderangeofchoreographersworkingacrossdiversestyles–fromtheinnovativeandexperimentaltothepopularandaccessible.Theworksofexperienced,moreestablishedartistsarefrequentlyplacedalongsidethoseofpromisingnewcomers.PresentedartistsinrecentyearsincludeCraigBary,DanceMakersCollective,TessdeQuincey,PepaMolina,AnnalouisePaul,JoshuaThomsonandRakiniDevi.
AnotherrecentsuccessfulprograminitiativeisthecommissioningofIndigenouschoreographerVickiVanHout
asFORM’sbloggertocontributereputable,criticaldiscoursearoundcontemporarydance.VanHout’sbloghasalarge,dedicatedandavidonlinefollowingandispartofFORM’sinnovativedigitalstrategycommissioningdigitaldancecontent.
Inrecentyears,FORM’sprogramhasencompassedproducinggenre-defyinglargescaleproductionswiththeaimtodevelopaudiencesforcontemporarydance.ThefirstproductionwasPUNCTURE–amulti-disciplinarycreationstraddlingcontemporarydance,physicaltheatreandchoralmusic.InitiatedbyFORMandco-producedwithLegsOntheWallandVOX,SydneyPhilharmonicChoirs,thispieceexploredtheevolutionofsocialdancing.PUNCTUREpremieredinthe2015SydneyFestival,playingtosold-outhousesandreceivingsignificantcriticalacclaim.
Buoyedbythissuccess,FORMcommissionedin2015choreographerMartindelAmo–widelyconsideredtobeoneofthecountry’smostexcitingandinnovativeindependentdanceartists–tocreateCHAMPIONS,anewcross-sectorcollaborationexploringthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenathleticandartistperformance,presentedaspartofSydneyFestival2017atCarriageworks.
Sinceitsinceptionin2001,asWesternSydneyDanceAction,theorganisationhasestablishedstrongnetworkswithlocalandstategovernment,educationandcommunitybasedsectors,andphilanthropistsandfoundations.TheBoardiscomprisedofrepresentativesfromgovernment,businessandthearts.FORMpartnerswithleadingarts
andcross-sectororganisationssuchasRiversideTheatres,SydneyFestival,theWesternSydneyWanderersandnationalandinternationalindependentproducers.Asasmall-medium,not-for-profit,artsorganisationFORMmakesasignificantcontributiontotheculturalvibrancyofthelocalParramattaLGAandtheAustraliandancesector.GOVERNANCE PatronChrisBath
2018 BOARD MEMBERS Chair PamelaThornton (UntilJune2018)NarelleLewisVice Chair NarelleLewis(UntilJune2018)DrGarryLesterTreasurer MichelleIrwin(UntilOct2018)PamelaThorntonSecretaryAlissaBruce
BOARD MEMBERS ProfPeterHutchingsDrJulie-AnneLongJessicaMadden(UntilJune2018)AmandaRose(UntilJune2018)MirandaWheen(UntilOct2018)
STAFFDirectorAnnetteMcLernonBusiness ManagerSallyEbertAdmin And Marketing Co-Ord DianeBusuttil(UntilJuly2018)MayaGavish(FromOctober2018)Program Manager AgnèsMicheletSharp Short Dance Artistic Producer JamieWinbankSharp Short Dance Assistant Producer SallyHare
IwriteastheincomingChairofFORMDanceProjects–anewroleformewithacompanythatIhavebeenassociatedwithforover6years.I’mthrilledtobeplayingagreaterroleinitsstrategicandartisticendeavorsintothecomingyear.
I’dliketothankoutgoingChair,PamelaThornton,whohasgallantlyflowntheFORMflagfor5years.PamwillremainontheBoard-andIthankherandmyfellowBoardmembersfortheirworkandcontinuingsupportofthisvitalorganisation.
IwouldalsoliketoacknowledgeoutgoingBoardmembers,AmandaRoseandJessicaMadden,whogavetheirtimeandinvaluableprofessionalinputtoFORMfrom2015-18.
In2018,FORMcontinueddevelopingandsupportingthecareersofindependentdanceartiststhroughourartisticandeducationprograms.Thesehaveledtosomeinnovativestrategicpartnershipandprograminitiativesovertheyear.
WeareexcitedtobecreatinganensembleofyoungWesternSydneydancers,selectedfromourSharpShortDancefestivalalumni,inournewmajorprojectthisyear,ENCOUNTER,directedbychoreographer,EmmaSaunders.CommissionedandproducedbyFORMinpartnershipwithWesternSydney
YouthOrchestra;fLiNGPhysicalTheatre,Bega,NSW;FourWindsFestival,Bermagui,NSWandBundanonTrust,wearedelightedtoseeENCOUNTERmovetowardsa2020premiere,providinguniqueprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesandemploymentforleadingindependentartistsandyoungWesternSydneyperformers.
ThisyearFORMalsotestednewwatersintheareasofageingandhealth.OurFestival,DANscienCEMovingWell,directedbyLizLea,inpartnershipwithWesternSydneyLocalHealthDistrictandDanceforParkinson’sAustraliawasagreatsuccessandwasthespringboardforapilotofdanceclassesforSeniors.Withinterest,andvitally,supportintheartsandhealthrealmgrowing,weareconfidentthatFORMhasboththeskillsandmettletodrivethisworkinWesternSydney.
Inspiteofthesegreatartisticoutcomes,FORMcontinuestostrugglewithsecuringapermanenthome.WesincerelythankRiversideandCityofParramattaforhelpingustosecureStudio404for2018,butunprecedenteddevelopmentinWesternSydneywillseeuscontinuingtograpplewithchallengesaroundtemporarystudiospace,despiteParramattabeingourbaseforover18years.
FORMconstantlysurprisesandimpresseswithbothitsnimblenessandabilitytopunchwellaboveitsweight,anditisinnosmallpartduetoitsincredibleteam,ledbyDirectorAnnetteMcLernonandsupportedbyBusinessManager,SallyEbert–wecannotthankthemenoughfortheirvisionanddedicationtoFORM.OurProgramManager,AgnèsMichelet,wasablysupportedbyMirandaWheentocuratetheannualDanceBitesseasonswhichshowcasedbothestablishedandemergingdancersandchoreographers.ThanksalsotoDianeBusuttilandMayaGavishfortheircontributiontoadministration,marketingco-ordinationandeducationoutreachprograms.
Lastly,weacknowledgetheongoingsupportofCreateNSWforbothcoreandWesternSydneyInitiativefunds;CrownResortsandPackerFamilyFoundation,andtheCityofParramatta–thesefundsallowFORMtocontinueachievingtheamazingthingsithasdoneformanyyears.Ilookforwardtocontinuingonitsjourneyinto2019andbeyond.
Narelle LewisChair(FromJune2018)
ABOUT US
Image: Heidrun Löhr, Wildebeest, Omer Backley-Astrachan
Image: Heidrun Löhr, Valley, Omer Backley-Astrachan
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW 2018 FORMDanceProjectsprogramcontinuedtogrowin2018with352artistsand13academics(total365)participatinginprojectsacrosstheyear.Thisencompassed62danceartistswhowereinresidenceincreativedevelopments,and700participantsinFORM’seducationandprofessionaldevelopmentprogram,including155youngdancersaged21andunderparticipatinginourannualSharpShortDancefestival.ThebreadthanddepthofFORM’sartisticprogramsisleadingoursmall-mediumWesternSydneyartsorganisationintonewstrategicareasofdevelopmentandfosteringexcitingpartnershipstonavigateFORMintothefuture.
DanceBites2018wasadiverseprogramhighlightingthedistinctivenessofartists’movementvocabularies,somefeaturingdeeplypersonalstoriesbyfemalesoloists(LizLea,RED,andVickiVanHout,plentyseriousTALKTALK),andothersexploringourcontemporarygazeonthehumanbody(OmerBackley-AstrachanWildebeestandValley;Cat’sCradlebyJoshuaThomson,LegsOntheWall;SoftProstheticsandMetalGodsbyKathrynPuieandLuxEterna).
InJune2018FORMpresentedDANscienCEMovingWell,directedbytheindefatigabledanceartistLizLea(OutstandingAchievementinCommunityDance–AustralianDanceAwards2017).ThisfestivaleventatRiversideTheatres,Parramatta,featuredfestivalpatronDrGrahamFarquharAO(SeniorAustralianoftheYear2018,ScientistoftheYear2016)andover90artistsinperformances,filmsandaforumwithguestartistsandhealthspecialistsmoderatedbyartsjournalist,CarolineBaum.
DANscienCEMovingWellexploredthenexusbetweendanceandscienceinthefieldsofhealth,well-beingandlongevity.MovingWellpromotedcreativityinallagesandinvestigatedthewayinwhichcurrentresearchandpracticeintheareasofdanceandhealthbringvaluetoourbodiesandmindsatvaryingstagesoflife.
Ofparticularinterestintheforum,werethehealthprofessionalsdiscussingdanceandmovementinthetreatmentoftrauma.DrShakehMomartin,SeniorResearcherandClinicalPsychologist,NSWSTARTTS,presentedCounsellinginMotion,whileDrJamesOldham,ClinicalAssociateProfessorattheUniversityofWollongong.SeniorStaffSpecialistPsychiatrist,CAMHSAdolescentInpatientService&AdolescentDayUnit,charmedtheaudiencewithhispresentationandprofoundprofessionalexperienceinMovementasaneffectivetherapyfortraumaanddepression.FORMhopestodevelopprogramminginthisareaofdanceandhealth,andbuildtheconnectionswithdanceartists,nationallyandinternationally,interestedindevelopingtheirpracticeinthisarea,andthehealthprofessionalswhoalsoshareaninterestinintegratingdanceintothehealthsystem.
FORMsuccessfullyembarkedonanewfestivalprojectcommissionin2018.ENCOUNTERisaseriesofmomentsabouttheeverydaylivesofyoungpeopleinParramatta,WesternSydneyandtheBegaValley,inregionalNSW.ThroughthiscommissionFORMisprovidingtheopportunityforagroupofoutstandingNSWandWesternSydneyindependentartistsfromvariousartformstocollaborate,experimentanddeveloptheirareasofpractice.KeyartistsincludeEmmaSaunders(Director),RobMcCredie(AssociateArtist),FelicityCastagna(Writer),AmandaBrownandJodiPhillis(Composers),JamesPensini(WesternSydneyYouthOrchestraConductor)andDavidCapra(VisualArtist).ENCOUNTERprovidesyoungWesternSydneyperformers,musiciansanddancers,withtheopportunityformentorship,professionalandperformanceskillsdevelopmentwithleadingAustralianartists.FORMlooksforwardtoseeingthisprojectdevelopin2019forpresentationin2020.
TheyearendedwithtwowonderfulwinningnominationsforartistsMartindelAmoandVickiVanHout.CHAMPIONS,directedbyMartindelAmo,commissionedandproducedbyFORMDanceProjects,andpresentedinSydneyFestival2017atCarriageworks,receivedtheAustralianDanceAward2018forOutstandingAchievementinIndependentDance.It’sgreattoseetheinimitabledanceartistMartindelAmoandtheCHAMPIONSdreamteamofdancersandcreativesreceiveduerecognitionforthisepic,adrenaline-fuelledchoreographiccelebrationofwomeninAustralianartsandsportsmadeinParramatta,WesternSydney.
Wewrappedup2018withapeer-lednominationbyBlakdancetotheAustraliaCouncilAwards2019forindependentdanceartistVickiVanHoutandhersignificantcontributiontothedancesector,culminatinginherrecentsoloproduction,presentedbyFORMDanceProjects,DanceBites2018,plentyseriousTALKTALK.VickihasalsobeenFORM’sbloggerinresidencesince2013contributingtosignificantcriticaldiscoursearounddanceinAustralia.Abrilliantartistwithformidablecourage,virtuosiccommitmenttoartisticexcellence,auniqueFirstNationsfemalevoiceandasearingsenseofhumour.
Asalways,itisapleasureandaprivilegeforFORMDanceProjectstocollaboratewiththesediverseindependentartistsandadelighttoseetheircreativeworkrecognisedandacknowledgedbypeersandaudiences.
Annette McLernon Director
Image: Heidrun Löhr, Cat’s Cradle, Joshua Thomson, Legs On The Wall
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MARKETING & PUBLICITY
FORMDanceProjectsstrategicallyaimstopromotecontemporarydancetowideaudiencesbothinthetheatreandonline.FORMcollaborateswithdesignersatAlphabetStudioandphotographerssuchasHeidrunLöhrandvideoartists,SamuelJamesandMartinFox,todevelopauniquebrand,whichpromotesandpresentsartists’productionstothehigheststandardspossible.Imagesareapowerfulwaytocommunicatewithaudiencesandourcreativeteamworkhardtoconveyevocativeandpowerfulmarketingcollateraltocaptureaudienceattentionforcontemporarydance.FORMcontinuestoworkwithJaladesignwhocreatedournewwebsitelaunchedin2017.
Since2013FORMhascommissionedthesuccessfulandwidelyrespected,BloggerinResidenceprogram,withIndigenouschoreographerVickiVanHout,reachingonlineaudiencesbothinAustraliaandinternationally,creatingmuch-neededcriticaldiscoursearoundcontemporarydance.
FORMengageshighlyregardedpublicistcompanyKabukuPRtogainexcellentmediaexposureforallitspresentationprogramsincludingDanceBites,DANscienCEandSharpShortDance.Thisensuresthatourartistsgathervaluablereviewsandaudienceinterestintheirwork.
PerFORM ARTISTICPROGRAM
FORMDanceProjectsworkswithAustralia’sleadingchoreographersanddancersandadiverserangeofpartners,fromRiversideTheatrestoindependentproducersandcompanies,artsorganisations,educationinstitutes,councilandcommunityserviceproviderstosupportdanceasanartform.
DanceBitesisacurated,signatureprogramofcontemporarydanceworkspresentedbyFORMDanceProjectsandRiversideTheatres.TheannualDanceBitesprogramfeaturessomeofAustralia’smostinnovativeandexcitingchoreographersandperformers.
ADanceBitesseasonprovidesenormousopportunityforearly-careertoestablishedindependentchoreographerstopresenttheirworkswithsupportfromFORMDanceProjectsinvenuehire,technicalproduction,administration,marketingandpublicityoftheproduction.
Image: Heidrun Löhr, Valley, Omer Backley-AstrachanImages: Heidrun Löhr, Nino Tamburri
Photo: Heidrun Löhr
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Young Israeli choreographer Omer Backley-Astrachan’s new works Wildebeest and Valley launch the 2018 Dance Bites season after Valley premiered at the 2017 Summer Dance Festival in Tel Aviv.
FORM DANCE PROJECTS AND RIVERSIDE PRESENT DANCE BITES 2018
WILDEBEEST AND VALLEY OMER BACKLEY-ASTRACHAN
RIVERSIDETHEATRES15–17 FEBRUARY, 2018
WILDEBEEST/ The Venus Flytrap
Aworldpremiere,Wildebeestexaminestheartificeofsocialandgenderbehaviourthroughadistillationofhumaninteractions.
“Although my works always come from a very personal place, I feel that Wildebeest gives me room to explore my place within the social construct. I’m trying to peel off layers of social conventions to reveal some truths about feminism and western thinking.” OmerBackley-Astrachan
CHOREOGRAPHEROMERBACKLEY-ASTRACHANPERFORMERSCHIMENESTEELE-PRIOR,NAOMIHIBBERD,ALLIEGRAHAM,MASONPERONCHIK,SHARONBACKLEY-ASTRACHANLIGHTING DESIGNERFRANKIECLARKEMUSICKIERANWARNER-HUNT
VALLEY
Firstcreatedasasoloin2016ValleyhasdevelopedintoanensembleworkfeaturingperformersOmerandhisAustralianwife,SharonBackley-Astrachan,AllieGrahamandMatthewMizyed.ValleyissetonafrozenanddesolateArcticislandwhereasmallsocietyoffourco-exist.Solitude,vulnerabilityandsensualityaretouchinglydrawnthroughOmer’schoreographyinthisexquisiteSisypheancycle.
“It seems to me that at some point in the process Valley started breathing and living and thinking on its own and is now withholding secrets from us that we so eagerly discover every time we perform.” OmerBackley-Astrachan
“The embodiment of geographical collapse and rebirth through the human body is extraordinarily effective.”AnaHarmon,2018
CHOREOGRAPHEROMERBACKLEY-ASTRACHANPERFORMERSSHARONBACKLEY-ASTRACHAN,ALLIEGRAHAM,MATHEWMIZYED,OMERBACKLEY-ASTRACHANLIGHTING DESIGNER FRANKIECLARKEMUSICTIMOTHYCONSTABLE,BREEVANREYK
SpecialthankstoKayArmstrongandMelanieBerson
DANCE BITES 2018
Image: Heidrun Löhr, Wildebeest & Valley, Omer Backley-Astrachan
Image: Heidrun Löhr, Valley, Omer Backley-Astrachan
“FORM Dance Projects has kicked off its 2018 season with two very striking works featuring sinuous, demanding choreography terrifically danced, both choreographed by Israeli choreographer Omer Backley-Astrachan… This is a most intriguing double bill.”
LynneLancasterDanceInforma
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RIVERSIDETHEATRES21–23 JUNE, 2018
SOFT PROSTHETICS AND METAL GODS KATHRYNPUIEANDLUXETERNA
Inanewvariationofhercareer-longforayintodanceforstilts,choreographeranddancerKathrynPuie,collaborateswithvisualartist,LuxEterna.Togethertheyexplorewhatisprosthetictowhat?Howrepressedisthebody?Asaspeciesdependentonexternaldevices/prostheticstoenhance,extendandexpandourhumanexperience,isitpossibletobreathelifeandextendconsciousnessintotheseinanimateobjects?Whoismovingwhat,andwhatismovingwho?
“We researched how my stilts and Lux’s camera inform how we move through space and are able to deepen, extend and shift our perceptions around body, space and movement…We share similar aesthetics and curiosities when it comes to the body and how we experience the world and make art through our chosen prosthesis.” KathrynPuie
CAT’S CRADLE LEGSONTHEWALL
InCat’sCradle,Australia’scelebratedphysicaltheatrecompanyLegsOnTheWallexploresthedepthsofwhatisprivateandwhatispublic.Howdowenavigatebetweenwhatwedesiretodoandhowweareexpectedtoact?
“We play with what is real and what is staged through these two women, their different desires, hopes and expectations….We worked together to explore limits, to question appropriate behaviours, to find tenderness where it may not obviously sit, and to celebrate being yourself in defiance of how you may be perceived by the outside world.” JoshuaThomson,Director
Theperformersexpertlyutiliseacommandingapparatus(acradle)thatloomsoverandaroundthespace,likeacurtainoftentacles,revealingtheunderbellyofthestory.Cat’sCradletantalisesasitcoercestheaudiencetolookattheirowndesires,whererealityandfantasycollide.
Thisworkdelvesintoandexposesthetruerealityofintimacybetweenacouplewhoeachcravemoreandpusheachother’slimits.Cat’sCradlehumswithanunderlyingtension,sometimesplayfulsometimespainful,andalittlebitsexy.
DIRECTION/ CHOREOGRAPHY KATHRYNPUIEPERFORMERS/CO-CREATORS KATHRYNPUIE&LUXETERNAVIDEOGRAPHER/VISUAL CONTENTLUXETERNASOUND DESIGN ASHLEYSCOTTVISION MIXERJACQUELINEWECHSLERLIGHTING DESIGNERBENJAMINBROCKMANHAIRISOBELALLANCOSTUME DESIGN PAMELABERBIGIEROUTSIDE EYENICOLAHEYWOODTECH CONSULTANTSPETERTEYS,SEANBACON
DIRECTOR JOSHUATHOMSONPERFORMERS/COLLABORATORS ANGIEDIAZ,MACARENABREVISOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION ZACKARIWATTRIGGER/DESIGNER DAVIDJACKSONLIGHTING DESIGNER BENJAMINBROCKMANCREATIVE PRODUCERCECILYHARDY
DANCE BITES 2018
FORM DANCE PROJECTS AND RIVERSIDE PRESENT DANCE BITES 2018
ABOVE GROUNDFEATURING LEGS ON THE WALL, KATHRYN PUIE & LUX ETERNA
“A thought-provoking visually striking double bill of contemporary dance” LynneLancasterArtsHub
Image: Heidrun Löhr, Above Ground, Soft Prosthetics and Metal GodsImage: Heidrun Löhr, Above Ground, Cat’s Cradle
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RIVERSIDETHEATRES30 August – 1 September, 2018 RIVERSIDETHEATRES1–2 June, 2018
AnexplorativeworkdelvingintothecommunityconsultativeprocessinvolvedinIndigenousartmaking,plentyseriousTALKTALKlaysbarethefullcomplexityofnegotiatingcultureacrossdisciplines,genresanderas.
ChoreographerVickiVanHoutisthewinnerofAustraliaCouncilAwardforDance(2019)andNSWDanceFellowship(2014)forestablishedandmid-careerartists–thefirstIndigenousrecipientoftheFellowship.SheisrecognisedforcreatinghumorousnarrativesblendedwithanidiosyncraticIndigenousmovementlanguagethatcelebratesandilluminatesthesophisticationoftheworld’soldestlivingculture.
“While Australians from all cultural backgrounds create within the framework of cultural arts and community development…there is a particular obligation placed on Indigenous performers. I work in a contemporary practice where a fusion of styles is ubiquitous, and is the continuation of a drive to incorporate a multiplicity of influences that has been common throughout the history of artistic practice.” VickiVanHoutonplentyseriousTALKTALKbyConnorPearce,BackyardOpera
“Vicki Van Hout’s new dance theatre work, plenty serious TALK TALK, is wickedly funny, existentially intimate, culturally complex, bitingly political and superbly danced. In the persona of Ms Light Tan, Van Hout is trapped between black skin and white, between heavily marketed Indigenous culture and an ambivalent relationship with her
‘appropriation’ of traditional Indigenous dance.”VickiVanHout,DancingonaCulturalKnife-EdgebyKeithGallasch
REDisfearless,REDisfierce,REDispowerful.REDisfraughtandisbroken,andisstillrunning.
Hitcharideonaracewithtimethatspeaksinanothertongue.Thelanguageofbody,movement,wordsandfilm.REDisanelusive,fractiousandfabulousinterdisciplinaryperformance.Bringingonthebawdyandbanishingthebanal.REDchallengeslaughter,reliefandtenacity.It’safastrideandyouwanttogetonboardbeforeit’stoolate.
Ataletoldbyonewomanwithaparticulartakeonhowtimepassesforusall.LizLeagetsyouintouchwithyourmischievousselfinthiscaptivatingworkaboutthetemporalworkingsofyourownbody.
“For 20 years I had an illness I was not aware of and for those 20 years I travelled and toured, performed and created. That illness did not define me or my life, however, it has defined my future and if this work sees one person sit back and reflect on the need for all round self-care then we have achieved a small victory.” LizLea
DIRECTOR/ PERFORMERVICKIVANHOUTDRAMATURG MARTINDELAMOVIDEOGRAPHERS MARIANABBOUD,DOMINICO’DONNELLPERFORMERS (featured in film) CLOEFOURNIER,GLENTHOMASSOUND DESIGNERPHILDOWNING LIGHTING DESIGNERFRANKIECLARKESTAGE MANAGERGUNDEGALAPSA
DIRECTOR AND PERFORMERLIZLEAGUEST CHOREOGRAPHERSVICKIVANHOUT,MARTINDELAMO,VIRGINIAFERRISDRAMATURGBRIANLUCASCINEMATOGRAPHERNINOTAMBURRILIGHTING DESIGNERKARENNORRISCOMPOSER OF ORIGINAL SCORE ALEXANDERHUNTERFILM EDITORARIANNABOSISCRIPT WRITERS LIZLEA,BRIANLUCAS,VICTORIALEAREHEARSAL DIRECTOR & DRAMATURGY NATALIEAYTONTECHNICAL MANAGER CRAIGDEARCOSTUMES DESIGN LIZLEA,BRIANLUCAS,BRUCESCOTT,BROOKGILESCOSTUME CONSULTANT CATECLELLAND
DANscienCE MOVING WELLDANCE BITES 2018
FORM DANCE PROJECTS AND RIVERSIDE PRESENT DANCE BITES 2018
plenty serious TALK TALKVICKI VAN HOUT
FORM DANCE PROJECTS AND RIVERSIDE PRESENT
REDLIZ LEA
“A remarkable dance work with emotional power” MichellePotterTheCanberraTimes
Image: Nino Tamburri, REDImage: Heidrun Löhr, plenty serious TALK TALK, Vicki Van Hout
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WILDEBEEST AND VALLEY
“Atthesametime,Backley-Astrachanandhisdancers–inthispiecehealsoperformswithAllieGraham,MathewMizyedandSharonBackley-Astrachan–docomeupwithsomeinterestingandunusualwaysofpartneringandgrouping.Andwhiletheseoffervisualstimulation,enhancedbyFrankieClarke’selegantlighting,theyalsosparkintellectualpossibilities.Thisisalltoorareindance–let’shopeitcanbenurtured.”Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 2018
“Everymovementinthishumanartworkiscarefullyconsideredandsensitivelyperformed.Whetherintinygesturesorthecomplicatedinterlacingofbodies,thisworkimpliesacompassionateunderstandingoftheconvolutionsofrelationships.”Carol Wimmer, Stage Whispers, 15 February 2018
ABOVE GROUND
“TheambitiousnessandexperimentalnatureofSoftProstheticsandMetalGodsisadmirable.Theloftyideasofplayingwithatripod,wheelmount,stiltsandavideographerandperformerLuxEterna’scamerabytheperformerswasbothabstractandinteresting.”Christina Donoghue, Theatre Now, 30 June 2018
“Cat’sCradle(LegsOnTheWall)isacaptivatingbigworkthatinbreakingconventiontakesusonacontemplativeyetfuturisticjourneyoutsidetheboundariesofthetechnologythatituses.IfyougetachancetoseeanotherperformanceSoftProstheticsandMetalGodsoranyothercollaborationbythisduo(KathrynPuieandLuxEterna)makesureyouarrive,arepresent,andengage.Aperfectlyexecuted5starswilltransportyoutoinnerquestioning.”Rebecca Varidel, Sydney Scoop, 30 June 2018
PLENTY SERIOUS TALK TALK
“Asitstitle–plentyseriousTALKTALK–suggests,thepieceisasmuchaboutthespokenwordasmovement,propellingVanHoutthroughanhourofsketchesthatarebothpersonalandmoregenerallyapplicable.Theopeningsequenceisoutstanding,combiningclassicalballetandIndigenousstylesofdanceinamadmash-upofmovementelevatedbyherveryfunnydescriptionsofwhatsheisdoing.Iwouldhavebeenhappytoseeitagain,immediately,it’ssogood.ItscontentalsosetsoutVanHout’sbackground,withitsimportantIndigenousinheritance,aswellasherwryhumorthatshapesandpointsupwhatevershecreates.”Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 2018
“VanHoutgivesamagnificentperformance,butthemassivetensionandangerthatdrivestheperformancebubblesjustbelowthesurfacethroughout.Inherlatestchallenging,thought-provokingwork,VanHoutseekstomaketheaudienceappreciatethefulldifficultyandcomplexityofnavigatingandnegotiatingcultureacrossdisciplines,genresanderas.”Lynne Lancaster, Dance Informa, 7 September 2018
RED
“Leacommunicatespatentlyandwithaquickanddelicatewitabouthumansensibilitiesofillness,whilstallalong,neverstoppingtoentertain.Withatwirlofhertongue,sheturnstheaudience’sdiscomfortfirstlyintotittering,thenintogigglingandfinallyintoluridlaughter.Whenherheartleaps,Lea’saudienceagainfollowsherwithalloftheirendorphins,leavingtheirstresshormonesattheboxoffice.”James Carp, Sydney Arts Guide, 12 June 2018
“Now,giventhefactthatthisisaone-womansolodanceshow,andtheconnotationsofthelustroustitle,RED,onemayautomaticallyassumethatit’sacertainkindof,ahem,danceshow.Thispiece,however,truetothefierceformthatherfansadmireherfor,touchesonafarmorevisceralsubject-theveryreal,honestportrayalofherpersonalexperiencesufferingthroughendometriosis.”Cherry Brearley, Sydney Scoop, 5 June 2018
TOTAL ANNUAL MEDIA LISTINGS 374
FORM Dance Projects auspices and co-produces projects with creative development residencies and performance opportunities for professional artists. FORM also provides mentoring opportunities and the development of professional skills for dance artists throughout their careers. In2018,Studio404(establishedin2016)remainedasthespaceforthecreativedevelopmentofperformanceworksinParramatta.AlongsidetheNationalTheatreofParramatta,FORMwasabletoaccessthestudiostosupportcreativedevelopmentsanddanceworkshopprogramssupportingprofessionalartistsinallstagesoftheircareers.FORMfacilitatedtherehearsalofENCOUNTERlateintheyearinStudio404,readyforpresentationin2020inParramattaandregionalNSW.WealsogavetheartistsintheDanceBitesprogramthespaceandtimetofurtherdevelopandrehearsetheirworksforpresentationthroughouttheyear.
MEDIA PlatFORM PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
Image: Heidrun Löhr, Wildebeest
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STUDIO RESIDENCIES
In 2018, FORM fostered several opportunities to provide professional and creative development for artists at FORM’s studio space, Studio 404.
THE FRAME IS DARK MARGIEMEDLIN8–18January2018
Anexplorationofdanceandthecinematicframe.
MargieMedlincollaboratedwithVickiVanHoutandPatrickLuckyLarteyonthisprojectlinkingincidentalspectatorsanddigitalprojectionsthatexploredopportunitiestochoreographacrossmultiplescreens.
TheFrameIsDarkwillbepresentedbytheSubstationwhileMargieMedlinisinresidenceaspartofDanceMassive2019.
FundedbytheEmergingandExperimentalfundoftheAustraliaCouncilfortheArts.
DIRECTORMARGIEMEDLINCOLLABORATORS PATRICKLUCKYLARTEYVICKIVANHOUT
MEA CULPA CLOÉFOURNIER19February–10March2018
ChoreographedbyFrench-bornAustralianmulti-disciplinaryartistCloéFournier,MeaCulpaisaprojectionintoafuturenotsodistant.Fournierexploresthehumanexperienceandourconnectiontomechanicalcognisancethroughanarrativedrawingfromsciencefictiontropesandthemes.
Duringthisdevelopment,FournierwillworkwithsevenfemaledancerstocontinueinvestigatingthemechanicsofthebodythroughheruniquepracticefusingcontemporaryandFrenchfolkdancevocabulary.
MENTORVICKIVANHOUTDRAMATURG TRAVISDEVRIESSOUND DESIGN ALISTAIRHILLVIDEO ARTIST LAURATURNER
DOVE LAKE ANNAKURODA&DAVIDKIRKPATRICK–MURASAKIPENGUIN9–27April2018
DoveLakeisourcurrentworkindevelopment.MovementvocabularyandchoreographyarebornfromobservationsofthelakeinCradleMountain,Tasmania.Inspirationisdrawnfromfoampassingoverwater;exploringrelationshipsbetweenskinandfloor,reflectedlightandfrequenciescarvedfromsound.
CHOREOGRAPHY, DANCE AND COSTUME ANNAKURODALIVE SOUND, INSTRUMENT DESIGN AND VISUALS DAVIDKIRKPATRICKDOCUMENTATION PHOTOGRAPHY DAVIDKIRKPATRICK
ALEXANDRA KNOX 23July–3August2018
Alexandraisachoreographer/dancerwhohasrelocatedtoSydneyfromAdelaideandhasworkedbetweentheindependentsectorandcompaniessuchasLeighWarrenDanceHubandAustralianDanceTheatre.ThisresidencyisAlexandra’sfirstdevelopmenttowardscreatingasolo.
“Recently I have had the rare pleasure of working with my mother Jennifer Barry (who worked with American choreographer Eleo Pomare and became one of the signature dancers of Australian Dance Theatre and Sydney Dance Company). I recently completed a production entitled ‘Dancers with Dirty Feet’ which explores original repertoire of Eleo Pomare and Australian Dance Theatre, supported by the Australian Dance Theatre Foundation, the Lincoln Centre Institute and the Eleo Pomare Foundation (New York City). Since this time I have reflected on my own voice creatively and what it means to me personally.”AlexandraKnox
OUT OF THE STUDIO DIRTYFEET3–21September2018
OutofthestudioisanopportunityforemergingchoreographerstodevelopnewideasandaplatformtopresentnewdanceworkstoaudiencesinatheatrecontextatShopfrontCo.Op.FORMDanceProjectscontinuesitspartnershiponthisprogrambyprovidingstudiospaceforthedevelopmentofthesenewdanceworks.
TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTISTS INVOLVED IN STUDIO RESIDENCIES 2018 62
NUMBER OF SHOWINGS 4
Image: Margie Medlin, The Frame is Dark, Featuring Lucky Lartey & Vicki Van Hout
Image: Alex Opt, Mea Culpa, by Cloé Fournier
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ENCOUNTER
Thedancersarriveatthesite,anddisappearattheend,spillingoutofpimpedupcarsyoumightseedrivingupChurchStreet,Parramatta,onaSaturdayeveningorP-platerutesthattearupCarpSt,Begaorsitparkedinalocalbeachcarpark,likeShortPoint,inMerimbula. Theworkissite-responsivetotheFourWindsmanicuredcrescentsetinthenaturalbushamphitheatreandtoanurbanparkinParramatta.Theaudiencewillexperienceanencounterwiththedancersattimestouchingontheunknown,theother,abitdangerous,reckless;andatothertimescurious,joyful,timid,awkwardandplayful.
TEXT Multi-award-winningnovelist,FelicityCastagna,(Finalist,MilesFranklinAward2018)hasalwaysbeeninterestedinwritingwithafocusonplace.ThestoriesinENCOUNTERaredrawnfromdiscussionsandworkshopsthatFelicityCastagnaundertookwithdancersfromWesternSydneyandBegaregion.Theyfocusontheordinarybutdefiningmomentsofgrowingfromyouthtoadulthood.Thenarrativestructureisafragmentaryone,asallthepiecesareself-containedvignettesofmomentsintime.
COMPOSERS AmandaBrown(TheGo-Betweens)andJodiPhillis(TheClouds)arecollaboratingtocreateanorchestralscorefortheWesternSydneyYouthOrchestrathatisoriginal,vibrantandcontemporary.Thetwocomposersdrawontheirexperiencesfromtheworldsofpopularandscreenmusic
towriteaseriesofmusicalvignettestoaccompanyandsupportthechoreographyandnarrativearcofENCOUNTER. Thecomposersutiliseafullclassicalorchestraandwriteinwaysthatflipbetweenestablishedclassicalstyles,(withsomeinitialreferencesbeingthepowerful,grandioseshadesoffilmcomposersMichaelNymanandEnnioMorricone)andamoreexperimental,contemporaryapproach,tobringouttherebellious,almostpunkattitudewhichisanexcitingelementofthisproduction. Themusicalscorecelebratestheindomitablespiritofyoungpeopleandtheworldtheyfindthemselvesin.Attimestheorchestraprovidesamonumentalsoundscapeforthedancers;atothertimesitreflectsthewildspiritandrhythmsofyoungpeopleinurbanandnaturallandscapes.
PRESENTATIONS AND AUDIENCES FORMwillhaveaworldpremiereinParramattain2020,followedbyapresentationattheFourWindsFestivalinApril,2020.Thismetropolitan-regionalpresentationwillencapsulatetheParramatta-BegainspirationofENCOUNTERforboththeparticipatingartistsintheproductionandtheaudiences.PresentingENCOUNTERinParramattaisagreatexperienceforWesternSydneyaudiencesfromvariouscommunitiestoseeaperformancethatreflectsthefamiliesandcommunitiestheylivein.TheFourWindsFestivalpresentationin2020isawonderfulopportunitytoengagewitharegionalaudienceandintroduce
themtothepotentialoftheirhome-basedperformingartscompanyfLiNGPhysicalTheatreCompanycollaboratingwithWesternSydneyartists.Bothpresentationplatformshavetheopportunitytointroducetheselocalartiststonationalandinternationalaudiences.
ENCOUNTERisagatewayprovidinglong-lastingimpactforyoungWesternSydneyemergingartists’careers.
DIRECTOR EMMASAUNDERSASSOCIATE ARTIST ROBMcCREDIEWRITER FELICITYCASTAGNACOMPOSERS AMANDABROWN,JODIPHILLISWSYO CONDUCTOR JAMESPENSINIVISUAL ARTIST DAVIDCAPRADANCERS SARAHKALULE,LAWRENCEAMATEARIKI,SABRINAMUSZYNSKI,JOSHUAO’CONNOR,NAOMIREICHARDT,FERASSHAHEEN,CAYLANSPENDLOVE,XARAZAINEDDINEANDFLINGPHYSICALTHEATREENSEMBLECONDUCTOR JAMESPENSINIMUSICIANS WESTERNSYDNEYYOUTHORCHESTRAENCOUNTER AUDITIONS 40 ENCOUNTER BEGA RESIDENCY 20
COMMISIONEDANDPRODUCEDBYFORMDANCEPROJECTS
ENCOUNTERisaseriesofmomentsabouttheeverydaylivesofyoungpeopleinParramatta,WesternSydneyandtheBegaValley,inregionalNSW. ThroughthiscommissionFORMisprovidingtheopportunityforagroupofoutstandingNSWandWesternSydneyindependentartistsfromvariousartformstocollaborate,experimentanddeveloptheirareasofpractice. TheprojectprovidesyoungWesternSydneyperformers,musiciansanddancerswiththeopportunityformentorship,professionalandperformanceskillsdevelopmentwithleadingAustralianartists.
DIRECTION Referredtoasa“formidable”Australiandanceartist,EmmaSaunders,DirectorandChoreographer,isinterestedinthesimplicityofdanceandthecomplexityofchoreography.Utilisingavisceral,instinctiveattack,herworkisimmediate,oftenplayingwithhumour,everydaymovement,text,repetition,deconstruction,durationandabstraction. MovementcontentforENCOUNTERincludesarangeofmodesspanningthepedestriantoabstract.Thechoreographyholdsaspecificindividualbody,aswellasacommunalbody.Themovementlanguagerangesfrompost-modernreleasebasedapproachfrombreath,gravity,bonesthroughtomoredancetheatreandattimesreferencingthemorewell-knownrefinedshapesofballet. Thechoreographyissettoopenscoresusedasframestomovewithintoallowmaximumparticipationandagencyoftheyoungdancers,theirstories,theirmovement.ThroughoutthecreativedevelopmentthecollaboratorsandartformsreferenceaworkingprocessakintoCunningham/Cagewhereeachformcanbefreeandindependentthroughtodirectmatchesandsynchronicityacrossmusic,bodies,space,time,dynamics,soundandtext. TheyoungdancersintheensemblecollaboratewiththeartisticcreationoftheworkboththroughtheirownstoriesandintheprocessofcreatingmovementwithEmmaSaunders.Thedancersinteractwiththeaudiencesthroughsharing,encounter,teaching,andmovingwiththem.Attimes,audiencemembersrespondtothedancersasparticipants.ENCOUNTERreferencesbothurbanandnaturalworlds,fromnaturalmovementofkangaroostothehangingaboutofyoungpeopleinconcretecarparksandshoppingmalls,inParramattaandtheBegavalley.
Image: Heidrun Löhr, ENCOUNTER, First Creative Development, December 2018
Image: Heidrun Löhr, ENCOUNTER, First Creative Development, December 2018
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TransFORM EDUCATIONPROGRAM
FORM Dance Projects provides access and participation in dance culture for performing arts students and emerging artists in a vibrant education program. This aspirational education program underpins the artistic program and includes skills development workshops and masterclasses, matinee performances with Q&A sessions, auditions and a youth dance festival.
The students have the opportunity to interact with respected choreographers and dancers, investigate career pathways and develop art form appreciation.
Learn the Repertoire: See the Show is a unique program for dance students to learn the repertoire from each of the Dance Bites performances in a workshop led by the presenting company. Following this, students experience a matinee performance and post show Q & A with the artistic team.
LEARN THE REPERTOIRE SEE THE SHOW
VALLEY AND WILDEBEEST 16FEBRUARY,2018
PARTICIPANTS 15TEACHERS1SCHOOL WollongongHighSchoolofPerformingArts
“I enjoyed finding softness and joy in the choreography and applying it throughout the sequence.” (Yr12)
“It helped to broaden my knowledge of dance and its different styles/techniques and opened my mind to different experiences.”(Yr10student,WollongongHighSchoolofPerformingArts)
“It taught me a new way of thinking about dance.” (Yr11student,WollongongHighSchoolofPerformingArts)
PLENTY SERIOUS TALK TALK 31AUGUST,2018
PARTICIPANTS 34TEACHERS2SCHOOLS CampbelltownPerfomingArtsHighSchool&WyndhamCollege
“The workshop was particularly enjoyable learning about Vicki (Van Hout)’s choreographic style and experiencing her movement language.” SarahMinol,Danceteacher,WyndhamCollege
“I’ve learnt the differences between specific styles and how unique (contemporary dance) is to the Aboriginal culture.” (Yr11student,WyndhamCollege)
“It deepened my understanding of Indigenous performing arts.” (Yr8student,CampbelltownPerformingArtsHighSchool).
DANCENORTH MASTERCLASS 28JUNE,2018
PARTICIPANTS 13TEACHERS2SCHOOLS CampbelltownPerfomingArtsHighSchool&WyndhamCollege
“The workshop encompassed technique, space flow and quality. The teachers’ communication was very clear.”LauraVlasic,participant.
AsoneofAustralia’smostdynamiccontemporarydancecompanies,Dancenorthinvitespassionatedancepractitionersandtertiarydancestudentstoexperienceauniqueopportunityinthisone-offmasterclass.Thissessionprovidesaninsightintotherichartisticcultureofthecompany,whileexperiencingfirst-handthechoreographicprocessesdevisedbyArtisticDirectorKylePageandAssociateArtisticDirectorAmberHaines.
Image: Ashley de Prazer, featuring Ghenoa GelaImage: Dom O’Donnell, Sharp Short Dance Final, Eliza Cooper
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CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP
SHARP SHORT DANCE
FORMDanceProjectswasdelightedtopresentitsannualChoreographicWorkshopin2018inpartnershipwithForceMajeuredancetheatrecompany.ThispopularprogramprovidedHSCDancestudentswiththeuniqueopportunitytodeveloptheirchoreographicskillsundertheguidanceofindustryprofessionals.
ForceMajeureArtisticDirector,DanielleMicich,andthefourartistssharedchoreographictoolsandtechniquesgleanedfromthecompany’smethodologyandproductions.
Intheimmersiveone-dayworkshop,studentslearntnewwaystogenerateinterestingmaterialandmovements,anddevelopedtheirconfidenceandcreativityincomposition.TheworkshopprogramalsoincludedinsightsintotheartisticprocessthroughviewinganddiscussingvideoofForceMajeureworkwiththeartists.
“It taught the students a new way to choreograph.”HSCDanceTeacher
“All students showed growth in their confidence in choreography.” AshleyJones,Danceteacher,PlumptonHighSchool
“Amazing- Different-Helpful.”(Yr11student,MitchellHighSchool)
“I understood everything and went for it.”(Yr10student,CastleHillHighSchool)
HEATS13–15NOVEMBERFINAL17NOVEMBER2018
SharpShortDancecultivatestalentandperformancebychoreographersanddancersaged21andunder.Thefestivalinspiresandeducatesyoungperformerstostrivefortheirownartisticexcellenceandencouragesactiveparticipationindanceatalllevelsandstylesincludingcontemporarydance,ballet,jazz,hiphop,tapandculturaldance.
Sinceitslaunch,thefestivalhashostedhundredsofyoungperformers,withmanyreturningeachyeartostriveforartisticexcellence,developtheirchoreographicandperformanceskills,meetlike-mindedyoungartists,andnetworkwithpeerandindustryprofessionals.UnlikeotherperformanceenvironmentssuchasEisteddfodsandlocalfestivals,SharpShortDanceencouragesyoungpeopletotakecontroloftheircreativevisionsundertheguidanceandmentorshipofprofessionals.
Arecordnumberof155dancerscompetedinthisyear’sevent.Fromatotalof50danceworks,17wereselectedtocontinuetothefinal.
Thewinnersofthe11thannualSharpShortDancefestival,presentedbyFORMDanceProjects,wereannouncedonSaturday17thNovemberfollowinganimpressivefinaleventheldatRiversideTheatres.
TheFinaljudgingpanelincludedmembersofthedanceindustryincludingKatinaOlsen(formerBangarraDanceTheatredancer),CadiMcCarthy(CatapultDance),JamesBarry(PhlyCrew),OmerBackley-Astrachan(coordinatorofSydneyDanceCompany’sPre-ProfessionalYear)andEmmaSaunders(IndependentArtist).AwardswerepresentedbyCityofParramattaCouncillorLorraineWearneandthehostoftheevent,danceartistKayArmstrong.
SophieCarathanassis,winnerofOutstandingFemaleDancerandtheSydneyDanceCompanyPre-ProfessionalYearSecondmentsaid,“A moment like this is a dream I thought would never come true. Sharp Short Dance has allowed me to see a new future for myself as a dancer.”
“It was a pleasure to be involved and the night I judged there were so many outstanding pieces.” ClaireGammon,Projects&ProgramsManager,AusdanceNSW,Judgingpanelmember
Guest companiesSEETDANCE,CATAPULTDANCE(TheFlipsideProject)Media listing101
LOCATION STUDIO404,PARRAMATTA DURATION 4HOURSFACILITATORS DANIELLEMICICH(leadfacilitator),GHENOAGELA,RAGHAVHANDA,DAVIDJACKSON,LIAREUTENSPARTICIPANTS 62 TEACHERS 5 SCHOOLS CASTLEHILLHIGHSCHOOL,MAITLANDCHRISTIANSCHOOL,MITCHELLHIGHSCHOOL,PLUMPTONHIGHSCHOOL
13–14 March 2018
Image: Ashley de PrazerImage: Dom O’Donnell Jasmene Arokapiti
FORM DANCE PROJECTS AND RIVERSIDE PRESENTS
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Most Innovative Choreography OpalRussell(ASigh)
Outstanding Male Dancer IsaacClark(IntrovertFractum)
Outstanding Female Dancer SophieCarathanassis(DarkMatter)
Outstanding Solo Performance KarliaCook(ToolsoftheSoul)
Outstanding Duet Performance MyraMareeTaueiandJasmeneArokapiti(IslandforEdge)
Outstanding Ensemble Performance AlexMencinsky,AiruMatsuda,LillianGrant,BrielleDeThomasis,ElizaCooper,KatyaGray,EmalynKnight,MikaylaNangle,JemimaSmith,GeorgiaAdelt,andJoanneHwang(LazerBeams).
Audience Choice Award ChoreographerBrittneyWebbandperformersAmeliePritchard,BrookeCutler,JadeMai,NatalyFellewandSamyaKerde(Afterglow)
Sydney Dance Company, Pre-Professional Year Secondment SophieCarathanassis(DarkMatter),ZaneCarrandAmberJadeSmith(Instead),andAnnaliseMalachowski(Opulence)
Catapult Dance Secondment OpalRussell(ASigh)
Catapult Dance Space Residency ElizaCooper(LazerBeams)
Stalker Theatre Secondment KarliaCook(ToolsoftheSoul)
Phly Crew Secondment BrittneyWebb(Afterglow)
Dance Makers Collective Secondment NicolaFordandSarahGoroch(Primation),andAlexMencinsky(Opulence)
Teacher’s Recognition Award KatieDuynhoven,ThePondsHighSchool
TOTAL CHOREOGRAPHERS 70 TOTAL PERFORMERS 155 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 225 TOTAL THEATRE AUDIENCE 339 TOTAL FESTIVAL PARTICIPATION 592
SHARP SHORT DANCE DONORSProfPeterHutchingsNarelleLewisDrJulie-AnneLongMirandaWheen
InFORM COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT
SHARP SHORT DANCE AWARDS
SHARP SHORT DANCE
RIVERSIDETHEATRES2 June, 2018
Thisone-dayeventatRiversideTheatres,Parramatta,curatedbyawardwinningdanceartistLizLea(OutstandingAchievementinCommunityDance–AustralianDanceAwards2017),featuredperformances,filmsandaforumwithguestartistsandhealthspecialistsmoderatedbyartsjournalist,CarolineBaum.
DANscienCEMovingWellexploredthenexusbetweendanceandscienceinthefieldsofhealth,well-beingandlongevity.MovingWellpromotescreativityinallagesandthewayinwhichcurrentresearchandpracticeintheareasofdanceandhealthbringvaluetoourbodiesandmindsatvaryingstagesoflife.
Manypeopleweremovedandinspired,particularlybytheperformances,includingOffbeatDanceGroup–DanceforPeoplewithParkinson’s(ACT)andworkshopleaders,PhilipPigginandJaneIngall;TheGOLDs(GrowingOldDisgracefully)GrandFinalechoreographedbyMartindelAmo(NSW/AUS)andtheCapoeiraperformancebyyoungWesternSydneydancersfromtheServicefortheTreatmentandRehabilitationofTortureandTraumaSurvivors(STARTTS)CapoeiraProjectBantu;AngolaledbyMestreRoxinho.ThedayclosedwithabeautifulguestperformancebydancelegendEileenKramerinSueHealey’sONVIEW.
“This is a timely event. Dancers are experiencing longer careers, dance is scientifically proven to benefit health, older people are beginning dance careers at 60. Artists and companies with expert professional legacies are developing new programs for wellness, and wellness is building a new platform of awareness for dance. DANscienCE Moving Well investigates the growth of practice at the crossroads of these shifts.“ LizLea
“It was such a brilliant event and generated a buzz of connections and stimulating discussions among participants. I was so delighted to be part of it.” JaneIngallOffbeat!Parkinson’scompany
Patron:DrGrahamFarquharAOSeniorAustralianoftheYear2018
PRESENTED BY FORM DANCE PROJECTS AND RIVERSIDE THEATRES
DANSCIENCE MOVING WELLDIRECTED BY LIZ LEA
Image: Dom O’Donnell, STARTTS capoeira groupImages: Dom O’Donnell
Karlia CookSophie Carathanassis
Isaac Clark
‘Congratulations on another very extraordinary gathering of amazing people to share, exchange, learn, celebrate and dance. It was an absolute privilege and honour to be part of it all.” PhilipPigginCreativeProgramOfficer,BelconnenArtsCentre,Canberra
“It opened my eyes to new areas of importance and research.” ShakehMomartin,PhDM.Clin.Psych,SeniorResearchOfficer,STARTTS
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DANscienCE MOVING WELL
Professor Gene Moyle (QLD/AUS) HeadofSchool,SchoolofCreativePractice,QUT,CreativeIndustriesFaculty
OpeningAddressThePsychologyofMovingWell
Professor Kate Stevens (NSW/AUS) Director,MARCSInstituteforBrain,Behavior&DevelopmentWesternSydneyUniversity
KeynoteTheBodyKnows:DistributedandEmbodiedCognitioninContemporaryDance
Performance: Offbeat Dance Group– Dance for People with Parkinson’s (ACT/AUS)
IUsedtoRunMarathonsChoreographedbyPhilipPiggin&JaneIngall(ACT/AUS)
Parkinson’sWorkshopleadersandperformersEricaRoseJeffrey(QLD/USA/AUS)PhilipPiggin(ACT/AUS)JaneIngall(ACT/AUS)JacquiSimmonds(ACT/AUS)GretelBurgess(ACT/AUS)
Presentationby
Erica Rose Jeffrey (QLD/AUS) Directorandleadteacher,DanceforParkinson’sAustralia
Nadeesha Kalyani (QLD/AUS) PhDresearchstudentatQUTandphysiotherapist
EffectsofDanceforParkinson’songait,dual-taskingandqualityoflifeinParkinson’sdisease
Dr James Oldham (NSW/AUS) ClinicalAssociateProfessorattheUniversityofWollongong.SeniorStaffSpecialistPsychiatrist|CAMHSAdolescentInpatientService&AdolescentDayUnit
KeynoteMovementasaneffectivetherapyfortraumaanddepression
Dr Luke Hopper (WA/AUS) Post-DoctoralResearchFellow,WesternAustralianAcademyofPerformingArts,EdithCowanUniversityPerth
KeynoteThebiomechanicalironyofdanceexpertise
Performance: The GOLDs (ACT/AUS)
GrandFinaleChoreographedbyMartindelAmo(NSW/AUS).Sydney-basedchoreographeranddancer,HelpmannAward-winner.
LUNCH BREAK PERFORMANCE
AshortshowcasebyyoungperformersintheSTARTTSCapoeiraAngolaProjectBantuledbyMestreRoxinho.
Dr Jeff Meiners (EdD) (SA/AUS) Lecturer,SchoolofEducation,UniversityofSouthAustralia.
Exploringtheeffectsofdanceonmentalwealthacrossgenerations
Vicky Malin (UK) IndependentDanceArtist
Apresentationdetailingcreativepracticeinrelationtoencounterswithprofessionalsworkinginneurologicalandrehabilitationresearchtoexplorethemovementandconnectionsofherhands.
Dr Christopher Knowlton (USA) ManageroftheMotionAnalysisLaboratoryatRushUniversityMedicalCenter,Chicago
Aprofessionaldancer,motionanalysisscientistandcancer-survivor,ChristopherKnowltontracesthepaththatdanceandsciencehascarvedthroughhiswindingcareer,amyriadofcurrentprojectsandunexpectedturnsofhealth.
Gwen Korebrits (NSW/AUS) CEO&Co-founderDanceHealthAlliance
InvitingpeopletofindFreedomThroughMovement
Rachel O’Loughlin (NSW/AUS) PediatricPhysiotherapistEurobodallaCommunityHealthService
DanceoftheNewborn;TheOriginsofIntentionalMovement
Jo Clancy (NSW/AUS) DirectoroftheWaganaAboriginalDancers
SumofourAncestors
Janet Karin OAM (VIC/AUS) ProfessionalAssociate,UniversityofCanberra
Developingballetstudents’creativitythroughimplicitlearningandsensori-kineticfeedback.
Dr Shakeh Momartin (NSW/AUS) SeniorResearcherandClinicalPsychologist,NSWServicefortheTreatmentandrehabilitationofTortureandTraumaSurvivors(STARTTS).
STARTTSCapoeiraAngolaProjectBantu;CounsellinginMotion
PANEL DISCUSSION moderated by Caroline Baum withProfessorGeneMoyle,ProfessorGrahamFarquhar(Patron),VickyMalinandDrChristopherKnowlton
FILM SCREENINGS AND Q&A
ONVIEWbySueHealey(NSW/AUS(featuringguestperformancebylivingdancelegend,EileenKramer)Q&AwithSueHealeyfacilitatedbyDrAmandaCard
MICHELLE’SSTORYbyMerylTankard(NSW/AUS)
RED - A new solo performance by Liz Lea
Ataletoldbyonewomanwithaparticulartakeonhowtimepassesforusall.LetLizLeagetyouintouchwithyourmischievousselfinthisnewandcaptivatingworkaboutthetemporalworkingsofyourownbody.
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BIOGRAPHY
VickiVanHoutisaWiradjuridescendant.ShetookpartasanactorinthefirstAboriginalPlaywrights’conferenceinCanberrabeforebecomingagraduateofNAISDADanceCollegeandtheMarthaGrahamSchoolofContemporaryDanceNYC(graduated1993).VickireturnedtoAustraliatoperformwithBangarraDanceTheatretheground-breakingballet,OchresandTheEdgeoftheSacred,incollaborationwithSydneySymphonyandTheAboriginal/IslanderDanceTheatre.VickidancedinMarilynMiller’sDearCarrie(OneExtra),joiningMiller’sFreshDancers,ahighlightofwhichwasaresidencyinInnsbruck,Austria,andattheAdelaideFringeinMarilyn’sQuinkin(2004).Wirad’journiwasVicki’sfirstfull-lengthwork,inspiredbyWiradjurikinshiplaws.ShehaschoreographedforATYP,Pulse8,NAISDA,WAAPA,theHelpmannAwards,andQuantumLeap.In2015,VickipremieredLongGrassintheSydneyFestivalwhichlatertouredtoMelbourneforDanceMassive2015.In2016VickidirectedSTOLENbyJaneHarrison,producedandpresentedbytheNationalTheatreofParramatta,touringin2018.Vicki’smostunforgettableperformancewasasadancer/choreographerforthehistoricopeningofParliamentintheleaduptotheApology.
THE SERPENT’S PROJECT 18December2018BlogPost
“Anandavallistipulatedfromthebeginningthatourchoreographiclanguagesweretobeseparateanddiscretefromoneanother.Ididn’trealisehowimportantthiswasatthetime,norhowcomplicateditwouldbecome.Ineverrealisedhowprizedourdanceis,howexpensive,untilbothValiandIeachdefendedourdancewitheveryvestigeofpassionwepossessed.
Itsoonbecameclearthatourdancewasn’ttobeaboutaserpentnarrativeatall.TheSerpent’sprojectsawusbrokeringourculturesinordertohavethemsuccessfullyliesidebysidewithinaworkofart.TheSerpent’sprojectwasasmuchaboutourextendedcommunitiesandourobligationtorepresentourculturesinawaythatwouldbedeemedappropriate.Witheachoutwardchoiceatacitpledgewasmadetoupholdintegrity.Thiswasofparamountimportance.”
VALE DOUGLAS WRIGHT AND THANK YOU BRIAN CARBEE 26November2018BlogPost
“IfevertherewereamomentwhenIcouldliterallyeatmywordsitwastheweekendafterthepassingofNewZealand-bornchoreographerDouglasWright.
LastSaturdayIleftthehouseinthenickoftimeasperusual,jumpingonmybiketopeddleliketheclapperstoSydneyDanceCompanytodoBrianCarbee’srelease-basedcontemporaryclass.IhavealwaysstatedthatBrian’sclassfeelslikebodymedicineasheguidesusthroughagentleseriesofdynamicsequencesaimedtoincreaserangeofmotionalmostonthesly.IhavebeenattendingthisclassfortwentyyearsnowandIattributemyabilitytobeabletomoveatalltothisweeklyritual.
Idon’tknowwhenitdawnedonme,butIsoonsurmisedthisdancewasBrian’selegyforhisclosefriendandpeer,Wright.Thedancebeganwithanarmgentlyencirclingabodythatwasnotthere.Thismotifwasrepeatedandwasfollowedbyanexpansivereachingwiththearmsoutwards,beyondourselvesandupward.Then,incontrast,thearmscametogethertobeatthesolarplexis,thebackoftheneckandthenthethighsinturn,inlament.”
MOUNTAIN – KRISTINA CHAN 1May2018BlogPost
“Sohere,inMountain,Iimmediatelysawthethreebodiesmoving(ChanalongwiththePalomaressisters,MelanieandMarnie)asoneentityinaconstantstateofgeologicalflux.Ifelttimeexpandandmillenniasprawlbeforemeaswindswhichwouldhaveshapedmuchofanescarpment.Thiswasfollowedbycataclysmicactionaccompaniedwithloudexplosivesoundswhichpromptedmetothinkofameteoriteimpactfollowedbysomethingmoresinister,therepetitiouscrackofexplosivesexcavatingaminesite.
Chanwassteadfastintheexecutionofhervision.InthisworkshehaseschewedthevirtuosicphysicalityIhaveusuallyseenherdemonstrate,whichhasbeenhonedthroughherlongassociationwithNarelleBenjamin,tousethebodyasanequalingredientinthefinalproductalongwiththeothertechnicalaspectsoflightingandsetdesign.ThismoreholisticapproachisindicativeofherworkingrelationshipwithbothMartindelAmoandVictoriaHunt(whoisdramaturgonthisproject)andtheirrespectiveBodyWeatherhistories/practices.”
The forum featured 15 speakers hailing from across Australia, the US and UK and covered areas including mental health, connection to country, technique, mixed abilities and recovery from illness. We had presentations ranging from movement in babies to a performance by the living dance legend Eileen Kramer, 103 years of age.
In 2018, FORM Dance Projects commissioned Australia Council Award recipient Vicki Van Hout to be the resident blogger after the ongoing success of her blog residency, initiated in 2012. Throughout the year Van Hout blogged for FORM about all things dance from her unique perspective as an Indigenous choreographer. Van Hout has a dedicated and large following in her sixth year of the blog residency. Van Hout’s blog contributes valuable reputable discourse within the dance community and is a perceptive, entertaining and articulate window to the dance world for a larger audience.
BLOGGER IN RESIDENCE
VICKI VAN HOUT
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CULTURAL PERFORMING ARTS NETWORK MOVING WELL SENIOR CLASSES
CPANaimstopromoteculturallydiverseartsanditslegitimateplacewithinthebroadercontemporaryAustralianartspractice.ThenetworkrepresentsculturalperformersfromacrossWesternandGreaterSydneyfromdiverseculturalbackgroundsincludingAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanders,Maori,Indian,Cambodian,Vietnamese,Iraqi,Chinese,Lebanese,Sudanese,Burundian,Rwandian,Peruvian,Colombian,Chilean,Argentinian,ArmenianandPolish.
FORMcontinuestopromoteCPANperformerstofestivalpresentersandtelevisionproducerslookingtoengageartistsinpresentationprograms,castorrecruitandoffercasualemploymenttoperformersontheirproductions.CPANrepresentsculturalperformersinWesternSydneyandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentandnetworkingopportunities.
FULL CIRCLE DANCE LAB WITH LUCKY LARTEY Tuesday17—Saturday21JulyStudio404,404ChurchStreet,Parramatta
Ages15-25Total participants 19
HipHop/BBoys,AfricanandcontemporarydancershavejoinedLuckyLarteyinaone-offWinterschoolholidaysDanceLab.
Participantsexploredthewaysinwhichstorytelling,rap,theatre,spokenwordandpoetrycaninformthecreativedevelopmentofmovementandperformanceideasinLuckyLartey’snewworkFullCircle.
LuckyisaSydney-baseddancerandchoreographer,originallyfromGhana,WestAfrica.Lucky’sworkdrawsonhistraditionalcultureofrhythmanddanceaswellashisunderstandingofcontemporarymovementpractices
TWO Q&A SESSIONS AS PART OF PARRAMASALA10MarchRiversideTheatres
FORMfacilitatedtwoQ&AsessionsaspartofParramasala2018onthe10thofMarchatRiversideTheatres.Independentdanceartist,DianeBusuttil,interviewedchoreographerLindaLukeandvideoartist,MartinFox,followingthescreeningoftheirDanceDiariesfilmsSydneyandHome.
During2016-17,LindaLuketeamedupwithfilmmaker,MartinFoxandsounddesigner,MichaelToisuta,toworkwithagroupofsixdancerstodevelopandexploretheparticipants’dancepracticeandcollaboratetomakeafilm,called‘DanceDiaries’,thatexploresnotionsofhome.DanceDiariesbecameaseriesofdanceandfilmmakingprojectsengagingwithpeoplewhoaremarginalisedinAustraliansociety.SydneycelebratestheseniorChineseAustraliancommunitylivinginSydney.HomewasmadeaspartofFairfield-basedPowerhouseYouthTheatre’saccessibleprogramfeaturinglocalparticipantslivingwithdisability.
GET MOVING/MOVING WELL SENIOR CLASSES 10April-11December(Tuesdays)Studio404,404ChurchStreet,Parramatta
Total participants 187
During2018,DianeBusuttilledaseriesoflunchtimedanceclassesspecificallydesignedforseniors.Theclassincludedsoftstretches,movingtogreattunesandinteractingwithotherparticipantsinaplayfulsetting.
“Thoroughly enjoyed moving the body to music! Wonderful teacher. Achievable combinations of steps.”(Participant)
“Loving the variety of movement and the challenges. Great for balance. Look forward to attending each week.”(Participant)
DANCE FOR PARKINSON’S WORKSHOP1JuneStudio404,404ChurchStreet,Parramatta
75minutesclassfollowedbyQ&Aandsocialisinguntil4pm
Participants 50
Parkinson’sDiseaseisthesecondmostcommonneurologicaldisease,afterdementia.ResearchsuggeststhatdancemaybeanappropriateandeffectivestrategyforimprovingbothphysicalandmentalsymptomsofParkinson’sdisease.
“Beyondthebenefitsofexercise,danceofferssocialandemotionalinteractionswhichmayincreasethequalityoflife,accesstomovement,andparticipationforthemembersofthePDcommunity”.(Westheimer2008;Houston2012).
Theone-offworkshopinParramattawasofferedaspartoftheDANscienCEMovingWellFestival.ItwasledbyDanceforParkinson’sAustralianProgramCo-ordinator,EricaRoseJeffreyandprominentcommunitydanceartist,PhilipPiggin,andtheirteam.TheCanberrabasedDanceforParkinson’sperformancegroupOffbeatjoinedlocalparticipants,inacheerfulandcreativegathering.
“It was a joy to contribute to the teaching of the Dance for PD class, and to be part of Offbeat’s first interstate tour and the performance of Marathons. Many thanks to FORM for offering these opportunities for Offbeat, and also the opportunity to GOLD to work again with Martin and perform Grand Finale.”JacquiSimmonds,ArtisticCoordinator,CanberraDanceTheatre
THE GOLDS SCREENING AND Q&A SUEHEALEY
4AprilRafferty’sTheatre,RiversideTheatres,Parramatta
Participants 22
TheGolds(GrowingOldDisgracefully)areagroupofCanberransaged60-90years,whoafterretiringfromadiversityofcareers,nowlivetodance.Adancecompanyofidiosyncraticindividuals,defythepreconceptionthatcreativityisonlyfortheyoung.Breakingstereotypes,TheGoldsbringsintothespotlighttheintelligenceandinsightthatagecanbring.
Theshortdocumentaryfilmscreenedatmiddayaspartof2018NSWSeniorsFestival.AQ&AsessionwiththerenownAustralianfilmmakerandchoreographer,SueHealey,followedthescreening.
Image: Dom O’DonnellImage: Rachell Dade
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BIG DANCE
BIG DANCE WORKSHOPS 24and31MarchStudio404,404ChurchStreet,Parramatta
Participants24
BigDanceisthelargestfreecelebrationofdanceintheworld.FORMpartneredwithAusdancebyofferingstudiospacefortheParramattaworkshops.BigDanceisafreeparticipatorydancefestival,acelebrationofdanceforallagesandalllevelsofability.WorkshopparticipantsjoinedthousandsofpeoplearoundAustraliatolearnandperformtheBigDance,choreographedbyacclaimedchoreographers,FrancesRingsandCraigBary.
APPENDIX ONE
ARTIST LIST 2018
Abbey-JaneBerganAbiDurantAbiWorkmanAbigailNgAdamBlanchAimeeLeanAiruMatsudaAlanahPendleburyAlexFrostAlexMencinskyAlexanderHunterAlexandraKnoxAliaArdonAlisaMillarAliyaNewallAllieGrahamAlyxDennisonAmaliaTawaAmandaBrownAmariUrzuaAmberKeechAmber-JadeSmithAmeliaSmithAmeliePritchardAmyCozensAnastasiaZimonopoulosAndrewEaglesAndrewSearleAngelJohnsAngieDiazAnnaKurodaAnnaLemanAnnaStenningAnnabelScullyAnnaliseMalachowskiAnneCatherineLinzerAnnikaMandelAnyaSreeshaArianaBosiAshleighSimpsonAshleydePrazerAshleyScottAudreyJagleAudreyKentishBellaFairbrotherBellaHampsonBenjaminBrockmanBethanyLongBillieSharrattBradyKitchinghamBreeHudsonBreeKellyBreevanReykBrianLucasBriannaKellBrielleDeThomasisBrittneyWebb
BronteHattinghBrookeBaxterBrookeCutlerBrookeGilesBrucescottBryanLoaderCadiMcCarthyCaitlinUnwinCamrynLongCarisseVelezCarlSciberrasCarmenYihCarolMackayCassandraMerwoodCateClellandCatherineGossCaylanSpendloveCecilyHardyCharemaineSeetChimeneSteele-PriorChloeHerderChloeJohnsonChloeMillenChristopherKnowltonClaireMalesClaraSmithCloeFournierCodyLaveryCraigBaryCyrusHenryDanielleMicichDanniCookDarciO’RoukeDavidBarberDavidJacksonDavidKirkpatrickDavidTurbayneDawnSummersDenisBeauboisDeniseDruittDianaSandemanDianaSandemanDianeBusuttilDominicO’DonnellDominiqueBarbaraEadieMazzucchelliEdnaDundasEileenKramerElaineHollingsEleniAndrewsElizaCooperElizaDongeyElkeBlackEllaMartinEllynGwillimEmalynKnightEmmaBoertjeEmmaGobbyEmmaOwenEmmaRossEmmaSaunders
EmmaSimpsonEricaRoseJeffreyErikaSullivanErinBryantEstherPerryEugenieEnglishEvaLinEvieMcGarryFaustoBrusamolinoFelicityCastagnaFerasShaheenFionaLarkinFrancesRingsFrankieClarkeFreyaBroderickGabrielaGreenOleaGabrielleRoseGabrielleSantosGeorgiaAdeltGeorgiaAllenGhenoaGelaGlenThomasGlennysSteerGlenysHarrisGraceBairdGraceGilGraceMcAndrewGregBarrattGregHollingsGretelBurgessGundegaLapsaHannahO’NeillHeidrunLohrHelenJohnstoneImogenCrannaIndiHarrisIsaacClarkIsabellaBolandIsabellaHampsonIsobelAllanIveyWawnJacquelineWechslerJacquiSimmondsJadeGaulJadeMaiJadeNormanJamesBarryJamesBrownJamieWinbankJanRobbinsJaneIngallJanetKarinOAMJasmeneArokapitiJasminLancasterJasmineCongdonJazzyConstantinidisJeanBennettJemimaSmithJemimaSullivanJemimahPerryJemmaMalikJenniLargeJennyJensen
JennyLoaderJensenBlumJeraWynyard-ByrnesJessicaWeatherallJoanneHwangJodiPhillisJoshuaO’ConnorJoshuaThomsonJudyBishellJulie-AnneLongJWMurrayKaleishaBrownKarenNorrisKarenOkudaKarinAdriansdatterKarliaCookKassidyGeorgiaWatersKateLienertKathrynPuieKatinaOlsenKatyaGrayKayArmstrongKieranWarner-HuntLaetitiaOpeiLauraDuanLauraKirwanLaurenBreretonLawrenceMetearikiLeeAnneLittonLettieStaplesLexyPanettaLiaReutensLilliSeebacherLillianGrantLilyMcKendryLindaLukeLiyanaSantosLizLeaLolaStratigosLouArdonLouLouMitsisLuckyLarteyLukahEverleighLuxEternaLydiaHeveyMacarenaBreviMaddieMaddysonBonnerMahliaKingMargaretHealeyMargaretVincentMarianAbboudMartindelAmoMartinFoxMasonKellyMasonPeronchikMathewMizyedMaureenGillespieMayaGavishMeganFlynnMegannBurton
MerilynJenkinsMerylTankardMeshkutDarabiMestreRoxinhoMichaeilRobbinsMichelleRyanMikaylaNangleMirandaWheenMorganAndersonMrMcAndrewMrsBarberMyraMareeTaueiNaomiHebberdNaomiReichardtNarelleBenjaminNatalieAytonNataliePelarekNatalyFellewNatashaCraneNeilSimpsonNeveHobbsNeveSimmsNicolaCarterNicolaFordNicolaHeywoodNicoleVitkovskyNinaMuehlichNinoTamburriOliviaScottOmerBackleyAstrachanOpalRussellOpheliaAndrewsPaigeCarrPamelaBerbigierPaskaliaObellPeterJensenPeterMaplePhilDowningPhilipPigginPhoenixBriscoePolly-AnnaRobinsonPriyashaNaidooRachaelRyanRachellDadeRaghavHandaRhiannonNewtonRichardNewmanRileyMenardRobMcCredieRosalieBriceSabrinaMuszynskiSahanaNevilleSmithSallyHareSamJamesSamanthaCantorSamanthaSmithSamyaKerdeSaraBlackSarahGorochSarahKaluleSaskiaEllis
ScarlettFitzpatrick-LubowitzScarletteroseHobbySharonBackley-AstrachanSophiaStratigosSophiaWigginsSophieCarathanassisSueAndrewsSueHealeyTahliaRaperTahnyaRandallTatianaTatjanaReidTiaSujarwoTimothyConstableToriFisherTylerMoodleyTyraRileyVanessaYouVickiVanHoutVickyMalinVictoriaLeaVilaisanCampbellVirginiaFerrisXaraXaineddineYashleenDhotZackariWattZainabKadhimZaneCarrZeldaCianchiZsuzsiSoboslay
AcademicsProfGrahamFarquharProfGeneMoyleProfKateStevensNadeeshaKalyaniJamesOldhamDrLukeHopperDrJeffMeinersGwenKorebritsRachelO’LoughlinDrShakehMomartinCarolineBaumDrAmandaCardDrGarryLester
Artists in the program334fLiNGensemble12Capoeiradancers6Academics13CPAN903
TOTAL1268
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APPENDIX TWO
APPENDIX THREE
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
THEATRE AUDIENCEWildebeestandValley 241WatchtheFilmSeetheShow 10ParramasalaFilms 30TheGolds 22RED 179MovingWell(allevents) 144AboveGround 263PlentyseriousTalkTalk 203RainbowVomit(Riverside) 872SharpShortDance 339StudioAudience 138Total 2441
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPATIONGetMoving 187DancenorthMasterclass 13ChoreographicWorkshops 67BigDanceworkshops 24CPANworkshops 19LearntheRepertoire 52SharpShortDanceparticipants 155ArtistsinResidence 39DirtyFeetOOTS 3EncounterBegaResidency 20EncounterAuditions 40Encounter 31DanceforParkinson’sworkshop 50Total 700
ONLINE ENGAGEMENT FORMwebsitevisits 10431FORMwebsitepageviews 21510FORMfacebooklikes 1900FORMTwitter 535FORMEnewsaudience 21600FORMYoutubeviews 18130FORMInstagramfollowers 966CPANEnewsaudience 468CPANFacebooklikes 470CPANFacebookfollowers 558RiversideFacebooklikes 17808RiversideTwitterfollowers 3624RiversideInstagram 2075KabukuPRMediaengagement 374WSLHDPulsestory 570WSLHDEmailaudience 30000WSLHDTwitterfollowers 2000Total 133019
TOTAL AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT 114650
WEB STATISTICSWEBSITE TRAFFIC JAN–DEC 2018
APPENDIX FOUR
FINANCIALS
THIS IS AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF FORM DANCE PROJECTS 2018 AUDIT. FULL VERSION IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE AT THE ACNC WEBSITE.
FINANCIAL REPORT 2018
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FINANCIAL REPORT 2018FINANCIAL REPORT 2018
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