1. art and entertainment
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PROGRAM OF EVENTS
29 APRIL – 10 MAY
Ausdance ACT
CANBERRA’S BIGGEST DANCE JAM!
29.4.15 @ 2pm
EVENTS
Westside Acton Park, Barrine Dr Acton
Join us to celebrate International Dance Day and the start of Australian Dance Week
at Canberra’s BIGGEST Dance Jam! Ausdance ACT invites everyone to take part in
what we hope will be one of Canberra’s BIGGEST dance classes, led by Jamie Winbank.
Ausdance ACT celebrates diversity and the class is open to anyone and everyone who
wants to be involved. To be launched by Minister for the Arts Joy Burch from 1.30pm,
followed by Canberra’s Biggest Dance Class 2-3pm. Proudly supported by Westside Acton Park.
ausdanceact.org.au/australian-dance-week
02 6247 9103
No Lights No Lycra South Canberra
The GOOD MORNING RAVE
Ausdance ACT, Silver Treads & GOLD Company
CELEBRATING SENIORS
1.5.15 @ 7am
Ralph Wilson Theatre,
Gorman House Arts Centre
Start the day with an energetic morning dance
experience filled with music and positivity.
Featuring DJ MK8, Hula Hooping by Hoopbeat,
Yoga by Ashtanga Lab and breakfast by The
Museli Bar. Morning raves are taking the world
by storm from New York, London, Tokyo –
and now it’s Canberra’s turn. Forget that early
morning gym or boot camp session! Come and
dance with us and start your Friday with good
times and good tunes.
gmrave.eventbrite.com
30.4.15 @ 1pm
Belconnen Fresh Food Markets, Lathlain St Belconnen
Have you always wanted to tap or would like to take it up again? Well here is your chance! Join
the Silver Treads Senior Tap Dancing Group for over 50s at the Belconnen Markets for a try and
enjoy the group perform. Fun and laughter, friendship and fitness are features of this group, as are
feather boas, top hats, canes and gloves. The dancing doesn’t stop there! Canberra Dance Theatre’s
GOLD Company will take to the stage. They are a group of over 55s who love to move, laugh,
create and perform. Free performance. Proudly supported by Rock Development & Belconnen
Fresh Food Markets.
ausdanceact.org.au/australian-dance-week
02 6247 9103
Canberra Dance Theatre
Ausdance ACT
DANCE DISPLAYS
THE GOLDS LAUNCH
Belconnen Fresh Food Markets, Lathlain St Belconnen
Join us for two days of fabulous dance of all kinds on the Belconnen Fresh Food Markets stage
featuring Elite Dance Studio, Fresh Funk, Tango Social Club of Canberra, Kokoloco Dance Studio,
Bolly-Boom Dance, Pointe 2 Pointe, Merici College Dance Troupe, Silver Soles Cloggers, Badra
Bellydance, Folk Dance Canberra, Gypsy Dreaming, Dazzle Dance Academy and Dream Danz.
Free performances. Proudly supported by Rock Development & Belconnen Fresh Food Markets.
ausdanceact.org.au/australian-dance-week
02 6247 9103
Palace Electric Cinema, Nishi
2 Phillip Law St Canberra
Australia’s youngest dance company with some of
Australia’s oldest dancers! Join Canberra Dance
Theatre and Liz Lea to celebrate The GOLD
Company’s 5th Birthday featuring Sue Healey’s
beautiful documentary ‘The Golds’ alongside
other films and performances.
Free event however registration is necessary.
goldlaunch.eventbrite.com
Photo Sue Healey
4.5.15 @ 6pm
2.5.15 from 12pm &
9.5.15 from 11.15am
No Lights No Lycra South Canberra
DANCING IN THE DARK
4.5.15 @ 6.30
Mount Mugga Scout Hall, Red Hill
NLNL is a place to let go of your inhibitions, get
some exercise and dance like no-one’s watching!
The Dance Week session of NLNL will feature a
playlist of popular hit ‘dance’ songs including the
Nutbush, the Macarena and the Time Warp.
nlnlcanberra.com
Photo Peter Greig
Sydney Dance Company
FRAME OF MIND
30.4.15 – 2.5.15
PERFORMANCES
Canberra Theatre,
London Circuit Canberra City
Appearing for its Australian premiere, Quintett
is Forsythe’s tour de force and is a rarely seen
piece that is delicate, tender and unsparing in
its intensity. It’s recognised as his most poignant
masterpiece. A beautiful tribute and glorious
celebration of movement, light and life, Quintett
showcases Forsythe’s arched and intricate
choreography at its most athletic and arresting.
Bonachela’s brand new piece Frame of Mind
brings a very different perspective to these
ausdanceact.org.au/australian-dance-week
eternal themes, set to a soundtrack of original
compositions by Bryce Dessner in a recording by
the Kronos Quartet. Directing the full power of
the talented Sydney Dance Company ensemble,
Bonachela delivers a performance of rare force
and intensity.
Don’t miss this gripping evening of dance – a
hymn to the joy and pain of life and a salute
to the redemptive power of motion.
canberratheatrecentre.com.au 02 6275 2700
02 6247 9103
Sydney Dance Company
FRAME OF MIND FORUM
30.4.15 @ 6.30pm
Canberra Theatre Centre foyer
Get the inside scope and be sure to get along to
the free pre show forum with Rafael Bonachela
prior to the opening night performance hosted
by Neil Roach.
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PROGRAM OF EVENTS
29 APRIL – 10 MAY
Dance Classes
& workshops
PERFORMANCES
Elizabeth Cameron Dalman with Mirramu Dance Company
Dance Central
FORTUITOUS PERFORMANCES IN PUBLIC PLACES
FREE WEEK UNLIMITED
DANCE PASS
1.5.15 @ 1pm National Library of Australia Foyer
2.5.15 @ 11am & 1pm National Portrait Gallery Foyer
8.5.15 @ 7.30pm Canberra Theatre Foyer
9.5.15 @ 11am National Gallery of Australia Foyer & Australian Gallery
9.5.15 @ 1pm National Gallery of Australia Sculpture Gallery
Impressions Dance and Fitness
FREE TRIAL CLASS
29.4.15 – 10.5.15
13-15 Altree Crt Phillip
FREE week unlimited class pass! Come and try
as many classes as you like in one week at Dance
Central. There are 27 adult classes to choose from
in over 10 styles of dance. First 30 to sign up will
receive a free drink bottle.
dance-central.com.au
27 Paterson Parade Queanbeyan
During Dance Week Impressions are offering
a free trial class from a selection of classes on
their timetable, including Nia Dance, Dance
Attack, Barre Tone, Hip Hop, Zumba and Tap for
adults and for children Mini Funk (18 months to
3yrs), Princess Dance (3 to 5yrs), Jazz, Lyrical/
Contemporary, Ballet and Hip Hop.
impressionsdf.com.au
LE NOIR - THE DARK SIDE
OF CIRQUE
Vieira Dance School of Excellence
Gungahlin Dance Academy
Canberra Theatre, London Cct
Canberra City
The cirque extravaganza that has taken the world
by storm finally comes to Canberra.
Enter the captivating world of LE NOIR - The
Dark Side of Cirque, an extraordinary evening of
intimate cirque style entertainment starring some
of the most incredible acrobatic acts on earth.
Carefully engineered with the deliberate intention
of making the audience part of the entertainment
offering a 360 degree spectacular view of the stage.
LE NOIR is fast-paced, extremely funny and
above all entertaining. With incredible displays
of balance, contortion, stamina and aerial
artistry, the skills exhibited by the cast of LE
NOIR is a show that you don’t want to miss.
canberratheatrecentre.com.au 02 6275 2700
29.4.15 – 10.5.15
Kama Scout Hall, Birch Place Macquarie
Free taster classes during Dance Week. Ballet,
Funky Moves, Contemporary, Lyrical and Stretch.
vieiradanceschool.com
vieiradanceschool@gmail.com
29.4.15 – 10.5.15
29.4.15 – 10.5.15
FREE TASTER CLASSES
6.5.15 - 10.5.15
Canberra Dance Theatre
8.5.15 @ 7.30pm
CDT Studio, cnr Barry Dr & Kingsley St
Canberra City
Come and join CDT celebrate the beautiful world
of ballet for your viewing and dancing pleasure.
Featuring performances from CDT classes as well
as Elizabeth Fellows, Lauren Vieira, Margaret
Taylor and some surprise guests. Tickets available
at the door.
canberradancetheatre.org
ausdanceact.org.au/australian-dance-week
Photo National Gallery of Australia
BALLET EXPOSE
FREE CLASSES
Amaroo School, Katherine Ave Amaroo
Try any class at GDA for free during Dance Week!
gdance.com.au admin@gdance.com.au
Tango Social Club of Canberra
Kokoloco Dance Studio
2.05.15 @ 2pm
2.05.15 @ 10.15am
TANGO FUNDAMENTALS
WORKSHOP
Italian Cultural Centre,
80 Franklin St Forrest
The Tango Social Club would love to share its
love of the argentine tango dancing with the
community. Every first Saturday of the month,
members give a short tutorial in the basics of
tango followed by some guided practise time to
music. Suitable for all ages.
tangocanberra.asn.au
practica@tangocanberra.asn.au 0432 687 255
FREE CLASS: SAMBA
FITNESS DANCE CLASS
Samba Fitness is a Brazilian dance fitness class
incorporating samba steps, toning and floor
work. It is an amazing full body workout.
kokoloco.com.au info@kokoloco.com.au
6282 9666
Mirramu Dance Company
AFRICAN WORKSHOP
3.5.15 @ 2pm
Mirramu Creative Arts Centre,
849 Lake Rd Bungendore
This event is a fundraiser for Manyuchi School
in the Mt Darwin area of North Eastern
Zimbabwe to raise funds to enable the school to
have electricity connected. Elizabeth Cameron
Dalman has studied African dance since the
1960s with teachers including Eleo Pomare,
René Deshautiers and Germaine Acogny at her
School of the Sands in Senegal. In this workshop
participants will learn various African dance
styles. Live music will be provided by Felix Simba
Machiridza & Ben Mutandadzi of Zambezi
Sounds and Charles Kocker from Sierra Leone.
mirramu.com 0419 492 658
02 6247 9103
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Photo Barbie Robinson
During Dance Week Elizabeth Cameron Dalman will perform free micro performances at a variety of
public institutions. These fifteen to thirty minute performances will present choreography from Australian
Dance Theatre’s early repertoire and a new work responding to the environment of the performance.
mirramu.com
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
29 APRIL – 10 MAY
Dance Classes
& workshops
Belconnen Arts Centre
Performer - Jake Kuzma, Dance on the Edge - Belconnen Arts Centre
DANCE ON THE EDGE
9.5.15 @ 8pm & 10.5.15 @ 2pm
BAC, 118 Emu Bank Belconnen
Be prepared to see dance and dance films
pushing boundaries into new and unexpected
places. Performers include Alison Plevey,
Emma Strapps, Holly Diggle and company,
Rachael Hilton and Melissa Lee from Hilal
Dance Canberra, GOLDS from Canberra
Dance Theatre, QL2 Youth Dancers and a
dance film featuring Australian dance footage
from the 1920s and 30s sourced from the
National Film and Sound Archive by Liz Lea
Productions. Each show will be followed
by a post production discussion, Saturday
hosted by Neil Roach and Sunday hosted by
Ausdance ACT President Lauren Honcope.
belconnenartscentre.com.au
Bolly-Boom Dance
FREE CLASS
4.05.15 @ 4pm
DancEdge Studio
Children can join in an age appropriate class, to
experience the Clogging dance style. Phone ahead
for exact times.
silversolescloggers.com.au cloggersinc@gmail.com
0411 270 410
10.5.15 @ 10am
Harrison School, Wimmera St Harrison
Learn Modern Bollywood and classical Indian
dancing. Start with a 10 min warm up, then basic
classical Indian, followed by Modern Bollywood,
then finish with a cool down. Special Dance Week
price available.
bollyboomdance.com.au
info@bollyboomdance.com.au 0402 522 290
Belconnen Arts Centre
10.5.15 @ 11am
Elizabeth Cameron Dalman with
Mirramu Dance Company and
guest artists
9.5.15-17.5.15
Fresh Funk
The Courtyard Studio,
Canberra Theatre Centre
Fortuity offers audiences an insight into
the early radical, revolutionary years of
contemporary dance in Australia. Elizabeth
celebrates both her own continuing dance
practice since founding Australian Dance
Theatre in 1965 and also the continuance of
ADT itself in all of its permutations and under
a variety of artistic directors over the 40 years
since she left the company and went on to a
new stage and life in Italy.
canberratheatrecentre.com.au 02 6275 2700
BOLLYWOOD DANCE
WORKSHOP
DANCE WEEK WORKSHOP
Holly Diggle and Alison Plevey, professional
dancers/choreographers performing in Dance On
The Edge, will lead an open creative movement
workshop exploring movement from ideas, play
and experimentation. You will experience their
choreographic process and learn movement from
their works Politic and Believe. Stick around for
the performance at 2pm and see them at work!
belconnenartscentre.com.au
FORTUITY - celebrating
50 years of contemporary
dance in Australia
Photographer Jan Dalman 1974
Silver Soles Cloggers Inc
BRING A FRIEND FOR FREE
Fresh Funk classes hit Gunghalin! After years
of demand, Canberra’s leading urban dance
program is now expanding to the northside.
Classes for guys and girls 11yrs+ in this unique
combination of hip-hop, street and contemporary
dance styles. Bring a friend for free during Dance
Week.
0439 134 943.
Palace Electric Cinemas
THE ROYAL BALLET:
SWAN LAKE
8.5.15-10.5.15 & 13.5.15
FILM
Palace Electric Cinema, Nishi
2 Phillip Law St Canberra
This timeless story of good against evil is
the greatest of all romantic ballets. Set to
Tchaikovsky’s infamous score, Swan Lake tells
the famous story of Prince Siegfried and the
Swan Queen Odette. Captured live from Covent
Garden, London, 17 Mar 2015.
palacecinemas.com.au
Natalia Osipova as Odette, Matthew Golding as Prince Siegfried, Photo Alice Pennefather
ausdanceact.org.au/australian-dance-week
02 6247 9103
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Performer Alison Plevey, Photo Lorna Sim
PERFORMANCES