Current dance shows to have a look at.

Unfortunately I don't have a lot to report on my own dance ventures lately, however, I have been out and about seeing a few shows that are on in Brisbane. If you get the chance go and check out Sydney Dance Company doing "Sid's Waltzing Masquerade" at the Playhouse or Circa's "Furioso" at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts. I really enjoyed both of these performances and was excited to see the good results of new creative influences within those companies.

Also coming up is "The Opposite of Prompt" a collaboration between Brian Lucas and Phluxus Dance Collective at the Judith Wright Centre (26-29 Nov) and The Belltower II Series 2008 in the theatre rehearsal room at the Judith Wright Centre (27, 28 Nov).

Elbow Room Update

Tomorrow we enter into the third week of the project. Things seem to be going well for this point in the process. We have been given many tasks and created quite a bit of new dance material and Lisa has then worked on this material and has been playing with where it should sit within the piece. We have also been working closely with Jennifer Flowers (Dramaturg) who has offered new ways to approach the emotional content of the dance material and who challenges us all to move outside of our comfort zones and to work to the very lengths of our capabilities.
It is great to be working with a group of people all dedicated to their art form and to this project.

"Elbow Room" is now advertised in "Metro Moves". To view the Metro Moves publication for September - December 2009 please click on the following link
http://www.ausdance.org.au/qld/metromoves/MetroMoves10.pdf
"Metro Moves" advertises many dance performances that are on around Brisbane so check it out to see what dance performances are coming up!

"Elbow Room"

Next week - August 18th - sparks the beginning of rehearsals for "Elbow Room" by the 'space_between collective'. I am looking forward to getting back into the studio and into further creation of this piece.

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Thank you for visiting my website.

I hope to use this blog page as a way for those who are interested to get some insight into what I'm doing.

Right now I'm applying for a "Realise Your Dream" award offered by the British Council. I heard about this opportunity one day when I was listening to the Triple J radio station and thought it would could be a wonderful way to enable me to fulfil some of the ultimate dancing goals that I have. I hope to be given the chance to dance with some truly amazing dance companies in the United Kingdom, to experience how they work and to learn new skills to enhance my own dance practice. Contemporary dance is about being current, of the present day, and about discovering the 'new' dance. Therefore, as a dance artist, I believe that it is imperative to try and constantly become more proficient in the art form. Through experiencing different dance practises and by exchanging knowledge between myself and other dance practitioners I intend to expand my expertise within the dance field.

I'm interested in finding out what it is that audiences enjoy about dance performances and what elements they would like to see at future performances. What is there that I can try to do in future dance projects to cater to the interests of the general public to increase the Australian dance population?

My next project is coming up next month (August) and will involve working with an ex-colleague of mine - Lisa Wilson. The project "Elbow Room" will expand upon a pre-existing duet which she choreographed at the end of last year and will emenate in a work in progress showing at the Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm, QLD Australia at the end of September. I am looking forward to working with Lisa again and to collaborating with the other three dancers as well as many other professional artists who will be part of the project.

I will endeavour to report about some of my experiences here on my blog so if you are interested, please continue to check my websites for updates.