FORM DANCE PROJECTS and RIVERSIDE THEATRES PRESENT
DANCE BITES 2023
BIG DANCE 2.0
Dance Makers Collective
Big Dance 2.0 is a smorgasbord of big ideas in tiny morsels, co-curated, created and performed by the next generation of dance leaders in Sydney.
Ten years ago, a group of ten budding independent dance makers got together and created nine new and exciting short works presented in Dance Bites 2013 by FORM Dance Projects at Riverside Theatres. Explosive dance in tiny bursts, Big Dance in Small Chunks launched Dance Makers Collective, almost 10 years ago to the day, and to celebrate this milestone, we propose a revival of a different kind.
Big Dance 2.0 invites a new cohort of makers to reimagine the task DMC set in 2013, to work together and create a series of brand new short works, as makers, performers, outside eyes and producers.
“…Dance Makers Collective has imagination, thoughtfulness, individuality, performing ability and commitment.” – Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald, of Big Dance in Small Chunks 2013
CHOREOGRAPHY, DIRECTION AND PERFORMERS
MADELEINE BACKEN
JANA CASTILLO
MITCHELL CHRISTIE
ELIZA COOPER
AMY FLANNERY
EMMA HARRISON
JYE UREN
ASHLEIGH VEITCH
ELLA WATSON-HEATH
LIGHTING DESIGNER
BENJAMIN BROCKMAN
PRODUCTION MANAGER
KAYLEE ASHTON
PRODUCER
CARL SCIBERRAS
RIVERSIDE THEATRES PARRAMATTA
12 – 14 OCTOBER, 2023 7.30PM
13 OCTOBER, 2023 12.30PM and 7.30PM
TICKETS
Dance Bites Tickets: $25 – $42*
*Booking fees apply
LEARN THE REPERTOIRE SEE THE SHOW
Dance Makers Collective (DMC) is the leading collective-led dance company in Australia, with a unique creative voice and process that involves individual and collective making, mashed up to present distinctive, diverse and multifaceted ideas through dance and dance theatre.
DMC is offering a unique opportunity for senior high school, tertiary students and emerging artists to participate in a full-day program of dance, including a choreographic workshop, matinee performance, artist talk and dance business seminar.
LEARN THE REPERTOIRE WORKSHOP: 10AM – 11:00AM
This workshop will give participants an insight into the individual and collective making processes of artists in DMC, sharing the ways DMC members generate, pass on and manipulate choreography to harness the unique individual skills of the diverse performers who make up the collective.
MATINEE PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY ARTIST TALK: 12:30PM – 2:15PM
THE DANCE ARTIST AS SMALL BUSINESS SEMINAR: 3PM – 4:30PM*
This session, facilitated by DMC’s General Manager Carl Sciberras, will tackle the baffling world of being a freelancer. Carl will share insights into running an arts business – what does being a sole trader actually mean? The session will be split in two, with a snappy business basics explainer, followed by an open facilitated discussion to unpack all the things you want to know about running your own business. Carl is a Creative Industries Specialist Business Advisor with Creative Plus Business and a certified Mental Health First Aider.
*The final seminar is free to those who attend the workshop and matinee, when you book for the workshop, your registration will automatically be added to the seminar session. If you do not wish to attend the seminar, you can let us know on the day.
Student: $32 & additional teachers (supervising teacher free)
Student: $25 (matinee only)
Education Bookings: education_riverside@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au
PH: 02 8839 3308
* The matinee show will be a clothed performance.
