Sharp Short Dance - registrations open

Dancer: Opal Russell; Photo: Dom O'Donnell
Dancer: Opal Russell; Photo: Dom O'Donnell

Sharp Short Dance is going digital in 2020, and registrations are open from Monday, 20 Jul,y to Monday 14, September! Open to those aged 21 years and under, participants are able to submit a dance film or recorded performance of up to three minutes in length.

Sharp Short Dance will be offering mentorship sessions with film and dance experts to provide advice regarding the technicalities involved in producing an effective digital dance work. The general public will be able to vote for their favourite works from 26th October, and a panel of industry professionals will award the best works in a live streamed Final held on  November 21. Sharp Short Dance participants are eligible for various awards and highly sought-after industry secondment opportunities with professional dance companies such as Sydney Dance Company Pre-Professional Year.

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September

The newest work from Raewyn Hill, in collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, is a poignant exploration of aging, resilience, and the unseen forces that shape our lives.

DirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio 2025 provides a platform for two emerging choreographers: Cassidy McDermott Smith and Shyamla.

October

How do they do it? Many of our favourite ballerinas have returned to dance after having beautiful babies!

FORM Dance and Places and Spaces Productions are looking for six performers for the first stage creative development of Vanessa Marian and Stefan Hunt’s “Yeah The Boys” as they prepare to bring the seminal film to the live stage.

Bangarra’s The Bogong’s Song invites young audiences on a journey of dance, puppetry and storytelling, sharing the wisdom of Country through the wings of the Bogong moth.

Join us on 18 Oct for the launch of Petal Miller Ashmole’s book with David McAllister, champagne on arrival, afternoon tea, and signed copies supporting The Australian Ballet School.

This October Sydney Dance Company presents 'Continuum', a monumental triple bill that brings together three visionary choreographers–Stephen Page, Rafael Bonachela and Tra Mi Dinh