Dancehouse is on Wurundjeri Country. We offer our respects to the Wurundjeri woi-wurrung people — and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people — who continue to dance on Country, and have done, for thousands of generations. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

The Bastard (2025), by Gabriella Imrichova. Photo by Nelson M Clifton.

The Bastard

by Gabriella Imrichova

Performance
8pm, Thu 3 — Sat 5 April 2025

A delusional feedback loop.

'Sad Eyes' (2024), by Amelia Jean O'Leary. Photo by Luke Currie-Richardson.

SAD EYES

by Amelia Jean O’Leary

Performance
7pm, Thu 27 — Sat 29 March 2025

What if we rebuild the engine?

SpringCity 43214 (2025), by MaggZ. Photo by Simon Wong.

SpringCity 43214

by MaggZ

Performance
8pm, Fri 11 — Sat 12 April 2025

Are you ready to enter the game?

Shadow Text (2024) Chloe Chignell and Amina Szecsödy. Photo by Rudy Carlier.

Shadow Text

by Chloe Chignell and Amina Szecsödy

Performance
7pm, Thu 10 — Sat 12 April 2025

They say that bodies are made up of language.

POESIS

by Prue Lang

Performance
6:30pm, Thu 3 — Sat 5 April 2025

Sensing the world to recreate it.

The Bastard

by Gabriella Imrichova

Performance
8pm, Thu 3 — Sat 5 April 2025

A delusional feedback loop.

What's On

Wet Hard Long (2024) by Jenni Large. Photo by Gianna Rizzo.
Opportunity
Dancehouse Seasons
EOIs close 11:59pm, Mon 14 April 2025

2026 Seasons at Dancehouse

an open invitation for projects
VOW(d): CRATE WOMEN (2024) by Catherine Magill. Photo by Mischa Baka.
Opportunity
Melbourne Fringe
EOIs close 11:59pm, Mon 14 April 2025

2025 Melbourne Fringe

for projects to be presented at Dancehouse
Opportunity
Dance (Lens)
EOIs close 11.59pm, Tue 1 April 2025

Dance (Lens) 2025 Official Selection EOI

Call Out for Screendance Works for the 2025 Dance (Lens) Festival

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(UP)HOLDING (2023) by Tra Mi Dinh. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti

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