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.

FIELD NOTES

FIELD NOTES is a Dancehouse initiative that commissions writers, academics, artists, and culturally engaged thinkers to produce thoughtful, in-depth reflections on works presented within the Dancehouse program. Moving beyond conventional reviews, these texts aim to extend the life of each performance, opening new interpretive pathways, encouraging dialogue, and contributing to a broader conversation about contemporary dance.

Rather than simply summarising or judging a performance, FIELD NOTES positions Dancehouse as a site of critical reflection, knowledge production, and cultural memory, supporting sustained engagement with choreographic practice and its wider cultural resonances.

2026 Season One

Season One in 2026 is the first pilot of FIELD NOTES. With 7 works presented as our Season One program, 7 writers/artists were invited to write a reflection on the shows, this included writers/artists such as Arbella Frahn-Starkie, Isabella Hone-Saunders, Dr Priya Srinivasan, Crissy Collins, Martin Hughesm Noemie Huttner-Koros and Philipa Rothfield.

>> Read FIELD NOTES here

       

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