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.

Practitioners

'Creature' (2025) by Katrina Rank. Photo by Robert Wagner.
Opportunity
Dancehouse Seasons
Melbourne Fringe
EOIs closes 11:59pm 20 Apr 2026

Melbourne Fringe x Dancehouse 2026 EOI

for projects to be presented at Dancehouse
Scenarios (2025), by Benjamin Hurley & Scott Elstermann. Photo by Takeshi Kondo.
Opportunity
Dancehouse Seasons
Melbourne Fringe
EOIs close 11.59pm Mon 20 Apr 2026

Dancehouse 2027 Seasons EOI

an open invitation for projects
Sam Osborn, Out of Bounds (2026). Photo by Jeff Busby
Event
12-6pm, Sat 18 + Sun 19 April 2026

Out of Bounds 2026

Presented by Lucy Guerin Inc and Dancehouse
Opportunity
Orbit

ORBIT 2026

EOIs now closed
Opportunity
EOIs closed on 11:59pm, Fri 10 Oct 2025

The Compositions Commission — 2026 EOI

COMMISSIONING NEW SOUND & MOVEMENT
2025 Trans Tasman Dance Exchange Participant Joshua Faleatua (NZ).
Opportunity
EOIs closed on 11:59pm, Fri 10 Oct 2025 (Melb time)

Trans-Tasman Dance Residency 2026 EOI

Dancehouse (Naarm / Melbourne) & Wellesley Studios (Tāmaki Makaurau /Auckland)
by Chiharu Valentino, as part of Out of Bounds 2024. Photo by Jeff Busby.
Event
12 - 6pm, Sat 3 + Sun 4 May 2025

Out of Bounds 2025

Presented by Lucy Guerin Inc and Dancehouse
VOW(d): CRATE WOMEN (2024) by Catherine Magill. Photo by Mischa Baka.
Opportunity
Melbourne Fringe
EOIs closed at 11:59pm, Mon 14 April 2025

2025 Melbourne Fringe

for projects to be presented at Dancehouse
Wet Hard Long (2024) by Jenni Large. Photo by Gianna Rizzo.
Opportunity
Dancehouse Seasons
EOIs closed at 11:59pm, Mon 14 April 2025

2026 Seasons at Dancehouse

an open invitation for projects
Arabella Frahn-Starkie at Out of Bounds 2024. Photo by Jeff Busby.
Opportunity
EOIs closed at 12 noon, Wed 19 March 2025

Designers Intro 2025 EOI

Presented by Lucy Guerin Inc and Dancehouse
Chung Nguyen at Out of Bounds 2024. Photo by Jeff Busby.
Opportunity
EOIs closed at 9am, Wed 12 March 2025

Out of Bounds 2025 EOI

Presented by Lucy Guerin Inc and Dancehouse
Public Program
Community Access
10am — 5pm, Thu 13 Feb 2025

Excursion

Rosalind Crisp
Courtesy of the artist.
Workshop/Class
Dancehousing
EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

OTT In-Depth: Atlanta Eke MEME-ORIES
Image: Jason Lim – Melati Suryodarmo “A Feather Fell Down From the Silence”, 2011, Substation, Singapore.
Event
Asia TOPA
6pm, Wed 26 Feb 2025

Unpacked No. 2: Political

Melati Suryodarmo performance lecture
Event
Asia TOPA
6pm, Fri 28 Feb 2025

BORROW + Exergie – butter dance

Melati Suryodarmo performance lecture
Still of Paea Leach in Doing the Work (2024), by Siobhan Murphy.
Event
Screening
Dance (Lens)
6pm, 27 November 2024

Dance (Lens) Mini: Moving Portraits opening event

With Sue Healey, Siobhan Murphy, Cobie Orger and Alice Cummins in conversation
ICONS_2022_Eileen Kramer. Photo: still from film Sue Healey.
Screening
Dance (Lens)
4-7pm, Thu 28 — Sat 30 November 2024

ON VIEW: ICONS

By Sue Healey. Featuring: Lucette Aldous AC, Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM,
Nanette Hassall AM, Eileen Kramer, Elma Kris, Shirley McKechnie AO.
Archipelago (2023). Image by Namchops.
Public Program
Dancehouse Seasons
4pm, Thu 14th 2024

Where we’re at: Street Dance in the Australian cultural landscape
'Sketchbook' (17/08/22), Rachel Owens. Digital drawing from 'Sketchbook' by Rachel Owens.
Opportunity
Dance (Lens)
EOIs closed on 7 Nov 2024

Dance (Lens) Mini 2024: Scratch Night

The first Dance (Lens) Scratch Night
Still from 'Pivot ' (2023), by Cobie Orger
Workshop/Class
Dance (Lens)
28-30 November 2024

Dance (Lens) Mini 2024: Workshops

with Sue Healey, Siobhan Murphy, & Cobie Orger
Quan Tran and Caro Ooi at Archipelago (2023) at Dancehouse, Image by Nam Chops
Event
4pm — 7pm, Thu 7 Nov 2024

The Artist As Fundraiser

The Art of Raising Funds with Creative Australia
'Echo' (2024) by Thomas Woodman. Photo by James Lauritz.
Opportunity
EOIs closed on Wed 15 May 2024

Independent Choreographers Program (ICP) 2024

a pilot artistic development program for independent choreographers
Amaara Raheem in collaboration with Djaara Country central Victoria video artist and photographer Leonie Van Eyk.
Opportunity
EOIs closed on Wed 15 May 2024

Punctum X Dancehouse On Residence 2024-25

A 2-part residency in Bendigo 2024, and Melbourne 2025
'Medieval Rococo' (2020), Cobie Orger [still].
Workshop/Class
Dance (Lens)
26 November 2022

Dance (Lens) 2022 Workshop: Camerawork

Cobie Orger
'Medieval Rococo' (2020), Cobie Orger [still].
Workshop/Class
Dance (Lens)
27 November 2022

Dance (Lens) 2022 Workshop: Where Next?

Cobie Orger
Vicki Van Hout (2022). Photo by Heidrun Löhr.
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
21—23 September 2022

Workshop

Vicki Van Hout
Jam on Toast
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
22—24 July 2022

Winter Workshop #3

ETHAN HUNTER, KEVIN JEYNES, MADFOX, JAM ON TOAST, KWABO GRACE
Free Ball (2021), House of Dévine. Photo by Pride Productions.
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
22—24 July 2022

Winter Workshop #2 – Next Stages

INSITE ARTS, GEOFFREY MASTERS, BEC ETCHELL
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
4—5 August 2022

Winter Workshop #4 – Performative Rituals

Speak Percussion & Jessie Marino
"Follies of God", Raghav Handa (KCA, 2022). Photo by Zan Wimberley.
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
9—10 July 2022

Winter Workshop #1

Raghav Handa
Public Program
Keir Choreographic Award
2 July 2022

Leading New Artistic Directions

Daniel Riley and guests
Public Program
Keir Choreographic Award
28 June 2022

Lucy, Bebe, Tere and Laurie: In Conversation

Lucy Guerin, Bebe Miller, Tere O’Connor, Laurie Uprichard
Public Program
Keir Choreographic Award
29 June 2022

Is this working? A dance dramaturgy longtable

Nanako Nakajima and guests
'SALT' Eko Supriyanto. Photo by Eko Wahyudi.
Public Program
Keir Choreographic Award
28—29 June 2022

Masterclass

Eko Supriyanto
'MAU: House of Night and Day' (2020), Lemi Ponifasio.
Public Program
Keir Choreographic Award
29 June 2022

Why Do We Dance?

A conversation for artists with Lemi Ponifasio
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
2—4 December 2021

Inertia #2

Piaera Lauritz, Rukshikaa Elankumaran, Shelley O’Meara, Zoë Bastin, Kady Mansour and Michaela Tancheff
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
2—4 December 2021

Inertia #5

Emily Bowman and Ebony Muller
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
2—4 December 2021

Inertia #1

Michaela Ottone, Alex Dobson and Shannon Toth and Jimmy Nguyen and Anthony Poeung
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
2—4 December 2021

Inertia #3

Alec Katsourakis, Adrien Tucker, Shriraam Theiventhiran and Ngioka Bunda-Heath
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
2—4 December 2021

Inertia #4

Yuiko Masukawa, Alec Pernes, Devika Bilimoria and Shelley O’Meara
Will Reyno in Houseparty (2020). Photo by Andrew Liu for Pride Productions.
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
10—11 July 2021

Winter Workshops #3 — Freestyle & Improvisation

Martin Hughes, Madfox, Shamita, House of Devine & more
'Solos for Other People' (2018), Shelley Lasica. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti.
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
26—27 June 2021

Winter Workshops #1 — Masterclasses

Shelley Lasica & Stephanie Lake
'Wavy' (2018), Efren Pamilacan Jr. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti for Dancehouse.
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
3—4 July 2021

Winter Workshops #2 — Next Stages

Ashley Dyer, Beth Cross, Dan Koop, Insite Arts & Josh Wright
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
12—13 December 2020

Submerge #5

Chris Chua
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
12—13 December 2020

Submerge #4

Isabelle Beauverd, Hillary Goldsmith and Siobhan Mckenna
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
12—13 December 2020

Submerge #3

Jessie Gall and Lydia Connolly-Hiatt
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
12—13 December 2020

Submerge #2

Rhys Ryan, Caitlin Dear and Aimee Schollum
Performance
Dancehouse Seasons
12—13 December 2020

Submerge #1

Emma Riches, Alexandra Collins with Alexandra Clouston and Jennifer Ma with David Leupolu
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
6 December 2020

Holding Balance Workshop

Abigail Benham-Bannon, Gabriela Green Olea, and Marcela Olea
Event
10 September 2020

Virtual Dance Massive Sector Update March 2021

Dance Massive Sector Update Meeting
Public Program
Workshop/Class
Asia TOPA
8—9 February 2020

Rhythms of the Body

Priya Srinivasan

Image provided by artist
Performance
Public Program
Keir Choreographic Award
14—15 March 2020

1 Note 2 Movements 3 Words

Matteo Fargion

Image provided by the artist
Public Program
Workshop/Class
Keir Choreographic Award
2—6 March

Mortal Materials

Claudia La Rocco

Mette Edvardsen Image by Lilia Mestre
Public Program
Workshop/Class
Keir Choreographic Award
14—15 March 2020

Choreography As Writing

Mette Edvardsen

Event
14 May 2020

Who’s Advocating for You?

Virtual Panel Conversation
Workshop/Class
Community Access
29 June, 6 & 13 July 2019

Dancefilm Now

Amelie Marandet

Cindy Van Acker. Photo by S.Luncker
Public Program
Workshop/Class
Dancehouse Seasons
4—8 November 2019

HOTBED in partnership with LGI/WXYZ

Cindy Van Acker

[ Two For Now ]. Photo by Emma Fishwick.
Workshop/Class
Community Access
4—5 May 2019

(Re)Assembling the Connections

Two For Now

Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti for Dancehouse
Public Program
18—22 March 2019

What Now?

Conversation Series for Dance Massive 2019

What will the space be used for?

Rehearsal / Class Performance / Event

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