Finalé

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Finalé

7—15 December 2023

From 7—15 December, join Dancehouse for a week of special events from local dance communities.

Finalé does not signal a conclusion so much as peek into the weekly practices of local dance artists who are a part of the Dancehousing program. Centred around improvisation in street and contemporary dance, Finalé celebrates dancers from all over Melbourne for doing what they do best.

Dancehousing is supported by City of Yarra’s Engage Yarra program 2022-23.

The Bill
7—8:30pm, Thursday 7 December

The Bill #7 brings dancer Emily Bowman into duet with sound artist/musician Moses Carr, and dancer/choreographers Rosalind Crisp & Antony Hamilton gatecrash with their duet practice, for this festive session of low-fi improvised performance.

Waacking Inferno Volume 2
1—9pm, Saturday 9 December

Keep the fire burnin’! Multiple generations and lineages of waacking converge from across Australia, Europe, and Korea gather to celebrate a decade of this Queer-born form in Australia.

The temperature is rising with four types of battles. Hang out with the community as DJs spin, everyone can jam and mingle with waackers from multiple generations repping crews and communities from across the country.

On The Table: End of Year Party
5—8:30pm, Sunday 10 December

The OTT X Finale Christmas Party is a 3 part chance to gather, unwind, see performance and enjoy drinks and snacks on the house. Come for one thing or all the things!

Everyone from Narrm’s dance community is invited. Whether you are new to OTT or a regular attendee you are more than welcome to join us and spread the word.

Dancehousing: Altogether
6—9pm, Monday 11 December

A moment for Dancehousing communities to jam together. Open floor with each community curating a musician/ musical act every 30 minutes.

— Invitation only.

Mix N’ Match
7—8:30pm, Tuesday 12 December

Celebrate the end of the year with a raucous evening of improvised games.

Bronwen Kamasz and Peter Trotman facilitate a participatory, workshop-style event designed to have fun with improvisation.

Everyone welcome, regardless of experience.

Final Postcards
7—8:30pm, Thursday 14 December

During 2023, three events called On The Verge were hosted at Dancehouse to offer physically-based performers a sustained opportunity to practise their skills of improvisation.

In Final Postcards, participants from these events perform a collection of improvised vignettes that teeter on the precipice of existence and the unknown.

Dancing the House
7—9pm, Friday 15 December

Join CI Melbourne in a whole-house dance jam with live music. Any form of dance welcome!

The event will begin with a movement warm-up lead by CI Melbourne before filtering out to an extended dance jam across the whole of Dancehouse.

2023 Supporters:

Dancehousing is supported through City of Yarra's Engage Yarra program 2022-23.

2022

Finalé

5—11 December 2022

Dancehousing: Altogether
5 December, 6—9pm

A moment for Dancehousing communities to jam together. Open floor with each community curating a musician/ musical act every 30 minutes.

— Invitation only.

8×10 — A Moment Shared
7 December, 7—8:30pm

Eight improvisors who have been practising on Monday night’s In The Moment for the Dancehousing program will share 10-minute solos with an open audience.

Postcards from the Verge
8 December, 7—8:30pm

On The Verge participants perform Improvised Pieces of the Expanded Kind.

Finalé: To The Floor
10 December, 7pm

Finalé: To The Floor is a night of partying and spot performance from Burn City Waack, House of Dévine, and Jam On Toast.

This is a celebration and a peep into the accumulative outcomes of weekly practices of local dance artists who are a part of the Dancehousing program.

Now Pieces
11 December, 5—8pm

Kevin Jeynes curates a 2022 ‘Retrospective’ Now Pieces—inviting all artists who participated throughout the year back into the space.

2022 Supporters: