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TAKE 22

Emerging Choreographers Program

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2—3 December 2022

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Held over two days at Dancehouse, TAKE 22 presents 16 dance projects in-progress by 19 talented artists participating in Dancehouse’s Emerging Choreographers Program [ECP] 2022.

TAKE 22 is a chance to experience and engage with the fresh ideas from local choreographic talents across dance styles and practices.

The entire TAKE 22 program can be experienced in one visit to Dancehouse and includes short performances, installations, participation and digital offers:
— Take 1, 2 & 3 — comprising short performance works in three sessions (ticketed)
— Take It In — durational performance experiments in and around Dancehouse (free)
— Take Me There — workshops (free, please register)
— Take a Seat — a podcast (free)

Grab a Day Pass (Friday or Saturday) to see the whole TAKE 22 program or book for individual events to catch your favourite artists.


TAKE 22 choreographers:
Caitlin Mewett, Caro Ooi, Chelsea Byrne, Deepa Mani, Derrick Duan, Erin O’Rourke, Gemma Sattler, Hayley Does, Jacqui Maida, Lekshmi Sarath, Molly McKenzie, Shyama Sasidharan, Thomas Woodman


TAKE 22 Friday 2 December

4.30pm, Take a Seat podcast and talk | Chelsea Byrne and Erin O’Rourke (Free)
5pm, Take 3 performances | Chelsea Byrne, Caro Ooi , Erin O’Rourke, Lekshmi Sarath (Ticketed)
7pm, Take 1 performances | Deepa Mani, Jacqui Maida (Ticketed)
8:30pm, Take 2 performances | Shyama Sasidharan, Caitlin Mewett, Thomas Woodman (Ticketed)

 


TAKE 22 Saturday 3 December

1pm, Take Me There workshop | Thomas Woodman (Free, please register)
From 2:30pm, Take a Seat podcast | Chelsea Byrne and Erin O’Rourke (Free)
3pm, Take Me There workshop | Jacqui Maida (Free, please register)
5pm, Take 2 performances | Shyama Sasidharan, Caitlin Mewett, Thomas Woodman (Ticketed)
From 6.30pm, Take It In durational installation | Gemma Sattler, Molly McKenzie, Derrick Duan (Free)
7pm, Take 3 performances | Chelsea Byrne, Caro Ooi , Erin O’Rourke, Lekshmi Sarath (Ticketed)
9pm, Take 1 performances | Deepa Mani, Jacqui Maida (Ticketed)

 

This program is funded by the Packer Family and Crown Resorts Foundations. The pilot program was proudly supported by Clifton Hill/North Fitzroy Community Bank Branch – Bendigo Bank and the Robert Salzer Foundation.

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