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.

Dancehouse @ Tempo Dance Festival 2026

Naarm at Tempo Dance Festival 2026

Performance Melbourne Fringe 2026
Natural Basic (2025), by Rebecca Jensen. Photo by Darren Gill.
When It Is Finished by Deanne Butterworth. Photo by Gregory Lorenzutti
'Jo with Ottoman, Melbourne, August 2018' [still] (2019). Siobhan Murphy with dancer Joanne White.
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Natural Basic (2025), by Rebecca Jensen. Photo by Darren Gill.
13-18 October 2026

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Dancehouse is delighted to see our friends at Tempo Dance Festival’s stellar program in 2026! 

There are a number of exciting artists, works, and programs from Dancehouse at Tempo which we recommend checking out. 

 

Catch a fabulous double-bill of When It Is Finished by Deanne Butterworth + Glimmer by val smith at 6.30pm, Friday 16 October at Q Theatre, Loft. Deanne Butterworth is Dancehouse’s artist participating in the Trans Tasman Dance Exchange with our partners at Wellesley Studios in the two weeks running-up to this work.

After a phenomenal premiere at Dancehouse in 2025, be dizzied by Natural Basic by Rebecca Jensen at 6.30pm, Tue 13- Wed 14 October at Q Theatre, Loft.

Get your screendance fix with Dream Futures: Screendance Now co-curated with Dancehouse’s Dance (Lens) at 7.30pm, Sunday 18 October at Academy Cinemas.

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