March Dance marches back!
Sydney’s annual festival for independent dance is returning in 2022, with a huge line-up of artists ready to take to the stage.
Supported by the City of Sydney, 130 artists will take part in the festival, including six companies and 12 organisations in 17 venues across Sydney. The program includes 19 residencies, five performances, five workshops, 13 dance classes, and four talks.
March Dance was established in 2019. It provides a festival focused on inclusivity, equity, partnership and connection and a platform to reach city audiences. “Alongside the entertainment and music industry, Sydney’s independent dance community has gone through many challenges during the past two years. March Dance Festival is a celebration of or sector’s continued perseverance and its ability to rise above these challenges and resurface stronger than ever,” says Lauren Vassallo, March Dance Manager.
The 2022 festival highlights the diversity of artists in Sydney and showcases emerging, midcareer and established artists such as Eliza Cooper, Emma Harrison, Josh Freedman, Lux Eterna, Mitchell Christie, Patricia Wood and Rakini Devi, all of whom who have also been offered mini cash bursaries, thanks to the City of Sydney, the Keir Foundation and Critical Path.
(In addition, through the inaugural "Start-Up Keir Commission", the Keir Foundation has sponsored March Dance with a $3000 bursary, which will support the development of new work by an artist to be announced on March 31 and featured at the 2023 festival.
The Keir Foundation fosters innnovation and exellence in the arts, particularly among emerging artists, and sponsors the Keir Choreographic Award, held in Melbourne and Sydney each year.
The festival will kick off at Harold Park Community Centre at Tramsheds on March 3; guests will be greeted with dance film screenings by Wendy Yu and Lux Eterna and performances by Josh Freedman, the Sydney Choreographic Ensemble and dance artist Anton.
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