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Three young, disabled dancers are directing short new dance works for Restless Dance Theatre.

Now in its third incarnation, Debut 3 will see three outstanding members of the company work as Directors to develop their own individual choreographic styles.

This season of work is united by the theme: ‘The Butterfly Effect’. Each of the dance works demonstrates how small changes in one part of a complex system can have a dramatic effect elsewhere.

Directors Andrew Pandos, Jianna Georgiou and Lorcan Hopper and will collaborate with experienced, professional mentors: Philip Channells, Tim Rodgers and Larissa McGowan.

These new short works are a chance for the three directors, all emerging disabled artists, to explore their own ideas and gain experience whilst having the guidance and direct feedback from their mentors.

Director Lorcan Hopper notes “[Debut 3 has helped me] learn to put myself out there and take risks, and to challenge myself.” Debut 3 is a fantastic opportunity for professional development, marking a significant milestone in these three exciting emerging artist’s careers.

The casts of each work will be made up of dancers from Restless Dance Theatre’s Youth Ensemble and Restless Central community workshop program, all aged between 15-26, and dancers in their first year at Adelaide College of the Arts.

Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading dance company that integrates disabled and non-disabled artists to create dance theatre and dance education programs.

Debut 3 will be presented at the Restless Studio, 234a Sturt St. Adelaide at 7.30pm on Friday 11th November and 3pm & 7.30pm on 12th November 2011. Tickets are $10 and $5 concession.

The performance on Friday 11th November will be audio described for vision impaired audience members and Auslan interpreted.

For bookings, telephone Restless Dance Theatre on 8212 8495 or email bookings@restlessdance.org for a booking form.

For media enquiries please contact Artistic Director, Philip Channells on 0432 073 304 or email philip@restlessdance.org.

Restless Dance Theatre presents Take Me There

Where can your memories take you? Where can your imagination take you? And where do you belong?

This new work by the Youth Ensemble celebrates the coming of age of Restless, now 20 years old. Inspired by the dancers’ memories and aspirations of both real and imagined places, Take Me There uses startling video technology and a pumping original score to reveal what happens when we can really go to the places we’ve always dreamed about.

This production is part of the Come Out Festival’s school and family program.

The Banquet Room, Adelaide Festival Theatre 24th March – 2nd April 2011

All tickets $20 – Group 5+ $15 – Family (5) $75

Daytime Shows

March 25: 12.45
March 28 & 29: 10.15am
March 28, 29, 30 & 31: 1.15pm
April 1: 11.45am

Evening Shows

March 25, 26, April 1 & 2: 8pm

For more information and to book tickets visit http://comeoutfestival.com.au/.

Restless Dance Theatre in association with Adelaide Festival Centre’s inSpace program presents Beauty.

Space Theatre
Adelaide Festival Centre

2 – 10 July 2010
Tuesday – Wednesday 11am
Thursday – Saturday 8pm

Beauty takes classical ideas of beauty in visual art and music, flipping, remixing and responding to them to create sumptuous, subversive, delightful and disturbing dance theatre. This brand new dance theatre performance features five female dancers. Together with a baroque inspired soundscape and striking design, Beauty creates stunning yet strange images that are sure to provoke.

Duration: 50mins

Suitable: 8+ years

Prices

Adult $25
Conc $20
Groups (6+) $21
Student $20
GreenRoom $15

Special Offer: 3rd July – All Tickets $15

Groups Offer: People with a disability and groups of students – $10 each – 11am shows only (support workers and teachers free)

Book at BASS 131 246

Restless Dance Theatre offers a series of creative workshops for children with (or suspected of having) a disability or developmental delay aged 2 – 4 years.

Parents / carers and their children can experience creative expression together in these one hour long sessions which feature live music, movement, and fun.

Thursdays 10.30am – 12pm, October 22 – December 10 2009

At the Restless Studio, 234A Sturt St, Adelaide (enter off Arthur St)

Cost: $6 per session

To book and further information: Contact Kirsty Martinsen on (08) 8212 8495 or email: kirsty@restlessdance.org

growthspurt in supported by the Office of Disability and Client Services.

Restless Central is a series of dance workshops for young people with or without a disability aged 15 to ­ 26yrs. You don’t have to have a lot of experience to join these sessions, just a desire to have fun and meet new people in a creative and supportive environment.

When: Tuesday evenings from 5.30 -  ­ 7pm 13 October – 15 December 2009
Where: Restless Studio, 234a Sturt St Adelaide SA (entrance off Arthur St).
Cost: $6 per person.
To make a booking please contact Restless Dance Theatre Telephone: 8212 8495
Email: info@restlessdance.org

Supported by the Office for Disability and Client Services