FORM DANCE  PROJECTS and RIVERSIDE THEATRES PRESENT DANCE BITES 2023 PERCEPTIONS By Pepa Molina (Australia/Spain) Perceptions sees flamenco dance artist Pepa Molina return to the Riverside stage following Bush Bailando premiered by FORM in 2016. Bush Bailando earned the artist the 2016 Dance Australia critic’s choice for Most Interesting Artist. In her new work, Pepa will surround herself with renowned performers from Spain exploring the intricacies, superstitions and cliches in Flamenco’s past and present. “…vivacious ‘talking’ footwork, speedy travelling steps ..read more

E D E N PARRAMATTACreative Lab11-28 April 2023Westmead/Parramatta A French-Australian Art and Science interdisciplinary project commissioned and produced by FORM Dance Projects in collaboration with Olga Kisseleva (Sorbonne University, Paris), the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development and the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (Western Sydney University). E D E N (Ethical Durable Ecology Nature) is a concept created by Olga Kisseleva, Director of the Art and Science Department of La Sorbonne University. Kisseleva is a cross-disciplinary artist who uses video, immersive vir ..read more

We are looking for an energetic, dedicated leader with a vision to take FORM into the future. Executive Producer General Responsibilities FORM Dance Projects plays an important role in the Australian dance environment as a producer, presenter and advocate for the independent dance sector.  Located within Western Sydney’s vibrant community, FORM builds connections with contemporary dancers from diverse backgrounds to initiate the development and delivery of formative, artist-focused opportunities. The Executive Producer will work with the executive management (Board and Business Manager) t ..read more

FORM Dance Projects and Sydney Dance Company present CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS FORM Dance Projects is excited to continue its partnership with Sydney Dance Company for this must-do Choreographic Workshop for HSC students. This popular program provides dance students with the unique opportunity to develop their choreographic skills under the guidance of outstanding industry professionals. Mentored by Sydney Dance Company Teaching Artists, the practical workshop shares choreographic tools and techniques used by the Company’s Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela’s creative process. The  ..read more

FORM DANCE  PROJECTS and RIVERSIDE THEATRES PRESENT DANCE BITES 2023 VALUE FOR MONEY  by GUTS Dance//Central Australia Toured by Artback NT Value For Money, choreographed by Jasmin Sheppard and Sara Black, interrogates how relationships, community, proximity and place change our perception of a life’s worth. We all come from a common place- land, dust, molecule. The human journey separates us from other animals by our drive to find our individual worth. What makes us a valuable and unique addition to this place? How do we value human life? Is it the calculable economic value or the i ..read more

FORM DANCE  PROJECTS and RIVERSIDE THEATRES PRESENT DANCE BITES 2023 FAR FROM HOMEBY ALLEYNE DANCE (UK) “Far From Home brings to the stage the humanity of told and untold stories by voices not always heard.” Bringing Alleyne Dance’s dynamic, powerhouse style to the stage, Far From Home is a hard hitting, atmospheric, abstract narrative dance production exploring the topic of immigration. Performed by 6 professional dance artists and a supporting cast of non-professional movers recruited from the local community, the performance ensemble highlights the emotional and mental stresses of migr ..read more

Sydney Festival presents KAIROS Meryl Tankard FORM Dance Projects I World Premiere In ancient Greek, Kairos is “the right or opportune moment for doing, a moment that cannot be scheduled.” That moment is now for director Meryl Tankard AO, composer Elena Kats-Chernin AO and visual artist Regis Lansac OAM, who have created  a vibrant new dance work responding to these uncertain and challenging times. Commissioned and produced by FORM Dance Projects and created by three world-renowned Australian artists and long time collaborators, with the next generation of dance makers, this Sydney F ..read more

EPISODE 10: MELISSA RAMOS and CANDY PARKFriday, 19 August 2022 In this final episode of FORMidables, we hear from two artists who have embraced dance film as a most inspiring creative practice, offering infinite possibilities of approaching dance as a subject of viewing. They offer a masterclass in “just doing it”, whilst giving precious advice to their younger selves and sharing striking insights in Western Sydney’s unique character. You’ll be left in no doubt that living a creative life is priceless. HOSTPOLA FANOUS GUESTSMELISSA RAMOSCANDY PARK EDITORVIR KAULA MUSIC THEMEALI SAGANCI ORIGIN ..read more

EPISODE 9: MOLONAI MAKALIO and LAWRENCEA MATEARIKI Tuesday, 28 June 2022 Diving deep in their personal stories, Molonai Makalio and Lawrencea Mateariki openheartedly share their Polynesian culture and how dance has been a healing force in their life journey growing up in Western Sydney. Makalio reveals his inspiration behind his new work, STEP, at the intersection of hip hop, rugby and war dances. Mateariki explores how performing in ENCOUNTER directed by Emma Saunders led her to integrate her Cook Island dance practice with pedestrian dance. HOSTPOLA FANOUS GUESTSMOLONAI MAKALIOLAWRENCE ..read more

UnWrapped PRESENTED BY SYDNEY OPERA HOUSEEMMA SAUNDERS and the WE ARE HERE Company PRODUCED BY FORM DANCE PROJECTS “Someone puts a boombox down on the concrete … I don’t get it, I don’t know how to be here …and I enter the space they’ve opened up and I dance.” Felicity Castagna, ENCOUNTER, 2020. After a rippin’ world premiere of ENCOUNTER in 2020, in Parramatta, Western Sydney, FORM Dance Projects, Emma Saunders and a new dance ensemble, the WE ARE HERE Company, are back with ENCOUNTER SYDNEY. Spread out on the forecourt of Sydney Opera House, directed by the “formidable” Emma Saunders ..read more