We are delighted to announce that Happy Hour #9 will take place this October and feature short works from Lizzie Thomson, Kristina Chan and Zachary Lopez! Read on for further info about this edition of Happy Hour and grab your special fundraising ticket that includes a ‘curious cocktail’ from the one and only ‘Shandy-Anne Long’!In other news, a bit of spring freshening up has been taking place at ReadyMade Works. We are excited to have a new sound-system and send a heartfelt thanks to the team at Io Meyers for their generous support. We’re also pleased to offer hirers the option of a blacked-out venue with our new venue-wide drapes installed by the exceptionally generous and skilled Stephen Crossley. ReadyMade is made possible by the generosity of many and we deeply value the support that allows us to make the studio affordable and available for the community.
Also be sure to checkout great workshop opportunities coming up, Somatic Movement with Alice Cummins and Action Theatre with Danielle Cresp. Get into the studio for Independent Dance Class with our resident DirtyFeet OOTS artists, Emma Harrison and Callum Mooney and don’t miss special opportunities to encounter the practices of choreographers Jane McKernan,Kristina Chan, Thomas Bradley and Victoria Hunt in the upcoming Shared Practice program.
Image: Matthew Syres
ANNOUNCING HAPPY HOUR #9
Kristina Chan
Lizzie Thomson
Zachary Lopez
When: 12–13 October
Time: 6–7pm
Tickets: $15 / $25
We are delighted to once again present Happy Hour at ReadyMade Works. Happy Hour #9 will feature new solo and collaborative short pieces by Kristina Chan, Lizzie Thomson and Zachary Lopez! Happy Hour is ReadyMade Works signature short works program showcasing the extraordinary practices of Sydney’s independent dance artists.
Bookings are essential. Grab a ticket now and pre-order your special fundraising ‘curious cocktail’ created by the one-and-only Shandy-Anne Long and help us make Happy Hour possible in 2020!
Image: Inside Inside by Lizzie Thomson, 2019, MAMA, Certain Realities, photo by Jules Boag
INDEPENDENT DANCE CLASS
When: Tuesdays
Time: 10–11:30am
Cost: $10 cashJump into the studio this month for Independent Dance Class and take class with the wonderful DirtyFeet Out Of The Studio choreographers, Callum Mooney and Emma Harrison! And don’t miss four-weeks of training coming up with the brilliant Miranda Wheen.
When: Wednesdays
Time: 10am–12pm
Cost: FreeShared Practice is a regular opportunity to engage in the practice of different professional dance artists. The sessions are a chance to work in a creative, workshop-style format. Each session includes a form of warm-up before moving into improvisation and/or choreographic practices particular to the artist. The sessions are facilitated by established local dance artists and visiting national and international guest artists. Shared practice is open to anyone who is interested in engaging in dance and choreography-based practices. Shared Practice will not run for three weeks in September while we host the DirtyFeet OOTS rehearsals.
When: 5-6 October
Time 10am–5pm
Where: ReadyMade Works
For the first time Australia’s only registered Action Theatre teacher, Danielle Cresp is leading a working in Sydney. We are pleased to be able to offer friends of ReadyMade Works a special $150 discount with the code: RMW2019
Action Theater is a body-based physical theatre improvisation training which expands the individual artists expressive range, builds ensemble awareness, and offers performers a clear, structured form in which to play with abandon. The training builds vocal, verbal and physical performance skills, hones awareness and increases expressiveness!
When: 28–29 September
Time: 10am–5pm
Where: ReadyMade WorksTouch is intimate. This workshop recognises this intimacy through the reciprocity and invitation of touch. The workshop is an opportunity for professional development as well as an introduction to Body-Mind Centering®’s approach to the inherent intelligence of the moving body. The practice offers a rich palate of experiences for both the beginner and the more experienced participant.
15 September 2019
Unwrapped Sydney Opera House present award winning Australian dance artist, choreographer and visionary, Rosalind Crisp. More Information
BRANCH NEBULA: HIGH PERFORMANCE PACKING TAPE
18–22 September 2019
Unwrapped Sydney Opera House present the heart pumping physical performance by Branch Nebula that pushes artist and audience to breaking point. More Information
DIRTYFEET: OUT OF THE STUDIO
27–28 September 2019
Tickets are now available for DirtyFeet’s 2019 Out of the Studio season, a choreographic development showing of new works by choreographers Emma Harrison and Callum Mooney. More Information
CRITICAL PATH: JOSHUA PETHER AND WEIZEN HO
3–14 September
The artists invite people from different backgrounds, of all ages and abilities who would like to be witnesses and/or participants to performance-rituals and observe a process session for one or up to three days that will take place at the Drill Hall. More Information
Image: Kate Disher-Quill, Dancer: Brianna Kell for DirtyFeet
BOOKINGS FOR 2020
ReadyMade Works is now taking bookings for studio hires in 2020. If you are after weekend or longer term hires get in now to not miss out.
