Making art is a beautiful struggle but what exactly do you struggle against?

Using task based improvisation to explore ways of kick starting the creative process.  This one-day workshop with Vincent Crowley explores the idea of working with constraints and within limitations to set the imagination free.

Where:  The Restless Studio, 234a Sturt Street, Adelaide (enter off Arthur Street)

When:   10.00am – 4.00pm, Sunday 12^th May 2013

Duration: 6 hours, including lunch break.

For:  Experienced dancers, professional emerging and mature-age dance and physical theatre practitioners and actors with movement experience.

Cost:   $60 Full Price

            $50 Concession & Members/students of Ausdance SA, Tutti, Company@ and No Strings Attached

            $30 Restless Dance Theatre participants

Bookings: Restless Dance Theatre requires all participants to make an expression of interest through email or telephone by Thursday  9th May to secure your place on the Masterclass.

Contact: Lyn Wagstaff, Restless Dance Theatre  –

Email: lyn@restlessdance.org            Phone: (08) 8212 8495

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL!

Everyone worked well together to deliver an hour long performance by the Riverland Special School. The success of the project was evident from the rapturous applause from the audience of over 200. More significant was the atmosphere in the foyer afterwards as the performers entered the space to be greeted by friends and family. The sense of pride from the families and from the performers themselves was astonishing.

There was glowing praise for our facilitators lead by Emma Stokes who was very ably assisted by: Alison Currie (in 2011) Jo Naumann (2012) Lorcan Hopper, Matt Shilcock from Restless and Karen Kruger from Riverland Youth Theatre. Local teacher Nic Tubb also did a brilliant job running a digital component of the project which allowed the students to produce some beautiful and quirky images.

Thanks must also go to Olivia Allen, Artistic Director of Riverland Youth Theatre who supported the project throughout, as did Richard Seidel of Country Arts SA and also to the teaching staff at the school.

Restless is exploring ways to keep supporting Riverland Youth Theatre to keep working with the students.

From The Ground Up was funded through the Australia Council’s Creative Education Partnerships – Artists in Residence Initiative which operates in partnership with Arts SA and the SA Education Department. The project was also strongly supported by Country Arts SA.
For more  information contact Restless Dance Theatre on (08) 8212 8495.

Photo by Nic Tubb

For many years Restless has been a youth company with Youth Ensemble members aged between 15 and 26. Once participants reach 27 they have to leave. Whilst this makes room for the Youth Ensemble to be refreshed with new, younger members, it means that Restless regularly loses experienced and excellent dancers. So we are starting a new Senior Ensemble, open to anyone who has been in a Youth Ensemble performance in the past. The Senior Ensemble will start meeting on Monday nights beginning in Term 2 2013.  The Ensemble will be led by Jo Stone.

For more  information contact Restless Dance Theatre on (08) 8212 8495.

Michelle worked for Queensland Arts Council before joining Meryl Tankard in Canberra and Adelaide (Meryl Tankard’s Australian Dance Theatre). She was a performer with Tankard for 7 ½ years followed by projects in Europe as Tankard’s assistant. Projects included the Andrew Lloyd Webber West End Production, The Beautiful Game and remounting works in Portugal and Sweden.  On returning to Australia, Michelle was a founding member of Splintergroup. She was the Associate Artist and Rehearsal Director for lawn, roadkill and underneath. From 2005 – 2010 Michelle worked at Dancenorth in various capacities including Artistic Manager, Rehearsal Director, Choreographer and Assistant Producer.

In 2009 Michelle created the dance film Nerve Ending that has been screened nationally and internationally and in 2010 created Four Short Films About Juanita. In 2010 Michelle joined National Disability Services Queensland and in 2011 Michelle performed in the Brisbane Festival season of Out of Context for Pina by Les Ballet C de la B as the guest artist. She recently performed in Take Up Thy Bed and Walk by Gaelle Mellis and is working with Torque Show on the new production Intimacy.

She is currently a member of the Dance Board of the Australia Council.

Michelle Ryan – Image by Ashley Roach

“We are delighted and honoured to have an artist of Michelle’s capacity, intelligence and sensitivity at the helm of Restless”, said Nick Hughes , CEO. Michelle will take up the position at Restless in mid January.

View Michelle’s Films:

Nerve Ending

Four Short Films About Juanita

Michelle worked for Queensland Arts Council before joining Meryl Tankard in Canberra and Adelaide (Meryl Tankard’s Australian Dance Theatre). She was a performer with Tankard for 7 ½ years followed by projects in Europe as Tankard’s assistant. Projects included the Andrew Lloyd Webber West End Production, The Beautiful Game and remounting works in Portugal and Sweden.  On returning to Australia, Michelle was a founding member of Splintergroup. She was the Associate Artist and Rehearsal Director for lawn, roadkill and underneath. From 2005 – 2010 Michelle worked at Dancenorth in various capacities including Artistic Manager, Rehearsal Director, Choreographer and Assistant Producer.

In 2009 Michelle created the dance film Nerve Ending that has been screened nationally and internationally and in 2010 created Four Short Films About Juanita. In 2010 Michelle joined National Disability Services Queensland and in 2011 Michelle performed in the Brisbane Festival season of Out of Context for Pina by Les Ballet C de la B in 2011 as the guest artist. She recently performed in Take Up Thy Bed and Walk by Gaelle Mellis and is working in 2013 with Torque Show on the new production Intimacy.

Photographer: Ashley Roach

See the backstage three videos here:  1   2   3

Photographer: Shane Reid