Restless Dance Theatre Newsletter – Corrected

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issue no. 87 (Workshops Item corrected)

Seeing Through Darkness

Workshops

Dancer Profile

from the artistic director

Hello

We are sending this out again because there was an error in the Workshops item. It said that we were still working virtually but we have returned to working face to face at Restless. Apologies for any confusion.

It seems strange that with the pandemic swirling around the world and forcing inactivity onto people, here at Restless we have been able to continue our work in a safe environment.

Moving swiftly to an online platform at the beginning of the outbreak, has allowed us to continue rehearsing and it is with great pleasure we are presenting my new work: Seeing Through Darkness at the Art Gallery of South Australia opening on 4^th September – 2 October.

Due to the restrictions in place the audience numbers are very limited, get in quick and book your place now.

I look forward to seeing you at the gallery!
Michelle Ryan Artistic Director

Seeing Through Darkness

Restless Dancers rehearsing for Seeing Through Darkness – the next Restless production directed by Michelle Ryan. To be performed at the Art Gallery of South Australia.
L to R: Chris Dyke, Alexis Luke, Jianna Georgiou, Michael Noble and Michael Hodyl

Photography: Shane Reid

World premiere is now open for booking!

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“There is an unusual beauty to the work of Georges Rouault. The imperfect form of the body and the troubled soul of the work, resonates with how people with disability can feel and be perceived. Some may be confronted while others many see beauty in difference.” Michelle Ryan

Seeing through Darkness is an immersive experience that is both a participatory exhibition and a 15 minute performance, bringing together dance, music, lighting design and moving image. Collaborating with lighting designer Geoff Cobham, artist and designer Meg Wilson, and musicians from Hilary Kleinig and Emily Tulloch, Michelle Ryan has created a piece for six dancers based on the gestures of figures in Rouault’s Miserere.

The exhibition and performance Seeing through Darkness comprises Rouault’s nine works and a performance space activated by dancers. Outside performance times visitors can transform the space with their own shadow, cast in vibrant colour in overlapping arcs on gallery walls.
4 September – 2 October

RESTLESS WORKSHOPS

Isi Drummond Sweeney and Bella Kobyashi Photography: Shane Reid

Central Workshops
Open to anyone aged 15-26
Restless Dance Theatre presents a series of dance workshops, for people aged 15-26 years with and without disability

The workshops involve creating movement in a safe and fun environment where the participants’ ideas become dance.
No experience is necessary, just the desire to take part. Workshops are open to people with and without disability and are led by highly experienced tutors in an accessible space.
When: Tuesday nights 5.30 – 7.00pm
2020: Term 3, 21 Jul – 22 September
Where: The Restless Meeting Room, 195 Gilles St. Adelaide SA 5000
Cost: $41.25 per session ($27.50 per hour)
NDIS Info: Restless Dance Theatre is not a registered Service Provider under the NDIS. However, self managed and plan managed NDIS participants are still able to use their NDIS funding to access our workshops. If you do not have NDIS funding please contact us for more information.
Please contact us if you would like information about the therapeutic benefits of engaging in creative activities.
For bookings and further information:
phone: Roz Hervey on 8212 8495 or email: roz@restlessdance.org
Bookings are essential.

Links Workshops
Open to people with a disability aged 8 – 14 years
Restless Dance Theatre presents Links, a dance theatre workshop for 8-14 year olds.
The workshops involve creating movement in a safe and fun environment where the participants’ ideas become dance.
No experience is necessary, just the desire to take part. Workshops are open to people with and without disability and are led by highly experienced tutors in an accessible space.
When: 12.30-1.30pm Saturdays (during school terms)
2020: Term 3, 25 July – 26 September
Where: The Restless Meeting Room, 195 Gilles Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Cost: $35.00 per session
NDIS Info: Restless Dance Theatre is not a registered Service Provider under the NDIS. However, self managed and plan managed NDIS participants are still able to use their NDIS funding to access our workshops. If you do not have NDIS funding please contact us for more information.
Please contact us if you would like information about the therapeutic benefits of engaging in creative activities.
For bookings and further information:
phone: Roz Hervey on 8212 8495 or email: roz@restlessdance.org
Bookings are essential.

Photography: Shane Reid

Dancer Profile
Charlie Wilkins

Charlie joined Restless Dance in 2017 and performed in Creating the Spectacle for the 2018 Adelaide Film Festival.
Charlie joined The Company in 2019 and takes part in the regular training sessions. He is understudy for the season of Seeing Through Darkness and will appear in our new work in 2021.
Prior to this Charlie participated in the Dance program at St Johns Grammar School for 11 years and continues his dance experience with Essential Talent performance academy. He has also had the opportunity to perform at Can Dance spectaculars and various charity events.
In his spare time Charlie takes part in Circus skills classes and swims with Special Olympics.

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