Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading force in inclusive contemporary dance. On stage, on film and in unexpected spaces, we create bold, visually arresting dance theatre that challenges convention, shifts perspectives and redefines what virtuosity looks like. Through early engagement programs, rigorous training and professional pathways, we build meaningful, sustained careers for neurodivergent and disabled artists.
Restless has many ways your school or community can connect with our organisation.
All Restless workshops are delivered through the lens of accessibility and inclusion. Our highly trained tutors are experienced in seamlessly meeting individual access needs.
Choose from the following five workshops and masterclass program to achieve your dance and learning goals with our tailored approach.
2 Contemporary Technique and/or Composition
3 Restless Dance Theatre Repertoire
Our dance workshops and masterclass programs introduce participants to the Restless Dance Theatre Method combining physical devising techniques and contemporary dance.
Aim:
To challenge, engage and inspire the next generation.
Restless is committed to accessible and inclusive dance education. Workshops are adapted to support physical, sensory and learning differences, including neurodivergent and disabled students. Our tutors create safe, flexible and inclusive learning spaces.
Custom Programs:
We collaborate with you to tailor workshops to your timetable, curriculum goals and participants needs.
Who are they for:
Where We Deliver:
No prior dance experience required. Workshops support both beginner and experienced students (including Performing Arts and SACE Dance) and align with ACARA requirements and learning outcomes.
Or get in contact at education@restlessdance.org
For more information please read our handy Education Outreach Program Resource Guide.
Our most frequently booked workshop Creative Dance is designed for anyone who wants to express themselves through movement and choreographic creation
Through the dance making process this workshop will encourage participants to expand their own physicality, helping them to achieve their creative potential.
Participants will learn practical tools to develop choreography — building confidence, creative voice and expressive range.
Suitable for all ages and skill levels.
Our Contemporary Technique and/or Composition workshops are led by the industry’s most experienced contemporary dance practitioners. Can book classes together or separate.
Contemporary Technique
This dance workshop is designed to meet the ability level of the participants involved. Participants will gain a deep understanding of alignment, learn a combination of exercises and phrases, and develop their improvisational skills.
Participants develop their versatility as a dancer and their mind-body connection will be enhanced.
Composition
Participants will learn skills, devices and tools to assist with their creative process.
Tutors will work with participants to generate movement by exploring, experimenting and refining their ideas and themes.
This workshop particularly aligns with SACE Stage 1 & 2 curriculum requirements.
Suitable for all ages and skill levels.
Participation, Appreciation and Creation.
The Restless Dance Theatre Repertoire workshop offers participants an insight into the creative development of our innovative works.
Exploring creative tasks, participants develop their own movement material inspired by the themes and ideas presented.
This workshop also provides an opportunity to hear directly from the Restless Artistic Team about inspiration, initial concepts and collaborative process behind the creation of the production.
Suitable for all ages and skill levels.
Specialised for teachers and educators.
Each Professional Development Day is uniquely different. Presented by practicing artists, it is designed to focus on a specific area of practice – from devising and choreographic processes to accessible teaching strategies, collaboration, or creative leadership.
These immersive sessions provide practical, hands-on approaches to teaching, creating safe and supportive learning spaces through a lens of accessibility and inclusion.
Drawing on Restless’ extensive experience and knowledge collaborating with neurodiverse and disabled artists, teachers and educators will gain insight into our responsive processes that centre diverse voices and embodied learning.
Educators leave with a tool kit filled with adaptable strategies ready to apply within their own classrooms and communities.
Please visit our website for information about the next Professional Development Day.
Certificate of PD can be obtained.
Accessible, inclusive and connecting communities worldwide.
All our workshops can be adapted to be online. To participate in our online workshops, you will need:
Suitable for all ages and skill levels.
led by Artistic Director Michelle Ryan
An inspiring conversation on artistry, leadership and lived experience. In this special event, participants gain insight into Michelle Ryan’s career as a dancer, choreographer and leader, and hear firsthand about the challenges and strengths she has navigated as an artist with an acquired disability.
Through direct conversation, Michelle shares the experiences, ideas and creative influences that have shaped her artistic practice and leadership at Restless Dance Theatre. Her presentations offer powerful reflections on resilience, inclusion and the evolving landscape of contemporary dance.
Michelle is available for:
Michelle is also available to lead a workshop.
Restless Dance Theatre classes will challenge, engage and inspire your students regardless of their previous dance experience or learning environment.
Or get in contact at education@restlessdance.org
Restless Dance Theatre presents a range of weekly inclusive dance classes for ages 4 and up.
Established in 1991, our classes are now expanding across South Australia.
Classes provide a social, recreational, and creative space where people come together to explore, grow, and have fun. Participants will discover their creative abilities and learn basic dance techniques.
Participating in the classes offer therapeutic benefits, builds confidence and fosters independence. Participants also gain opportunities to form life-long friendships and explore potential pathways in the arts.
Restless is a Non-NDIS provider, however is guided by the NDIS price guide. The classes can be claimed through NDIS Core support – Community, Social and Recreational. Our classes are available without NDIS support.
No experience necessary.
Restless Dance Theatre’s Public Program is proudly supported by Create SA, BankSA Foundation, James & Diana Ramsay Foundation and Variety South Australia.
