Short, Sweet & Dance Kicks Off!

Details: 09 August 2007

Choreographers and dancers will unite throughout October, performing short ten minute dance works, for the inaugural season of Short, Sweet & Dance.

The season will present twenty works over two consecutive weeks (ten works per week) at the newly refurbished Newtown Theatre. Over forty works were short- listed, and - via a panel of industry professionals including Mark Cleary (Short & Sweet Founder/Producer), Cathy Murdoch (Ausdance) and Kay Armstrong (Critical Path) - the top twenty works were selected.

An impressive line up of choreographers are programmed to feature their work - Jodie McNeilly, Martin Del Amo, Sergiu Pobereznec, Paulina Quinteros, Sarah Boulter, Gabby Rose/Pulse 8, Paul Cordeiro, and the Dirty Feet Collective... just to name a few!

In keeping with the Short & Sweet manifesto, participants of Short, Sweet & Dance, are eligible for sponsored awards such as Best Male Dancer, Best Female Dancer, Most Outstanding Choreographer and Best New Talent.

Short, Sweet & Dance will feature over eighty professional artists performing to an estimated audience of over one thousand people.

Festival Director, Olivia Ansell, believes this event is something that our independent dance community will truly benefit from:

“For established dance creators, it is an opportunity to show their latest work while for our emerging artists, SS&D provides a launch pad for young choreographers to demonstrate their talent. This exposure can often play a pivotal role in advancing an emerging choreographer's career.”

For more information regarding Festival program and detailed season schedule please visit www.shortandsweet.org

SHORT SWEET & DANCE

Venue: Newtown Theatre | Cnr of King and Bray St Newtown
SS&DANCE WEEK 1 - Tuesday 9th Oct - Saturday Oct 13th
SS&DANCE WEEK 2 - Tuesday 16th Oct-Saturday Oct 20th
Times: Tuesday- Saturday 8pm, Matinee Saturday 5pm
Tickets: Adult $25/ $20 concession | Tight night (preview) Tuesday: All tix $15 | Groups of 12+ $20 per tix
Bookings: MCA Ticketing 1300 306 776 or www.mca-tix.com

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