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

Following the successful model of Short & Sweet - which has become in a few short years the biggest little play festival in the world - Short Sweet & Dance is an
opportunity for established and emerging choreographers & dancers to combine their creative talents to present 10 minute dance works.

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 NSW) and Kay Armstrong (Artistic Director/Pulse8) - the top twenty works were selected.

An impressive line up of choreographers are programmed to feature their work - Jodie McNeilly, Martin Del Amo, Sergiu Pobereznic, Paulina Quinteros, Sarah Boulter, Gabby Rose, Paul Cordeiro, Marko Panzic, Aviva Sheb’a, Angela Hill, 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 Most Outstanding Performance, Most Outstanding Achievement in Choreography and People’s Choice.

Short Sweet & Dance will feature over eighty professional artists performing to an estimated audience of over one thousand people. AND if you want to unearth our future artists - come and support our Wildcard program - a developmental opportunity for choreographers taking their first leap, or realising stage one of a new work.

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.”

Stay tuned for more information regarding Festival program, artist workshops, and detailed season schedule.

SHORT SWEET & DANCE
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
WILDCARD SEASON - Saturday 20th Oct 2pm Matinee

Season Times: Tuesday - Saturday 8pm, Matinee Saturday 5pm
Season Tickets: Adult $25/$20 concession
Tight night Tuesday Preview: All tix $15
Groups of 12+ $20 per tix