Partners

Dance Massive began in 2009 and is a biennial festival led by Arts House, Dancehouse and Malthouse Theatre, in association with long-term associate partner Ausdance Victoria and new associate partners Abbotsford Convent, Temperance Hall and The SUBSTATION.

Dance Massive 2019 is supported by the City of Melbourne, the City of Yarra, Creative Victoria through the Victorian Government, the Australian Government’s Department of Communication and the Arts, and Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. The delegate program of Dance Massive is supported by Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

Acknowledgements

A Faint Existence is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts NSW, Create NSW, Force Majeure, Carriageworks, Arts House, Bundanon and Brand X.

Battle Massive is presented and produced by Cypher Culture in partnership with the vibrant street-based dance communities throughout Melbourne. Battle Massive has been supported by Dance Massive and venue partner Arts Centre Melbourne.

Biladurang has been supported by Melbourne Fringe with ILBIJERRI and the Wilin Centre; Chunky Move; and the City of Melbourne through Arts

Cella is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body; the City of Melbourne through Arts House; and Performing Lines. Supported during development by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch and the New South Wales Government of Australia through Create NSW. Original premiere supported by the Tanja Liedtke Foundation and co-produced with COLOURS International Dance Festival.

Cinematic Experiments’ research and development were supported by The SUBSTATION, Critical Path, FORM Dance Projects and the Creative Practice Research Unit at the University of New South Wales. The project is funded by The SUBSTATION and the Emerging and Experimental fund of the Australia Council for the Arts.

CO_EX_EN has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Karul Projects wishes to acknowledge the support of Dirty Feet during the development of CO_EX_EN.

Concrete Impermanence is supported by Arts South Australia, Australia Council for the Arts, LWDance Hub, Restless Dance Theatre, All Birds, Adelaide Festival Centre and The SUBSTATION. Its design is supported by MOLO.

Common Ground Malthouse Theatre presents a Chunky Move production as a part of Dance Massive.

Cultural Residues 2020 is supported by Bennington College, Dancehouse and Kone Foundation.

Dark Night is co-presented by Dancehouse and Abbotsford Convent.

Glory is presented by Temperance Hall and supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Victoria, City of Port Phillip Local Festivals Fund, Dr. Marcus McMahon, Toni Maticevski, 3 Deep, Y Salon, Yal Yal Estate, Zilla & Brook, La Luna Bistro, Splitrock Tiro and McMahon Services.

HYPERSPACE is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund, The Besen Family Foundation, the Keir Foundation, Michael Adena and Joanne Daly. Development partners are Centro per la Scena Contemporanea, Dance 4, Canberra Theatre Centre and Dancehouse.

i have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night’s production and residency support is provided by EMPAC / Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as part of the joint residency program assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. The project is supported by Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Western Australia and STRUT Dance.

Lady Example’s development was supported by the Besen Family Foundation, Creative Victoria, the Australia Council, Creative Partnerships Australia, City of Melbourne, Arts House, City of Maribyrnong, Vitalstatistix, The SUBSTATION, Next Wave and private donations.

Le Dernier Appel / The Last Cry is co-commissioned by Centre Culturel Tjibaou (New Caledonia), Carriageworks (Australia), Théâtre National de Chaillot (France), Le Manège- Scène National Maubeuge (France) and the City of Melbourne, through Arts House. Marrugeku is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its art funding and advisory body; and the WA State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.

Make Your Own World and Lucy Guerin Inc is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria; the City of Melbourne; Ian Potter Foundation; Sidney Myer Fund, Angior Family Foundation; Terry Wu and Arts House.

Memoir for Rivers and The Dictator is supported by the Australian Cultural Fund, Creative Victoria and The Besen Family Foundation. The project was originally commissioned as part of the Keir Choreographic Award 2018. The award was supported by the Keir Foundation, Dancehouse, Carriageworks, Australia Council for The Arts and the City of Yarra.

NIGHTDANCE is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, Creative Victoria; and the City of Melbourne through Arts House. It was developed through CultureLAB.

OVERTURE: FULL EDIT is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria and the City of Melbourne through Arts House. It was developed through CultureLAB, supported by Lucy Guerin Inc. through the Resident Director Program, the City of Port Phillip through the Cultural Development Fund and Maximised by Chunky Move.

Post Reality Vision is supported by the Keir Foundation, Dancehouse, Carriageworks and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts.

Public Actions is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. The three parts were developed through residencies at The Abbotsford Convent Foundation; Liveworks Lab (Performance Space/Bundanon Trust); Temperance Hall; Théâtre Garonne (Toulouse); Tanzhaus Zürich (Zürich); and the City of Melbourne through Arts House. Part 1: Public Action was originally commissioned by Carriageworks, Dancehouse and the Keir Foundation and premiered as part of the 2018 Keir Choreographic Awards. Part 2: Group Action is commissioned by Arts House CultureLAB. Part 3: A Call To Actions was developed in partnership with the Abbotsford Convent.

Recital has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, FORM Dance Projects and The SUBSTATION.

QUAKE is co-presented by Abbotsford Convent and supported by Dancehouse in partnership with Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University.

Same but Different is supported by the City of Melbourne through Arts House.

SIMULCAST is produced by Chunky Move, Tasdance and Yellow Wheel. Chunky Move has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. Tasdance is supported by Arts Tasmania through the Arts Minister and by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. Yellow Wheel is supported by Lucy Guerin Inc/ WXYZ Studios.

Skeleton Tree has been funded by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. Generously supported by Linda Herd.

The Difficult Comedown is presented with the support of Creative Victoria, Besen Family Foundation, Arts House, Dance Massive, Additive Lighting and Bureau of Works. Developed with the support of the Macedon Ranges Shire Council, University of Melbourne and The SUBSTATION.

The Perception Experiment is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts, The Northern Territory Government through Arts NT and The Regional Arts Fund. Premiere presented in partnership with Araluen Arts Centre.

The Tennis Piece is supported by Dancehouse, Performance Space Sydney, Critical Path Sydney and Australia Council for the Arts.

Universal Estate is supported by the Australia Council for the Arts and Arts House through the City of Melbourne.

Utterance is supported by Creative Victoria and Temperance Hall.

You Animal, You is supported by Create NSW, Australia Council for the Arts and Sydney Festival.