Dancehouse

Dancehouse produces and presents rigorous, cutting-edge and challenging performance, thus playing a significant role in the development of innovative dance, new audiences and ongoing artistic enquiry.

ROOM TO MOVE and YOUR WAY are the two main programs which give access to presenting opportunities as part of our non-curated programs.

Our unique residency programs reflect our commitment to advancing contemporary dance in Australia by nurturing rigorous discourse and wide-ranging innovative choreographic practices.

Dancehouse supports exploration of ideas or development of new work by offering fully-subsidised space grants - 15 hrs or 30 hrs.

Dancehouse provides vital opportunities for continued physical examinations across a variety of dance forms, techniques and practices. 

A huge array of independently run classes that you will have you dancing all day. Want to teach a class? Hire one of our affordable, quality dance studios.

Our community is continually growing through programs that bring a great diversity of dance to makers and dance lovers alike. Find how to make the best use of Dancehouse.

Nothing is more inspiring for an artist than mobility and connectivity to wider audiences. We develop strategic and meaningful partnerships in Australia and overseas, guided by dialogue and exchange.

Dancehouse Diary is our free quarterly publication (on paper and online).  Provoked by our program, it takes the readers on an intimate journey through dance as art, the mobile body and the mobile mind.

The Keir Choreographic Award is Australia's first major choreographic award presented by the Keir Foundation, Carriageworks and Dancehouse with the Australia Council.

Dance Massive is a dynamic biannual festival-like platform and a joint initiative of Dancehouse, Arts House and Malthouse, in collaboration with Ausdance Victoria. Bookings now open for the 2019 edition.

Dance Territories is an international biannual program presented in collaboration with Melbourne Festival. It is a way of echoing resonating works and it brings forth dialogues of cultural identities.