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Short+Sweet Dance Sydney
JANUARY 22ND TO FEBRUARY 2ND 2014
NEW THEATRE, NEWTOWN
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SIX WORKS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR OUR SUNDAY GALA PERFORMANCES!
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Short+Sweet Dance Sydney is a platform for emerging and professional choreographers to develop and showcase their work in a supportive environment, where their only concern is their individual creative process. The festival brings choreographers from a wide range of genres and experiences together to share and exchange ideas. Emerging choreographers have the opportunity to learn from industry professionals and acclaimed choreographers are reenergized by the raw passion of our next generation of movement makers.
The 2014 festival features four companies of works, with each performing over two nights during the festival season - you can see the full list of works using the tabs at the bottom of the page. 2014 also boasts over 40 new works being performed by over 170 performers!
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Principal Festival Partners 
As a part of the 2014 Festival, which has a focus on the professional development of the artists involved, we have implement a mentoring program. A range of Sydney-based professional dance artists have volunteered their time to work with and give feedback to our choreographers during their creative process. A massive thank you to our amazing mentors!
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We are now accepting applications for dance works to be included in the Wildcard: Youth performance, Short+Sweet Dance Sydney.
Wildcard:Youth is aimed at supporting and presenting short works choreographed by current students studying dance and/or recent graduates. Choreographers who are interested in presenting work as a part of the festival are asked to complete the... read more
We are now accepting applications for dance works to be included in the Wildcard: Experimental performance, Short+Sweet Dance Sydney.
Wildcard:Experimental is aimed at delivering process to the audience and providing a platform for choreographers to receive critical feedback on their short works and the opportunity to immediately implement it.
We are looking to... read more
COMPANY A: 22 JAN - 23 JAN, 7:30PM
Foiled Again (Film)
Created by Taylor Beattie in collaboration with Menagerie
Performed by Kelly Beneforti, Robert Brassington, Ashlee Bye, Rachel Coulson, Elise Drinkwater, Beth Lane, Bree Longville, Timothy Walsh & Hannah Wong
Untitled
Choreographed & Performed by Ivey Wawn
Latin Threads
Choreographed by Paulina Quinteros
Retratos De Frida
Choreographed by Gemma Trotter
Performed by Holly Brittain, Sara Moad, Danielle Taylor, Aimee Tompkin & Sophie Wighton
memory.
Choreographed & Performed by Theo Cassady
Triumvirate of Wit
Choreographed by Imogen Cranna
Performed by Nerida Godfrey, Emily Chapman & Imogen Cranna
One Side to the Other
Choreographed & Performed by Tom Woodman
MEETING POINT
Choreographed by Lucky Lartey
Performed by Lucky Lartey & Kenneth Tusubira
And Then Patterns
Choreographed by Kirsty Fromholtz
Dances in an Almost Classical Mode
Choreographed by Martin del Amo
Performed by Abuzar Abdelrahim
COMPANY B: 24 JAN - 25 JAN, 7:30PM
Mating Rituals
Choreographed by Amy Mauvan & Jesse Quaid
Performed by Etched Dance Productions & Guests
Ctrl
Choreographed & Performed by James Andrews
Original Musical Score by James Andrews
A Memory
Choreographed by Kei Ishii
Performed by Courtney Raftry, Gracie Steindl, Kristina Richmond & Rebecca Nastasi
Serenity
Choreographed by Courtney Turvey
Familiar Strangers
Choreographed & Performed by Joseph Simons
Microcosm
Choreographed by Maya Gavish in collaboration with Ella Barton & Sonia Pascolini
Woomba
Choreographed by Nerida Godfrey
Performed by Nerida Godfrey & Katherine Doube
Girl Getting Bitter
Choreographed by Eva Crainean
Performed by Georgina Sadolewski, Kate Marning, Hannah Preston & Aris Ioannou-Marsh
Lachlan
Choreographed & Performed by Alison Plevey
Sink or Swim
Choreographed by Natalie Pelarek
Performed by bLank sLate collective: Cersha Lie Burn, Ashleigh Golding, Gina Gonzalez, Laura Jackson, Renelle Loretta Jones & Ashleigh Woodlands
COMPANY C: 29 JAN - 30 JAN, 7:30PM
STRING (Film)
Choreographed & Performed by Joseph Simons
Tessellate
Choreographed by Jason Winters
Vanishing Point
Choreographed by Gemma Dawkins
Performed by Jessie Hoeschle, Anya McKee & Rosslyn Wythes
Salt
Choreographed & Performed by Brianna Kell & Alex Andrews
The Fear Of …
Choreographed by Jessica Young
Performed by Renelle Jones, Kathaleen Fisher, Kendra Woodley, Emily Mair, Kahlia Holroyd, Aimee Tompkin & Samuel Beazley
SEPTEMBER
Choreographed by Mathew Mizyed (Dancing Under The Influence)
Performed by Aimee O’Connor, Evie Morris, Casey Lynn, Stephanie Mansueto, Parys Vella & Tabatha Borg
No, I Would Never
Choreographed & Performed by Hayley Raw
From Here
Choreographed by Andrew Huynh
May I Please?
Choreographed by Courtney Scheu
Performed by Mariana Paraizo
We Step
Choreographed by Jodie Ewing
Performed by indiDa Dance Company: Cersha Burn, Jess Butler, Jodie Ewing, Laura Jackson, Merryn Reid & Amanda Wihare
/Lu:p/
Choreographed & Performed by Rosslyn Wythes
Swingdancin’
Choreographed by Natasha Crane
Performed by Ally Hill, Annie Lenore-Hanman, Elysha Manik, Hannah Platts, Jada De Cinque, James Franklin, Jay Johns, Jess Sheather, Jessica Karam, Josh Russell, Justin Hitchcock, Kelly Brook, Kim Iversen, Kurt Nilon, Michelle Rozario, Molly Sherden, Natalie Abreu, Natalie Jean, Natasha Crane, Parys Lukezic, Saashan Bell, Sally Hare, Shannon Hatchman, Shelby Blissett, Sheridan Barr, Sophia Brennan, Sophie Gospodarczyk, Tom Remaili, Zan Kermond & Zoey Lanser
COMPANY D: 31 JAN - 01 FEB, 7:30PM
Traces (Film)
Choreographed by Graeme Spencer
Performed by Graeme Spencer and Renelle Jones
Editor: Amy Nelson-Blain
Nyunga
Choreographed by Thomas E. S. Kelly
Performed by Thomas E. S. Kelly, Taree Sansbury, Caleena Sansbury, Phil Dean Walford & Toni Lord
Buzz
Choreographed & Performed by Lisa Maris McDonell
Now Behold the Lamb
Choreographed by Forever Tupou
Performed by Brandon Atoui, Ayesha Haeata, Andrew Huynh, Forever Tupou, Samantha Smith, Samuel Beazley, Mitch Hatton, Sarah Vai, Alice Robinson & Matt Antonucci
Jaybird
Choreographed & Performed by Jay Bailey
Hard-Boiled Wonderland
(Winner of People's Choice - Short+Sweet Melbourne 2013)
Choreographed & Performed by Amber McCartney
Bond
Choreographed by Laura Jackson
No Fungus, No Tree
Choreographed & Performed by Sean Marcs & Anna Healey
On my own terms
Choreographed & Performed by Caterina Mocciola & Jay Bailey
Original Musical Score by Benn DeMole
Freak Like Me
Choreographed by Holly Headrick
Performed by Holly Headrick, Katie Headrick, Sally Hare & Katie Struik
Out Of No Thing
(Winner of Outstanding Choreography - Short+Sweet Dance Melbourne 2013)
Choreographed by Rochelle Carmichael
Performed by Robert Brassington, Jayde McDonough, Kathleen Lott, Paul Jesseph Base Hickman & Harrison Hall
DANCE GALA: 02 FEB, 2:00PM & 7:30PM
We have announced six works that had made it through to our Gala performances! Stay tuned for the next announcement!
Familiar Strangers
Choreographed & Performed by Joseph Simons
Girl Getting Bitter
Choreographed by Eva Crainean
Performed by Georgina Sadolewski, Kate Marning, Hannah Preston & Aris Ioannou-Marsh
Sink or Swim
Choreographed by Natalie Pelarek
Performed by bLank sLate collective: Cersha Lie Burn, Ashleigh Golding, Gina Gonzalez, Laura Jackson, Renelle Loretta Jones & Ashleigh Woodlands
No, I Would Never
Choreographed & Performed by Hayley Raw
Swingdancin’
Choreographed by Natasha Crane
Performed by Ally Hill, Annie Lenore-Hanman, Elysha Manik, Hannah Platts, Jada De Cinque, James Franklin, Jay Johns, Jess Sheather, Jessica Karam, Josh Russell, Justin Hitchcock, Kelly Brook, Kim Iversen, Kurt Nilon, Michelle Rozario, Molly Sherden, Natalie Abreu, Natalie Jean, Natasha Crane, Parys Lukezic, Saashan Bell, Sally Hare, Shannon Hatchman, Shelby Blissett, Sheridan Barr, Sophia Brennan, Sophie Gospodarczyk, Tom Remaili, Zan Kermond & Zoey Lanser
And Then Patterns
Choreographed by Kirsty Fromholtz