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ASSEMBLY 197 is the connective tissue between artists, audiences, and communities.

The streams of activity at ASSEMBLY 197 are Tasdance, Situate and Artery 🖤

Image Descriptions:
1 - ASSEMBLY 197 is the home of Tasdance, Situate, Artery.
2 -ASSEMBLY 197 - The name of our centre and the brand under which we present large-scale multi-artform works.
3 - Tasdance - Makes professional and community work with a dance focus.
4 - Situate - Our professional development program, and produces the work of the artists participating in the
program.
5 - Artery - Encompasses our community and pathways programs.

#ASSEMBLY197 #A197 #Tasdance #TasmanianDance

ASSEMBLY 197 is the connective tissue between artists, audiences, and communities.

The streams of activity at ASSEMBLY 197 are Tasdance, Situate and Artery 🖤

Image Descriptions:
1 - ASSEMBLY 197 is the home of Tasdance, Situate, Artery.
2 -ASSEMBLY 197 - The name of our centre and the brand under which we present large-scale multi-artform works.
3 - Tasdance - Makes professional and community work with a dance focus.
4 - Situate - Our professional development program, and produces the work of the artists participating in the
program.
5 - Artery - Encompasses our community and pathways programs.

#ASSEMBLY197 #A197 #Tasdance #TasmanianDance

ASSEMBLY 197 is the connective tissue between artists, audiences, and communities.

The streams of activity at ASSEMBLY 197 are Tasdance, Situate and Artery 🖤

Image Descriptions:
1 - ASSEMBLY 197 is the home of Tasdance, Situate, Artery.
2 -ASSEMBLY 197 - The name of our centre and the brand under which we present large-scale multi-artform works.
3 - Tasdance - Makes professional and community work with a dance focus.
4 - Situate - Our professional development program, and produces the work of the artists participating in the
program.
5 - Artery - Encompasses our community and pathways programs.

#ASSEMBLY197 #A197 #Tasdance #TasmanianDance

ASSEMBLY 197 is the connective tissue between artists, audiences, and communities.

The streams of activity at ASSEMBLY 197 are Tasdance, Situate and Artery 🖤

Image Descriptions:
1 - ASSEMBLY 197 is the home of Tasdance, Situate, Artery.
2 -ASSEMBLY 197 - The name of our centre and the brand under which we present large-scale multi-artform works.
3 - Tasdance - Makes professional and community work with a dance focus.
4 - Situate - Our professional development program, and produces the work of the artists participating in the
program.
5 - Artery - Encompasses our community and pathways programs.

#ASSEMBLY197 #A197 #Tasdance #TasmanianDance

ASSEMBLY 197 is the connective tissue between artists, audiences, and communities.

The streams of activity at ASSEMBLY 197 are Tasdance, Situate and Artery 🖤

Image Descriptions:
1 - ASSEMBLY 197 is the home of Tasdance, Situate, Artery.
2 -ASSEMBLY 197 - The name of our centre and the brand under which we present large-scale multi-artform works.
3 - Tasdance - Makes professional and community work with a dance focus.
4 - Situate - Our professional development program, and produces the work of the artists participating in the
program.
5 - Artery - Encompasses our community and pathways programs.

#ASSEMBLY197 #A197 #Tasdance #TasmanianDance

We are on King Island right now.

5 artists. 26 workshops. 90 students collaborating on a brand new work. 2 shows for the community.

This is what your support makes possible, and with your help, we can keep coming back.
We have seven days left and every dollar donated this week is matched through Creative Australia's Plus1 program.

Link in bio to donate, or visit us here: https://chuffed.org/project/165333-investing-in-creative-futures-for-young-tasmanians

TONIGHT! DOUBLE SLINK opens on King Island as a part of our Northwest Exchange.🪩

You don’t want to miss Tasdance’s new work!

WHERE: Currie Town Hall
WHEN: 6pm

Led by ADAM WHEELER

Featuring LILY ALCOCK, IZZY LOCKETT, KING ISLAND DISTRICT SCHOOL

We hope to see you tonight King Island!

None of this would be possible without the support of RANT and Regional Arts Australia.

Want to see more work like this?!

Please donate to our Young Hearts, Big Futures campaign: https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures

#tasdance #tasdancedoubleslink #tasmaniandance #kingisland #regionaldance

It's never too late to join in the fun!

There's room for more movers at Dance Discovery, a creative dance class for ages 4–8 💫 Explore creative movement and a love of dance in a fun and non-competitive space. 🚀

Dance Discovery runs on Saturdays 10am – 10:45am at the A197 Studio. FREE TRIALS are available and Ticket to Play vouchers are accepted! 👏

Register on our website today at tasdance.com.au/tdsd ✏️

A huge thank you to the absolute legends at @methodandaction for hosting two sessions of DJ Met-Con and helping us get one big step closer to our Young Hearts, Big Futures fundraising goal.

And to this crew: hi-vis, Santa hats, cow print, chef whites and all, you showed up in everything BUT gym clothes and gave us the sweatiest, silliest, most joyful morning. Every rep you smashed raised money to support young people through ARTERY and SITUATE.

This is what community looks like. Thank you.

We are in the final two week stretch now! https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures

Meet our first SITUATE 26–27 Lead Provocateur.

We're thrilled to welcome Sue Giles AM to the SITUATE family.

Sue has spent decades at the forefront of theatre for young audiences, as Artistic Director and Co-CEO of Polyglot Theatre, she created over 40 works that toured to more than 20 countries across 6 continents. Her belief that children deserve bold, participatory, power-conscious art has shaped stages around the world.

Today, Sue carries that vision onto the global stage as President of ASSITEJ International, the world body for theatre and performing arts for young audiences, a role that reflects the international reach of her advocacy and her deep commitment to young people as cultural participants, not just audiences.

A Member of the Order of Australia, a Green Room Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and co-author of Next Generation Now, a national strategic report on children, young people and the arts. Sue thinks globally and makes work that lands locally.

We couldn't be more excited to have her energy and inspirationas part of SITUATE 26–27.

DOUBLE SLINKNORTHWEST TOUR
UNCOILING DANCE ACROSS TASMANIA

Led by ADAM WHEELER & SARAH GROTH

Featuring LILY ALCOCK, IZZY LOCKETT, STANLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL, KING ISLAND DISTRICT SCHOOL

Head to: www.tasdance.com.au/doubleslink

A double-bill offering of dance.

Act One: A new work made by and for the students of Stanley Primary School and King Island District School, exploring our need for connection through embodying our love of Slinkys.

Act Two: A professional duet that uses Slinkys as a tactile partner to explore analogue play and the human need for connection in a world shaped by screens.

#tasdance #assembly197 #tasmaniandance #a197 #regionaldance

Our friends at Dance Maker’s Collective are bringing their renowned uplifting immersive dance experience, ALL IN, to Launceston on the 23rd & 24th of July. 

We are seeking a bunch of young people to join in on the fun and be part of the action. No experience required, just the eagerness to learn from some of Australia’s most outstanding dancers, connect with a terrific interstate dance company, and share joy through dance.

Our Call-Out Workshop is happening:
FRIDAY 15th of MAY | 4:00pm-7:00pm | Albert Hall (enter from the City Park)

To register, please fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/nEeDZokw4mae2DkG8

Please don’t hesitate to contact Adam at adam@tasdance.com.au if you have any questions or require any assistance.

A bit more information from DMC

Check out this video
https://vimeo.com/dancemakerscollective/allinyoungpeople

We have some choreography we will teach you that comes towards the end of the big dance section, in the first third of the show.

We will have you sitting in the audience, and when it gets to your moment, you will leave your seats and dance right onto the floor with us!

After that, you will head back to the audience, and there will be another section of the show, continuing with DMC and some performances by local groups. 

Some people from the groups we engage with for the show will also be interviewed at the pre-tour meetings.

These recordings will be used to create vox-pop snippets that will be edited into the soundscape section, which brings us to the ‘all in’ section of the work, where all the performers (DMC, local group/s and you!) collect on the floor and transition to the final participatory section of the show. This is when you will join us again and boogie until the end of the show, as we invite the entire audience to join us. 

We are so excited to work with you and have you become a part of the show!

Image: ALL IN promotional material by Joshua Morris
#dancemakerscollective #theatrenorth #tasdance #tasmania #launceston

'I really love asking them to be brave, and then making them feel safe and supported by me, and the room, and each other.'

This is Gabe Comerford, our Artistic Associate, talking about what happens when we bring dance into Tasmanian schools.

Asking young people to be brave is easy. Creating the conditions where they actually can be? That's the work. And it's why what we do matters.

Our Young Hearts, Big Futures campaign is raising funds to keep this work alive and growing, in classrooms, in communities, and across the regions that need it most. Every dollar donated before 31st May is matched by Creative Australia's Plus1 program.

Link in bio to find out more and support the campaign: https://www.assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-futures

Join us this Thursday for a special Ballet Workshop with guest teacher Kyle!

TIME: 6:45–8:00pm
WHERE: Assembly 197

The class is open to movers of all experience levels. 👏

Kyle began his training at Dubbo Ballet Studio before continuing at the Queensland Dance School of Excellence, where he received his RAD Solo Seal and won the McDonalds Ballet Scholarship. He later trained at The Australian Ballet School, graduating with an Advanced Diploma and receiving the Graeme Murphy Award for Excellence in Contemporary Dance.

Throughout his career, Kyle has performed with Queensland Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Cork City Ballet, Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, and New English Contemporary Ballet, alongside many other companies both nationally and internationally. He also danced in “DanceLines” in London, a Royal Opera House initiative led by Wayne McGregor supporting emerging choreographic talent.

Alongside performing, Kyle is an experienced teacher of classical ballet and contemporary dance, holding a Graduate Diploma of Elite Dance Instruction from The Australian Ballet School, a Cert IV in Training and Assessment, and certification as a GYROTONIC® instructor.

We are so excited to welcome Kyle into the space for this special workshop ✨

See you on Thursday!

#tasdance #tasmaniandance #regionaldance #ballet

Join us this Thursday for a special Ballet Workshop with guest teacher Kyle!

TIME: 6:45–8:00pm
WHERE: Assembly 197

The class is open to movers of all experience levels. 👏

Kyle began his training at Dubbo Ballet Studio before continuing at the Queensland Dance School of Excellence, where he received his RAD Solo Seal and won the McDonalds Ballet Scholarship. He later trained at The Australian Ballet School, graduating with an Advanced Diploma and receiving the Graeme Murphy Award for Excellence in Contemporary Dance.

Throughout his career, Kyle has performed with Queensland Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Cork City Ballet, Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada, and New English Contemporary Ballet, alongside many other companies both nationally and internationally. He also danced in “DanceLines” in London, a Royal Opera House initiative led by Wayne McGregor supporting emerging choreographic talent.

Alongside performing, Kyle is an experienced teacher of classical ballet and contemporary dance, holding a Graduate Diploma of Elite Dance Instruction from The Australian Ballet School, a Cert IV in Training and Assessment, and certification as a GYROTONIC® instructor.

We are so excited to welcome Kyle into the space for this special workshop ✨

See you on Thursday!

#tasdance #tasmaniandance #regionaldance #ballet

We believe creative arts change lives and next Saturday @methodplusactionis helping us prove it.

Join us at aDJ MetCon sessions on 16th May (7:30am + 8:30am) supporting our Young Hearts, Big Futures campaign. Funds raised go directly to dance, movement and arts experiences for young people across Tasmania, including those in rural areas and at Ashley Youth Detention Centre, where these opportunities are hardest to reach.

Every dollar is matched by Creative Australia's Plus1 program. Your support goes further than you think. The class is free and anyone is welcome, the only catch? You need to wear anything but gym clothes!

📅 Saturday 16 May
⏰ 7:30am + 8:30am
📍 Method+Action: https://www.methodplusaction.com.au
🔗 assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-future

We believe creative arts change lives and next Saturday @methodplusactionis helping us prove it.

Join us at aDJ MetCon sessions on 16th May (7:30am + 8:30am) supporting our Young Hearts, Big Futures campaign. Funds raised go directly to dance, movement and arts experiences for young people across Tasmania, including those in rural areas and at Ashley Youth Detention Centre, where these opportunities are hardest to reach.

Every dollar is matched by Creative Australia's Plus1 program. Your support goes further than you think. The class is free and anyone is welcome, the only catch? You need to wear anything but gym clothes!

📅 Saturday 16 May
⏰ 7:30am + 8:30am
📍 Method+Action: https://www.methodplusaction.com.au
🔗 assembly197.com/young-hearts-big-future

We’re proud to be a part of the Experimental Commissioning Consortium (ECC) – a new multi-year, multi-organisation initiative that scaffolds independent artists to make ambitious work.

The ECC is a newly convened group of organisations around Australia devoted to the development and presentation of independent and experimental art and performance. It seeks to foster cross-sector collaboration to generate increased mobility and opportunity for artists.

The program includes three pillars: an experimental laboratory to incubate work, a commissioning circle to bring work into development, and a national touring network.

Participating organisations: Abbotsford Convent (@abbotsfordconvent), Arts House (@artshouse), Assembly 197 (@assembly.197), Cementa (@cementafestival), Dancehouse (@dancehouse.melb), Metro Arts (@metroarts), PACT (@pact_sydney), Performance Space, PICA (@pica_perth), Punctum (@punctuminc), Superposition (@superpositionfestival), The Substation (@thesubstation), The Unconformity (@theunconformity), Utp (@utp___), Vitalstatistix (@vitalstatistix_), Wired Lab (@thewiredlab). The ECC is supported by Creative Australia (@creative.australia).

🔗 Find out more about the pilot program and participating artists at the link in our bio

📸 Bob Cartledge