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Premonition: At the end of a dream of a cave, a portal

An atmosphere hangs weighted, falling upward toward the floor.

Rhiannon Newton and Ivey Wawn inhabit dances that have already lived. They become hosts to a constellation of memories. In a durational performance that cycles between premonition and fulfilment, each iteration emerges, transforms, and disappears.

Premonition unfolds as a shifting dreamscape, infesting the crevices of joints, nerve endings, cracks in the floor, and other dark interiors.

We hope to see you in the cave.

📆 Sat 23 & 24 May, 2–4pm

Audiences are invited to come and go as they please.

🔗 Register at the link in our bio

📹 Nisa East

TRUCK DRIVER

A @softtreadent production presented by @sydneyoperahouse in association with Performance Space

Buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride and you’re riding shotgun.

Bev’s an outback oracle, dispensing diesel-fuelled wisdom from his 18-wheeler pulpit. He’s clocked a million miles and has a story for everyone – some tall, some true, all a window into a life lived on the road. But something’s changing in Bev’s world and it’s not just the gears.

Part comedy, part meditation on a changing Australia, this solo show is the latest genre-defying work from Jonny Hawkins (@auntyjonny) and Nell Ranney (@nellranney).

Strap in for a journey that’s equal parts laughter and reflection, with a few detours into the surreal. And please, keep an eye out for roos.

📆 16 - 20 June, 2026
📸 @joideverve

🔗 Find out more at the link in our bio

ANNOUNCEMENT: SCARY PIECE OF WORK

Sydney Opera House Presents in association with Performance Space
Produced by FORM Dance Projects

Fear is everywhere

Choreographer Martin del Amo takes on one of our most primal emotions: fear. The result is a strange, darkly funny solo performance blending intimate storytelling and compelling movement sequences. Spotlights stalk the darkness. Sound erupts without warning. Even his own voice begins to distort.

As Martin navigates ever-shifting terrain, the stage itself seems to conspire against him, building into a vivid fever dream – Fred Astaire meets Nosferatu at Eurovision, with Hitchcock as MC.

Step into a world where fear is never what it seems. Enter at your own peril…

📆 11 - 13 June, 2026
🔗 Find out more at the link in our bio

📸 Wendell Teodoro

LATITUDES [Part 1]
Showcase of New Works

27.06.2026 SAT + 28.06.2026 SUN
8pm - 10pm (with 15-min intermission)
Goodman Arts Centre Blackbox

Presented by Dance Nucleus in collaboration with Performance Space and in association with cont.act Contemporary Dance Festival 2026 by T.H.E Dance Company, LATITUDES builds on a decade of artistic exchange between Singapore and Australia.

The inaugural edition features two new and innovative works by the region’s artists-to-watch:

🔸Norhaizad Adam with Hasyimah Harith (Singapore)

50 mins
𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘩𝘪: 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 explores the delicate interplay between attraction and decorum from the flicker of subtle charm to the bold expression of “berahi” (sexual arousal in Malay).

🔸Rhiannon Newton (Sydney)

45 mins
𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 is a solo dance work that intricately weaves dance and text to make sensuous the ways our bodies entangle us with the world.

🎟: Available via Peatix. (Link in bio)

📸: Rhiannon Newton by Gregory Lorenzutti

The Experimental Choreographic Program has wrapped for another year! And we’re celebrating 10 years since its inception in 2016.

Presented by PSpace and @critical_path_, in the last decade the ECP has become a vital platform for choreographers working experimentally, fostering rigorous artistic inquiry and advancing bold, innovative, and interdisciplinary approaches to movement practice.

In 2026, Experimental Choreographic Resident Tamara Elkins (@tamaraelkinsartist) used her time in Critical Path’s Drill Hall to develop a movement vocabulary using the premise that gestures and movements can act as a form of sigil spell work. The choreography will be performed in the new major work ‘Even a Colossus’ by @katybplummer.

Our Experimental Choreographic Lab saw five incredible movement artists come together to expand their practice over two weeks with facilitator Martin Del Amo. Using collective time, space, resources, and mentorship the group took creative risks and developed new work in a supportive environment. The lab culminated in a dynamic (sold out!) public showing where Phaedra Brown (@phaedrabrownie), Agustin Elaskar (@a.gooch.thing), Nasim Patel (@nasimulacrum), MaggZ (@magg._z) and Ryuichi Fujimura (@ryuichifujimura3) shared their work-in-progress with audiences and the wider sector.

We’re already excited for ECP 2027 and the next 10 years of this landmark program.

Videography: Simon Croker. Video Edit: Jason Winston

//THE ROOM IS NOT NEUTRAL

a room is never just a room.

It holds bodies, ideas, silences, hierarchies, accidents, rehearsals, refusals and possible futures.

Join us for an evening with @kate_britton, Artistic Director of @performancespace as we gather Ipoh’s artists, makers, writers, performers and cultural workers to think through what a creative scene can become.

14.05.2026.
6.00–8.00 p.m.
Abe Archive Books, Ipoh.

Applications for the Alternate Channels Residency close next Thursday! ⁠
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Alternate Channels is a new residency created by @soft_centre @performancespace and @brandxinc which is designed to support experimental artists develop an ambitious live work. ⁠
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A multi-stage, multi-year pathway, the residency is for one solo artist or small group (up to three) from the Greater Sydney region with a minimum of 5 years of practice. ⁠
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Stage 1 is hosted by Brand X; it includes a 5-day creative development residency with artist fees, stipend, studio space and professional documentation, concluding with an invite-only industry showing to share work-in-progress.⁠
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From there, the project progresses to Stage 2: a guaranteed development and presentation with Soft Centre, before continuing to Stage 3 with Performance Space for further development & presentation, enabling the work to grow in scale, complexity & ambition over time.⁠
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The support set out below is exclusively for Stage 1. Future stages will be developed and remunerated in partnership with the selected artist and the relevant organisation.⁠
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• 5 days (3 - 7th August) of studio-based creative development at City of Sydney Creative Studios by Brand X⁠
• $1,300 + super per artist⁠
• $550 stipend for the project⁠
• Access to Brand X equipment (on request and subject to availability)⁠
• Professional documentation⁠
• An invite-only industry showing at the conclusion of the residency⁠
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Applications close 10am, Thursday 21st May 2026. To find out more and apply, head to the link in our bio. ⁠
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Slide 1 – Keila Terencio by Seiya Taguchi⁠
Slide 2 - Image by Billie Zammit. SC25⁠
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@creatensw⁠

Applications for the Alternate Channels Residency close next Thursday! ⁠
⁠
Alternate Channels is a new residency created by @soft_centre @performancespace and @brandxinc which is designed to support experimental artists develop an ambitious live work. ⁠
⁠
A multi-stage, multi-year pathway, the residency is for one solo artist or small group (up to three) from the Greater Sydney region with a minimum of 5 years of practice. ⁠
⁠
Stage 1 is hosted by Brand X; it includes a 5-day creative development residency with artist fees, stipend, studio space and professional documentation, concluding with an invite-only industry showing to share work-in-progress.⁠
⁠
From there, the project progresses to Stage 2: a guaranteed development and presentation with Soft Centre, before continuing to Stage 3 with Performance Space for further development & presentation, enabling the work to grow in scale, complexity & ambition over time.⁠
⁠
The support set out below is exclusively for Stage 1. Future stages will be developed and remunerated in partnership with the selected artist and the relevant organisation.⁠
⁠
• 5 days (3 - 7th August) of studio-based creative development at City of Sydney Creative Studios by Brand X⁠
• $1,300 + super per artist⁠
• $550 stipend for the project⁠
• Access to Brand X equipment (on request and subject to availability)⁠
• Professional documentation⁠
• An invite-only industry showing at the conclusion of the residency⁠
⁠
Applications close 10am, Thursday 21st May 2026. To find out more and apply, head to the link in our bio. ⁠
⁠
Slide 1 – Keila Terencio by Seiya Taguchi⁠
Slide 2 - Image by Billie Zammit. SC25⁠
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@creatensw⁠

Join Performance Space and Critical Path for a National Cultural Policy Drop-In Session!

We get it, putting pen to paper to share your thoughts for the next National Cultural Policy (Revive 2.0) can be daunting, and keeps getting shunted down the to-do list. But we also know nothing will change unless we make our voices heard!

We want to see as many independent, experimental and diverse creatives as possible adding their voice to the discussion, so we’re hosting a drop-in session.

Saturday 23 May, 10am to 2pm
Critical Path, 1C New Beach Road, Darling Point
Drop in any time as suits

BYO laptop / tablet etc. and the energy to put your thoughts on the new National Cultural Policy into writing.

We will provide comfy seats, snacks, a collegial atmosphere with tech support if needed, tips to make sure your submission hits the mark, and a round of applause when you hit submit!

Let’s ensure that Revive 2.0 reflects the full kaleidoscope of the arts in Australia!

🔗Let us know you're coming at the link in our bio

STEP INSIDE…

Fred Astaire meets Nosferatu at Eurovision, with Hitchcock as MC.

Sydney Opera House Presents

“SCARY PIECE OF WORK”

in association with Performance Space. Produced by FORM Dance Projects

Choreographer Martin del Amo takes on one of our most primal emotions, fear.

ENTER AT YOUR OWN PERIL…

📆 11 - 13 June, 2026 

📷 @wendellt

TIX: Linktr.ee above

@sydneyoperahouse @performancespace @madelam0 @marcuswhaleinlandsea @annatregloan @gailpriestess @frankib_ @theo__carroll @creatensw @vickivanhout

Wetlands ~ scene report ⛲️
A late summer performance in Sydney for @biennalesydney 💦 💧
On the glossary of water and its total control/uncontrollability. Maybe coming to a piazza or a basket ball court near u ❤️⛲️

commissioned by @innerwestcouncil with support from @performancespace

Produced by @zrtheodore
☀️ Design @frankib_
Sound by @timecrisis_ii
Dramaturg @harriet_gillies
Rehearsal direction @lydiamcglinchey
Watery ensemble @angelteaohaki @alana__searles @henry___wolff @localbonbon @feithebeast @lorcan.power @ellawahe @gonejiggy @lydiamcglinchey
Video by Samuel Phibbs / photos by Chrissie hall

Wetlands ~ scene report ⛲️
A late summer performance in Sydney for @biennalesydney 💦 💧
On the glossary of water and its total control/uncontrollability. Maybe coming to a piazza or a basket ball court near u ❤️⛲️

commissioned by @innerwestcouncil with support from @performancespace

Produced by @zrtheodore
☀️ Design @frankib_
Sound by @timecrisis_ii
Dramaturg @harriet_gillies
Rehearsal direction @lydiamcglinchey
Watery ensemble @angelteaohaki @alana__searles @henry___wolff @localbonbon @feithebeast @lorcan.power @ellawahe @gonejiggy @lydiamcglinchey
Video by Samuel Phibbs / photos by Chrissie hall

Wetlands ~ scene report ⛲️
A late summer performance in Sydney for @biennalesydney 💦 💧
On the glossary of water and its total control/uncontrollability. Maybe coming to a piazza or a basket ball court near u ❤️⛲️

commissioned by @innerwestcouncil with support from @performancespace

Produced by @zrtheodore
☀️ Design @frankib_
Sound by @timecrisis_ii
Dramaturg @harriet_gillies
Rehearsal direction @lydiamcglinchey
Watery ensemble @angelteaohaki @alana__searles @henry___wolff @localbonbon @feithebeast @lorcan.power @ellawahe @gonejiggy @lydiamcglinchey
Video by Samuel Phibbs / photos by Chrissie hall

Wetlands ~ scene report ⛲️
A late summer performance in Sydney for @biennalesydney 💦 💧
On the glossary of water and its total control/uncontrollability. Maybe coming to a piazza or a basket ball court near u ❤️⛲️

commissioned by @innerwestcouncil with support from @performancespace

Produced by @zrtheodore
☀️ Design @frankib_
Sound by @timecrisis_ii
Dramaturg @harriet_gillies
Rehearsal direction @lydiamcglinchey
Watery ensemble @angelteaohaki @alana__searles @henry___wolff @localbonbon @feithebeast @lorcan.power @ellawahe @gonejiggy @lydiamcglinchey
Video by Samuel Phibbs / photos by Chrissie hall

Wetlands ~ scene report ⛲️
A late summer performance in Sydney for @biennalesydney 💦 💧
On the glossary of water and its total control/uncontrollability. Maybe coming to a piazza or a basket ball court near u ❤️⛲️

commissioned by @innerwestcouncil with support from @performancespace

Produced by @zrtheodore
☀️ Design @frankib_
Sound by @timecrisis_ii
Dramaturg @harriet_gillies
Rehearsal direction @lydiamcglinchey
Watery ensemble @angelteaohaki @alana__searles @henry___wolff @localbonbon @feithebeast @lorcan.power @ellawahe @gonejiggy @lydiamcglinchey
Video by Samuel Phibbs / photos by Chrissie hall

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

apparently the highest wall-climber in 20 years at @critical_path_ 🙂‍↔️🫡

experimental choreographic lab @performancespace @critical_path_ in march - a beautiful time shared with @nasimulacrum @phaedrabrownie @a.gooch.thing @ryuichifujimura3 mentored by @madelam0

photos @sometimesnotalways
videos @a.gooch.thing

apparently the highest wall-climber in 20 years at @critical_path_ 🙂‍↔️🫡

experimental choreographic lab @performancespace @critical_path_ in march - a beautiful time shared with @nasimulacrum @phaedrabrownie @a.gooch.thing @ryuichifujimura3 mentored by @madelam0

photos @sometimesnotalways
videos @a.gooch.thing

apparently the highest wall-climber in 20 years at @critical_path_ 🙂‍↔️🫡

experimental choreographic lab @performancespace @critical_path_ in march - a beautiful time shared with @nasimulacrum @phaedrabrownie @a.gooch.thing @ryuichifujimura3 mentored by @madelam0

photos @sometimesnotalways
videos @a.gooch.thing

apparently the highest wall-climber in 20 years at @critical_path_ 🙂‍↔️🫡

experimental choreographic lab @performancespace @critical_path_ in march - a beautiful time shared with @nasimulacrum @phaedrabrownie @a.gooch.thing @ryuichifujimura3 mentored by @madelam0

photos @sometimesnotalways
videos @a.gooch.thing

apparently the highest wall-climber in 20 years at @critical_path_ 🙂‍↔️🫡

experimental choreographic lab @performancespace @critical_path_ in march - a beautiful time shared with @nasimulacrum @phaedrabrownie @a.gooch.thing @ryuichifujimura3 mentored by @madelam0

photos @sometimesnotalways
videos @a.gooch.thing

apparently the highest wall-climber in 20 years at @critical_path_ 🙂‍↔️🫡

experimental choreographic lab @performancespace @critical_path_ in march - a beautiful time shared with @nasimulacrum @phaedrabrownie @a.gooch.thing @ryuichifujimura3 mentored by @madelam0

photos @sometimesnotalways
videos @a.gooch.thing

apparently the highest wall-climber in 20 years at @critical_path_ 🙂‍↔️🫡

experimental choreographic lab @performancespace @critical_path_ in march - a beautiful time shared with @nasimulacrum @phaedrabrownie @a.gooch.thing @ryuichifujimura3 mentored by @madelam0

photos @sometimesnotalways
videos @a.gooch.thing