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Explore the different organisations below to learn more about current dance industry trends and areas of development. The Career Development team reccomends that you sign up for mailing lists where possible for access to the latest news, events and work opportunities.
Keir Choreographic Award (VIC/NSW)
Biennial program showcasing new, choreographic short works by Australian artists. Cash prize $50,000.
Sydney Dance Company
Australia’s leading contemporary dance company, training for aspiring dancers.
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Iindigenous dance company
Dance Makers Collective
Group of independent artists whose mission is to build dance communities. Many of ACPE dance tutors are members of this collective.
Dirty Feet
Independent dance company, (dis)ability workshops.
Bonnie Curtis Projects
Dance company who creates live interactive performances.
Shaun Parker & Company
Dance company renowned for their integration of stimulating choreographic forms, arresting musical scores and theatrical invention.
LIMITLESS Dance Company
An independent project based creative contemporary dance company, provides paid performance opportunities for contemporary dancers in Australia.
De Quincey Co
Dance company creating work at the intersection of dance, visual arts, theatre, music and performance
Future Makers
Dance Makers Collective’s Youth Dance Company for creative, young, emerging dance artists aged 15+ years.
Austi Dance & Physical Theatre
Austinmer (south of Sydney) fostering the next generation of elite contemporary dancers. Aim is to bridge the gap between full-time dance training, tertiary education and a professional dance career
QL2 - Quantum Leap
Canberra youth dance company.
Fling Physical Theatre
Youth dance organisation on the far South Coast of NSW, provides opportunities for young people to work with local and visiting professional artist to create original contemporary performance projects.
Dance North
A centre for dance making, collaboration and artistic exchange.
Dancehouse
A home for independent dance, committed to the development of dance artists, dance audiences and the platform.
Ausdance
Key dance advocacy and support group for the creation, presentation and practice of dance in NSW. A Partner with ACPE, the college donates studio space for DAIR program (Dance Artist in Residence) during our non-teaching periods for independent dance artists to work on development phases of their choreographic works.
March Dance
Annual month-long celebration of independent dance artists
Critical Path
Leading centre for choreographic research and development, supporting independent Australian choreographers. Exciting developments emerging from dance going digital – digital artists collaborating with dancers to create choreography.
Performance Space
Leading organisation for the development and presentation of experimental art
Sydney Choreographic Centre
Provides opportunities for mentorship from practising dance artists of international standing to develop the next generation of choreographers
Bankstown Art Centre
Local council cultural facility, supporting community-based arts
Campbelltown Arts Centre
Cultural venue, forges exchanges between artists, disciplines and communities.
FORM Dance Projects
Cultural service provider that supports, fosters and develops contemporary dance culture in Western Sydney