Connect – Dance Makers Collective

16 – 18 December 2025

“I learnt so much from this intensive that potentially would’ve taken me years to figure out on my own. There isn’t anything else that comes close to this workshop in Sydney. Being an independent dancer can be extremely isolating and meeting other people and hearing from professionals about their experiences being in this sector was validating and reassuring. It truly lived up to it’s name. I recommend 1000%.” – Connect participant

Dance Makers Collective’s Connect program is a 3-day intensive for early career artists and new graduates, designed to help them transition into the professional dance sector. Through classes and workshops in contemporary dance, self-producing, independent career management, improvisation and composition, artists will gain first-hand professional training, learn vital job-ready skills, and build valuable networks and support as they embark on a career in dance.

In 2025, we will host some exceptional leaders and artists from a broad cross-section of the sector including Rhiannon Newton, Azzam Mohamed, Shyamla, Madeline Harms, a range of DMC members including Mitchell Christie, Emma Harrison and Eliza Cooper, and panel discussions and presentations from the Detour network organisations (Sofie Burgoyne from STRUT Dance WA, Adam Wheeler from Tasdance, Frankie Snowdon from GUTS Dance NT) and more!

To ensure the best possible experience, Connect has a limited capacity of 22 participants – when we reach capacity, the program will be closed to registrations.

The program is facilitated by practicing professional artists, arts managers and producers. In order to cater the concluding panel session to the needs of the participants, applicants are asked to pose questions to us that will best serve their interests and needs at this time.

DMC will also facilitate an evening of lo-fi showings of works in progress for participants to share their work with peers and local Sydney artists.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Cost:
Whole workshop intensive (3 days)
Non-members: $375
Community members: $262.50 (30% off)

Individual days (per day)*
Non-members: $160
Community members: $112 (30% off)

*if you would like to book in for more than one day but less than the entire intensive, please add to your cart the corresponding days one at a time and then complete your purchase.

We highly encourage you to become a DMC Community Member if you haven’t already – a concession membership costs only $40 which means that if you then book for the full intensive you would access a $72.50 discount ($262.50 + $40). If you intend to do two or more days of the intensive, becoming a member now is a saving on the cost of the program!

DMC is committed to equitable programs, if you require financial assistance to participate in the program, or have any other questions, please let us know via email at [email protected]