Category: performance

  • “Dance Here”

    “Dance Here”

    I recently worked on two events as part of the Yarra Ranges “Dance Here” program.            DancEscape—an interactive dance event with Melinda Smith in the Montrose Public hall. I designed and edited the video projections which framed our improvised dance duet. Here’s a short edit of the hour-long DancEscape program.  …

  • Flings with Strings

    Flings with Strings

    It was a wonderful night at the Abbotsford Convent’s ‘Oratory’ on Wednesday 17 February with special guest cellist Jo Quail. I also screened my latest screendance “Faldinghurst” featuring Gülsen Özer (also featuring the music of Jo Quail). See video documentation of the evening HERE

  • “Unbecoming” Review in Indian news

    Indian dancer, arts activist and writer Mallika Sarabhai has written an article about my current performance work with Melinda Smith “Unbecoming” See the link to “The Week” here

  • Unbecoming

    Unbecoming

    Melinda Smith and I are presenting a full-length performance, Unbecoming, at this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival. This work has developed out of our shared improvisation practice (a three year history) and interacts with my ongoing research in screendance and performance. Unbecoming will be presented in the beautiful newest dance studio (Building B) at Deakin University in Burwood. It’s a little way out of town but…

  • Dance Interrogations (in the red train)

    Dance Interrogations (in the red train)

    I have just edited the video documentation of a couple of performances of the Melbourne Fringe Festival season in the red train at CERES watch on YouTube

  • CLOCK IT performance

    I am performing as part of this event at Substation on Nov 27 21 short solos curated by David Wells

  • hipsync @ Tertiary Dance Week

    hipsync @ Tertiary Dance Week

    For those of you who missed out on my recent season in the red train… or those who just want another look… I am presenting a gallery-tailored version at Dancehouse as part of Tertiary Dance Week Dance Interrogations at Dancehouse Nov 16 & 17 at 5pm. Information Bookings: info@dancehouse.com.au I am also running a Shared…

  • Dance Interrogations in its second week

    Dance Interrogations in its second week

    The Melbourne Fringe may be over… but the Dance Interrogations continue in the red train at CERES Thursday 10 – Saturday 12 October at 7pm. Bookings through Trybooking

  • The Little Con express

    The Little Con express

    Two special durational performances in the red train at Ceres featuring some of Melbourne’s foremost improvisers.The Little Con are a collective of dance improvisation artists who presented monthly performances at Cecil Street Studio between 2005–2010. Some of the original members return (Dianne Reid, Ann-maree Ellis & Shaun McLeod) joined by Dani Cresp, Melinda Smith, Sophie…

  • Dance Interrogations @ Melbourne Fringe

    Dance Interrogations @ Melbourne Fringe

    Thought-provoking, quirky, original; this is intimate dance at its best’ Dance Interrogations is a real-time dance and video event created and performed by Dianne Reid. This boutique performance experience brings the audience into forensic range of the dancing body. Her surfaces animated by fable and fiasco, projected image and prophetic gibberish; an awkward adagio between…