The 2012 Australian Youth Dance Festival (AYDF), is presented by Ausdance NSW and hosted at NAISDA, Australia’s national Indigenous dance training institution, at Mt Penang Parklands, near Gosford, NSW. The AYDF will take place during the NSW Easter school holidays from 8 to 14 April 2012.
AYDF 2012—Dance to Discover
Dance to Discover is an exciting week-long dance intensive workshop which provides a unique opportunity for young people to have access to some of the finest dance experiences available in Australia. The AYDF allows young people to engage in creative exchange with professional dancers and choreographers, and their peers.
The AYDF takes place in a supportive, non-competitive environment that encourages participation and learning. The program includes dance workshops in a wide variety of styles, choreographic activities and performances led by significant Australian professional dance artists.
Choreographic sessions throughout the week will culminate in the creation of a new site-specific dance work, Shades of us, at Mt Penang Gardens with all participants of the AYDF 2012. The Artistic Director for this work is Rowan Marchingo, whose national and international professional experience includes performing, choreographing and directing productions that range from large scale site-specific aerial works to intimate works of theatre. The team of choreographers and tutors thus far include:
- Philip Channells – Artistic Director Restless Dance Theatre
- Vicki Van Hout (NSW)
- Kay Armstrong – Artistic Director youMove Company (NSW)
- Lee Pemberton – Artistic Director Fling Physical Theatre.
The program follows the successful model of previous festivals. Watch out for more guest choreographers to be announced this month!
We will launch the Festival program on Sunday evening 6pm at NAISDA Dance College and conclude with an outdoor site specific dance performance in Mt Penang Gardens on Saturday the 14 April followed by a closing function at dusk.
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Location
NAISDA dance studios are located in the beautiful Mt Penang Parklands, 10mins drive from central Gosford. Gosford is a rapidly expanding regional centre and is located 80km north of Sydney on the Central Coast of NSW. Current population is approximately 155,000 and it is the third largest urban centre after Sydney and Newcastle. Easily accessed with a short drive off the Newcastle-Sydney F3 freeway, or a centrally located train station, Gosford is the major commercial and administrative centre of the Central Coast.
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