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Restless Dance Theatre

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

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25.01.2022 When your workshop room becomes the Christmas lunch venue - Too windy and wet for our all of company picnic in the park a few weeks ago, and now too hot for an outdoor Christmas celebration for those at Restless HQ today! We’ll try having a celebration in the New Year! ... Merry Christmas

25.01.2022 Michelle Ryan, is working with songwriter/producer Mario Spte (aka Badcop) and one of our company dancers, Michael Hodyl, to create a piece for Australian Dance Theatres Worlds Smallest Stage. Michael has been with us since 2012 and is a familiar face from shows such as Intimate Space, In the Balance and Zizanie. Michelle is taking inspiration for their Worlds Smallest Stage piece from Michaels fondness for a certain pop star, as well as his Polish, Chinese and Russian ...heritage. Anyone like to take a guess at who the certain pop star is? Stay Tuned...

24.01.2022 We are thrilled to be nominated for '2019 Outstanding Performance by a Company' for our production of Zizanie by Meryl Tankard in the Australian Dance Awards! We stand proud next to Australian dance royalty Bangarra Dance Theatre, Australian Dance Theatre and STRUT Dance. Tune in to see who takes out the win! #AllWinners... The Australian Online Dance Awards will be presented by Ausdance National to promote the art form, raise the profile of Australian artists and celebrate excellence on Tuesday, 8 December 2020 at 7pm in SA. Zizanie production shots credit: Regis Lansac

24.01.2022 Thank you Yellaka for your soulful words and for sharing this beautiful moment of two exceptional women.

23.01.2022 As National NAIDOC week comes to a close, we were lucky enough have a workshop today with one of Adelaide’s best, @karnomartin from Yellaka! Thank you for parting with your knowledge and skills. #forevergrateful

22.01.2022 The power of dance

22.01.2022 If you haven't locked the ADAPT program into your 'screen watching diary', now is the time! We at Restless are very excited for the opportunity to see our superstar Rehearsal Director and Tutor Larissa McGowan perform with the amazing Australian Dance Theatre. Friday 1 May 12pm... Full Program and registration details here: https://adt.org.au/adapt/the-beginning-of-nature/ Larissa McGowan #chookas!

22.01.2022 HIP HIP HOORAY, it's your BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to this legend, company dancer @michaelnoble! Nothing like a full day of rehearsals with your Restless family to celebrate your birthday. #birthdaycrew #happybirthday Image Description: Dancer leaping into the air with their right arm stretched out, reaching for the sky, whilst the left arm is pointing to the ground.... Dancer holding bowling ball over right shoulder whilst standing in the bowling alley. The bowling pins are ready in the background.

22.01.2022 We are thrilled to be working with Connect2Abilities on this new project.

22.01.2022 Flipping through the 40 Year Anniversary edition of Dance Australia magazine, when our incredible Rehearsal Director Larissa McGowan literally jumped off the page! #DanceAustralia Australian Dance Theatre

22.01.2022 It has been a wonderful opening weekend of performances! If you didnt manage to get a ticket you can still come along and see the 8 min excerpt of the work that will be projected on the gallery wall when the company is not performing. At the same time you can also experience the lighting installation as if you are one of the dancers! Photo credit Matt Byrne... The gallery is open 10-5pm every day and the exhibition with projection and lighting installation is on until November 1st in Gallery 11. https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au//exhibi/seeing-through-darkness

22.01.2022 Thank you to The Project for sharing our story.

21.01.2022 Happy to sit 'On the Couch' with our super talented, Artistic Director, Michelle Ryan. Thank you @artsreview for the article! Counting the sleeps until we open 'Guttered' for the Adelaide Festival 2021!

21.01.2022 Guttered Director, Michelle Ryan, Assistant Director, Josie Fitzgerald, Venue Manager Georgie McRae, and the Restless Company Dancers enjoy a moment together after a long day of rehearsals. credit: Rehearsal Director, Larissa McGowan

21.01.2022 That time when one of your star performers, Jianna Georgiou, is nominated for a prestigious RubyAwards! #WOW Jianna is a striking and expressive performer and passionate tutor with Restless. This nomination is an incredible achievement and a testament to the hard work, dedication, and passion Jianna brings to the company every day. Bravo Jianna! We are all so proud of you ...

20.01.2022 It's time to get voting! Gosh, the team at Restless have been busy. We are thrilled to have our film"Ricky and Me" in the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival ... Film Maker: @michelleryan Dancer: @michaelhodyl To vote, click https://bit.ly/2RreCcX This performance is part of Australian Dance Theatre's 'The World's smallest stage' series. 1 & 2 Oct 2020. Buy ticket here: https://adt.org.au/event/the-worlds-smallest-stage/ In a time of isolation and uncertainty, it is important to connect and to be creative at how we do that and it brings me great joy that this project will provide that opportunity,Im looking forward to showcasing the wonderful Michael Hodyl and I cant wait to see what all the other artists create. said Michelle Ryan, Artistic Director, Restless Dance Theatre.

20.01.2022 Assistant Director Larissa McGowan taking us through our final routines at Art Gallery of South Australia. #bumpinweek #restlessdancetheatre #artgalleryofsouthaustralia

20.01.2022 It is with great pride we announce, Restless Company Dancer, Jianna Georgiou has taken home the 2020 Ruby Award, Frank Ford Young Achiever! We are so, so proud - a much deserved win by our extremely hard working, talented dancer. RubyAwards ... Congratulations, Jianna Wooh Hooo

20.01.2022 It is so good to be back in the studio creating work. Maintaining a good social distance 1.5 comes with challenges for dancers but also gives us the opportunity to find creative new ways to dance together! Filming is underway for Dialogue for Six Strings. We are all super excited to be joining the musicians from Seoul National University in this exciting collaboration. If you would like to join us live, register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dialogue-for-six-strings-ko

19.01.2022 Reflecting back four weeks ago when our Artistic Director received the Australia Council award for her contribution to dance. Her acceptance speech at the awards is more relevant than ever. "I now have the great privilege of working with Restless Dance Theatre with artists with and without disability and I thank them for inspiring me to make work that celebrates diversity on stage because representation is so important" Michelle's full speech - ...Continue reading

19.01.2022 Bump in has commenced! Seeing Through Darkness creative duo Geoff Cobham and Roz Hervey testing the incredible new lighting track. #artgalleryofsouthaustralia #restlessdancetheatre #australiandance #dance

18.01.2022 Its time to get voting! Gosh, the team at Restless have been busy. We are thrilled to have our film"Ricky and Me" in the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival ... Film Maker: @michelleryan Dancer: @michaelhodyl To vote, click https://bit.ly/2RreCcX This performance is part of Australian Dance Theatres The Worlds smallest stage series. 1 & 2 Oct 2020. Buy ticket here: https://adt.org.au/event/the-worlds-smallest-stage/ In a time of isolation and uncertainty, it is important to connect and to be creative at how we do that and it brings me great joy that this project will provide that opportunity,Im looking forward to showcasing the wonderful Michael Hodyl and I cant wait to see what all the other artists create. said Michelle Ryan, Artistic Director, Restless Dance Theatre.

18.01.2022 After being in lockdown in 2020, and quarantine in 2021, yesterday we finally had the chance to celebrate Company Dancer Michael Hodyl’s 30th birthday (even if he is 31) Happy 31st Birthday Mike!

18.01.2022 A week in review at the Restless HQ, it’s been a hive of activity! Last week we received a much welcomed cheque from Ministers Fletcher’s office! We are not out of the funding woods yet, but we will have enough funding to continue our program in 2021. Special guest’s Premier Steven Marshall and Minister Fletcher dropped by to meet our dancers and see our studio. We said farewell to our long standing Rachel High. Rachel started at Restless in 1995 and has performed in many... Restless shows over the years. Rachel has a strong, powerful stage presence and kind, caring attitude. She will be missed by all, we wish her well in her new adventures. But wait, there’s more .. We were nominated in the Ausdance Awards for our production of Zizanie by Meryl Tankard in the c2019 Award for Outstanding Performance by a Company, category. #howgreat! Our new production of ‘Guttered’ by Michelle Ryan went on sale for the 2021 Adelaide Festival And, our workshop programs, Links, Junction and Impulse, ended their year with showings at the Restless studio. To all our participants, dancers, families, staff and supporters - we thank you all for being with us in 2020. #KeepRestlessDancing

18.01.2022 Michelle Ryan, is working with songwriter/producer Mario Späte (aka Badcop) and one of our company dancers, Michael Hodyl, to create a piece for Australian Dance Theatre's World's Smallest Stage. Michael has been with us since 2012 and is a familiar face from shows such as Intimate Space, In the Balance and Zizanie. Michelle is taking inspiration for their Worlds Smallest Stage piece from Michaels fondness for a certain pop star, as well as his Polish, Chinese and Russian ...heritage. Anyone like to take a guess at who the 'certain pop star' is? Stay Tuned...

17.01.2022 If you havent locked the ADAPT program into your screen watching diary, now is the time! We at Restless are very excited for the opportunity to see our superstar Rehearsal Director and Tutor Larissa McGowan perform with the amazing Australian Dance Theatre. Friday 1 May 12pm... Full Program and registration details here: https://adt.org.au/adapt/the-beginning-of-nature/ Larissa McGowan #chookas!

17.01.2022 Restless Dance Theatre has begun a journey of understanding the Spirit of Place. We know this place is ancient and that the living spirit of the first peoples still breathe here. We respect the continuing living spirit of culture which lives through their generations today. ... Restless acknowledges the family clans of the Kaurna Nation and we shall walk softly and with respect as we feel the footprints of their ancestors. We extend our respects to all Indigenous people across the country. This year during National Reconciliation Week, we acknowledge that more than ever, we are all in this together. #NRW2020 #InThisTogether2020 credit: Restless Dance Theatre Masterclass with Karl Telfer and Yellaka

16.01.2022 A quick snap of these two, Artistic Director, Michelle Ryan, and dancer Michael Hodyl, after a full day of rehearsals for ADT's The World's Smallest Stage. We can't wait to see the final show! https://adt.org.au/adapt/the-worlds-smallest-stage/

15.01.2022 The Company Dancers have been in lockdown continuing their weekly training program, rehearsing for a project later in the year when team Sia put out a challenge for people to upload their home video's to her new song, 'Saved My Life'. We loved it and couldn't resist overlaying her track to one of our pieces of work! We entered the challenge but we didn't make it to her official YouTube channel, but geez it was fun! #savedmylife #danceforlife #dancingislife Dancers: L...arissa McGowan, Alexis Luke, Michael Hodyl, Michael Noble, Katherine Adams, Jianna Georgiou, and Charlie Wilkins Editing: Alexis Luke Rehearsal Director: Larissa McGowan Forever grateful to our partners BankSA Foundation for supporting us in continuing our program online. See more

15.01.2022 DRUM ROLL PLEASE We are super excited and ever so humbled for our 2019 production of Zizanie by Meryl Tankard, to be nominated alongside Australian dance royalty, Australian Dance Theatre, STRUT Dance & Bangarra Dance Theatre for the 2019 Award for Outstanding Performance by a Company! #TakeABow Tune in to the Ausdance Awards Facebook live event at 9pm tonight. ... #ADA20 #AustralianDanceAwards #keepRESTLESSdaning #RestlessDanceTheatre #congratulationstoall See more

15.01.2022 To our extremely talented Rehearsal & Assistant Director Cher - Larissa McGowan CHOOKAS... for your season of 'Cher', opening tonight at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Tickets are still available for the weekend shows peeps! Book now https://bit.ly/3odnAtx #supportlocallivetheatre #dance

15.01.2022 This week we had the pleasure of celebrating our incredible Artistic Director and friend @Michelle Ryan, and boy, what a celebration it was, a day filled with surprises. The day started with a 'Restless Dance mob' in the car park Followed by A fancy lunch with Restless staff and ended with a surprise party with a few of her girlfriends at the lush Crowne Plaza Adelaide. ... Happy Birthday from all of us at Restless

15.01.2022 That time we performed at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games! #AustraliasFinest #RestlessDance

14.01.2022 With her overwhelming beauty restored with thoughtful consideration to the past and the future, it was a privilege to have a behind the scenes tour of Her Majesty's Theatre. Bravo to the Adelaide Festival Centre management and @AdelaideFestivalCentreFoundation for the tremendous work raising the funds and transforming the olgal back to her former glory!

14.01.2022 This is us celebrating the lovely @JiannaGeorgiou s birthday after our performances last week! #happybirthday #greattocelebrate

14.01.2022 We loved sharing our work with the students from SASVI yesterday. #keeprestlessdancing

14.01.2022 What a whirl-wind week we have all had! The silver lining, we were lucky enough to continue working on a creative development of Correlation, with our Korean collaborators @lightsoundfriends and Korea Music Project from Seoul National University Music Department using online technology in the safety of our individual homes, dancing across the globe! A huge thank you to Sunyoung Lee and Dr Boram Lee. With thanks to our collaboration partners... Australia-Korea Foundation and Connect2Abilities See more

13.01.2022 Tonight we celebrated @kathrynevans as she moves to the next level im workshop training with us. Kathryn joined the Restless Dance Theatre Youth Ensemble in 2009 having participated in workshops with Restless Central during 2008. Kathryn has always loved dancing and singing and her careful execution of movement and beautiful, expressive face makes her a unique performer. Read Kathryns full bio here https://bit.ly/2RCeU0w ... Congratulations Kathryn

13.01.2022 When the virus struck Restless pivoted quickly to continue online training, rehearsals, and our workshop program. But we found that we didnt have access to enough computing power to allow the sessions to run smoothly. We were very fortunate to have the backing of BankSA Foundation for when the team heard about our dilemma, they reacted straight away with a quick response grant to enable us to buy the hardware/software we needed to get the company up and running smoothly in t...he digital space. Without the support from the good folks at BankSA Foundation, Chairman, @nickreade, the board, and the @bankSA staff, we would not be producing the great work we have been able to do during this time, and we would be nowhere near ready to present the work later this year. Forever grateful to the BankSA Foundation for supporting us in 2020. We seriously cant wait to show everyone what we have been working on! #watchthisspace #September2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWN_gXIHyOADancers: Larissa McGowan, Alexis Luke, Michael Hodyl, Michael Noble, Katherine Adams, Jianna Georgiou, and Charlie Wilkins Editing: Alexis Luke Rehearsal Director: Larissa McGowan

13.01.2022 More incredible dancing! #HongKongBallet #Flurotights

13.01.2022 Voting is now open! Ricky and Me @michelleryano4 @michealhodyl... . #worldssmalleststage #rickymartin #restlessdance #keeprestlessdancing #focusonability @focusonability . https://www.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/2054.html

12.01.2022 "Our children and young people are our absolute most sacred of life responsibilities. They will be the bearers of our culture, our stories, our histories, and c...arry these forward for our future generations. They are our Elders of tomorrow, so let's hear their voices." Celebrating National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day. See more

12.01.2022 Five years in the making, during a pandemic, and the performance + installation managed to attract a whopping 20,556 people over the season - we could not be more humbled. Thank you to all who made this season possible, the dancers, and the audiences who took the time to experience the work. Thank you to one audience member for this wonderful feedback;... "...Seeing Through Darkness, a gift to rise above the lockdown of our covid-19 world, an experience to carry to the end of our days, quiet in its way, searing and tender, a masterpiece." If you missed it, here is a little teaser clip from the show. Video credit: Matt Byrne #Bravo #KeepRestlessDancing

12.01.2022 We are all still deeply shocked at the governments decision to cut funding to Australias Internationally recognised dance company for people with and without disability. Our Artistic Director, Michelle Ryan, spoke with ABCs Mattew Smith.

10.01.2022 With hours of training, rehearsals and bump in behind us, we are ready and super excited to show the world (well, South Australians) our new work Seeing Through Darkness by Michelle Ryan. Thank you @banksa_official_ for supporting us to keep up our training practice over the past 7 months. And thank you for #backingsouthaustralian artists! Opening Friday 4 September ... Image: Restless Dance Theatre Company Dancers L - R back row: Chris Dyke, Alexis Luke, Charlie Wilkins and Michael Noble L - R front row: Michael Hodyl Jianna Georgiou and Kathryn Adams. #cantwaittodance #keeprestlessdancing

10.01.2022 Over the last eight years at Restless, I feel like all the colours have come back into my life. Michelle Ryan Thank you The Adelaide Review

09.01.2022 Our incredible rehearsal director, Larissa McGowan has her very own dance classes starting next week - Dance like a pro!

09.01.2022 We are all so excited to be presenting this new work, Seeing Through Darkness by Michelle Ryan. With new restrictions in place, the audience numbers are small so book your spot early. Bookings are FREE and available here. https://bit.ly/2DzFYu3 Thank you to the BankSA Foundation for supporting our online training since March. It is with this support we have been able to continue our rehearsal and training program from the safety of our own homes. ... We cant wait to show you all what we have been creating! Opens 4 September.

09.01.2022 We are all still deeply shocked at the government's decision to cut funding to Australia's Internationally recognised dance company for people with and without disability. Our Artistic Director, Michelle Ryan, spoke with ABC's Mattew Smith.

09.01.2022 Our new work, Guttered is premiering at the 2021 Adelaide Festival yes!

08.01.2022 Swan Lake Ballet Bath is getting us through this chilly sunnyAdelaide day...

08.01.2022 Thank you ABC Adelaide! Videography and video credit: Matt Byrne

06.01.2022 Join us for this new project Dialogue for Six Strings is Restless dancers response and interpretation to the Geomungo duet piece, Lingering Sound of Koguryeo. Tickets are free

06.01.2022 Todays performances of Seeing Through Darkness were dedicated to the wonderful man, Dr Alan Brissenden AM, who passed away last week. Thank you to Alans daughter @celiabrissenden for joining us in our moment to celebrate his life and pay thanks for his generous support and beloved words. Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. He will be sorely missed. ... See more

05.01.2022 It is with great pleasure we welcome our new partner BankSA Foundation to the Restless Dance Theatre family. During this time our dancers, living with and without disability, are dancing together using a virtual connection from the safety of their own homes. In this health emergency, the dancers remain socially connected while maintaining their technique, physical fitness, and creative task work.... With BankSA Foundation support rehearsals will remain on track for Seeing Through Darkness, a new work by Michelle Ryan premiering at the Art Gallery of South Australia later this year. It is with the support from the BankSA Foundation that we can continue our company training and develop new ways of connecting in meaningful ways during this time. To the BankSA staff who drive the BankSA Foundation through the generosity of payroll giving, we send a BIG heartfelt thank you to you all for seeing the value of our organisation and the role we all play in creating professional career pathways for artists with and without disability. #BackingSA #BankSA #RestlessDance

04.01.2022 HOORAY! This secret has been so hard to keep... We are beyond thrilled to be premiering our new work, Guttered, at the 2021 Adelaide Festival Book your tickets here: ... https://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/events/guttered/

04.01.2022 Calling all teachers! Its time to book Ecoute Pour Voir Listen to See We did Dream Big in 2020 and we could not be happier to be collaborating with Maï(g)wenn et les Orteils and Danse Carpe Diem to present a new iteration of the work in the DreamBig Children's Festival. ... #nAustralian Premiere! credit: Shane Reid featured in picture LR: Kathryn Adams, Jianna Georgiou & Michael Hodyl

03.01.2022 Head to the Citymag website to read the fabulous article on our company, the new work, and our future plans. Thank you Citymag "Despite the financial setback, Restless is looking to the future with optimism, and we hope to continue to promote dancers who live with disability." Guttered opens this Friday as part of the Adelaide Festival

02.01.2022 We are happy to be back in the studio working on a creative development with Artistic Director & co- CEO @antonyhamilton of @chunkymove One week down, two to go! #wegotthis #keeprestlessdancing

02.01.2022 The reviews are in and we can safely say the performance of 'Ricky & Me' was an outstanding success. Bravo Michelle Ryan’s work for Restless Dance Theatre dancer, Michael Hodyl, Ricky and Me, was a highlight, exploring Hodyl’s obsession with singer, Ricky Martin. Dapperly dressed in a three-piece suit, Hodyl is an engaging performer, who shimmied, manipulated his jacket like a matador, and made much of use of adroit and witty finger play to Latino beats. Dance Australia Not... only do we love the words, but we love these production shots! credit Sam Roberts Photography (thank you) See more

01.01.2022 This is us celebrating the lovely @JiannaGeorgiou 's birthday after our performances last week! #happybirthday #greattocelebrate

01.01.2022 Wishing our Company Dancer Charlie Wilkins all the gold sparkles for his special birthday. HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY, CHARLIE!

01.01.2022 Happy 18th to our wonderful Impulse dancer and Administration Assistant, Bhodi Hudson