Remnant Dance artists will be visiting the Andrew Youth Development Centre (AYDC) in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) at the invitation of Lian Thang, Managing Director and Chairman of Myanmar Vision International and supported by the Australian charity MyKids Inc, which is registered with Global Development Group, Australia. 

The project will involve creatively engaging with the stories of orphaned children living at the AYDC and will result in the production of a short contemporary dance film about how we connect with each other on different fronts.

There are three main stages of development for the project:

1. Initial meeting: November 21-December 3, 2013

Dance Maker Lucinda Coleman and Film Maker Cara Phillips will visit the children at the AYDC to prepare for the film shoot.

2. Film shoot: March 1-15, 2014

Remnant Dance artists will facilitate creative workshops with the children at the AYDC and shoot the contemporary dance film on location in Yangon.

3. Film premiere: April 14-22, 2014

Remnant Dance will premiere the dance film on location in Yangon as part of an art exhibition / dance installation performance tour.

25-31 MARCH, 2014

Co-Lab: Art Exhibition

Multi-disciplinary artist Amanda Humphries has generated a series of watercolour images and photographic works responding to the Remnant Dance artists in action. Inspired by the ephemeral nature of dance as a medium and the philosophies behind the performances, the images play with choreographic concepts; in a still medium. This is a collaboration exploring expressive possibilities across platforms, taking into consideration ideas about connection and sensory engagement.

The Co-Lab Exhibition will raise awareness and support for the artists working on The Myanmar Project.Connection and collaboration are integral aspects of the Remnant Dance approach to working with the children in Myanmar. Sensory processes are front and foremost to connecting with the children and the stories they want to tell.  

The Co-Lab will celebrate the story of how a charity organization like MyKids can work in partnership with performing arts collective like Remnant Dance to tell the stories of impoverished children living in one of the poorest countries in the world: from the perspective of the children themselves. 50% of the proceeds from the sale of the photographic works will be donated to The Myanmar Project.  

Check back soon for more details of the Exhibition!

 Photography by Amanda Humphries © Remnant Dance 2013

Where do you fit? Where do we belong?

Remnant Dance presents a series of contemporary dance pieces interwoven as stories of belonging.

Having recently returned from performances in China, Vietnam and at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Remnant Dance is proud to be performing their original work in their own backyard- at home in Freo.

Relax in Little Creatures Next Door and enjoy these innovative short dance works which showcase the beauty of this collective’s unique mode of story-telling.

When: 7.30pm Thursday 31 October & 7.30pm Friday 1 November
Where: Red Room, Little Creatures Next Door, Mews Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Price: $20 / person

Bookings: http://events.ticketbooth.com.au/event/3783191/

Research Week will feature a number of exciting activities including:

•          Showcase of ECUs' world-class research and collaborations
•          Presentations and interactive sessions
•          Research exhibitions, competitions and performances
•          Information on postgraduate courses, admission pathways and scholarships

Lucinda Coleman, a recipient of an Edith Cowan University Scholarship for Postgraduate Research will be presenting with Remnant Dance artists as part of the event titled ‘Research Journeys in Communications and Arts: Postgraduate and Honours Colloquium (Building 14, 15, Spectrum Art Gallery)’, on the 18^thSeptember. 

Click here to register for this event.

[For a full list of Research Week events, and to register, head to the ECU website]

In Conversation with Remnant Dance: Stories about the Myanmar Project 

Date:                       Wednesday 3 July 2013 
Time:                       6-9pm 
Venue:                     Fillaudeau Restaurant: 114 Benara Rd, Caversham
Cost:                        $60.00 /person

Cost includes 3 course meal and complimentary glass of wine or drink of your choice.

Menu @ Fillaudeau's: 

To start: housemade bread, celtic sea salt and churned butter
Mains: choice of duck confit, mashed potatoes and rocket with a shiraz jus OR
mushroom risotto, parmesan and rocket
Dessert: hazelnut brownie, raspberry coulis and whipped cream

Tea and coffee to finish

Stories by Remnant Dance artists, MyKids founder, Andrew Rogers and live performances throughout the night by singer/songwriter Julie Valenzeula.

Profit from tickets sales go to the Remnant Dance Myanmar Project and MyKids Inc.

Bookings will be taken from 1 June 2013. There are only 80 seats, so don’t miss out.  For ticket bookings please contact Lucinda Coleman: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Supported by Fillaudeau's Restaurant, Perth WA

Remnant Dance presents a Forum on the Arts & Social Justice

Sponsored by West City Church, Perth WA

Date: Saturday 29 June 2013 
Time: 7-9pm 
Venue: West City Church Chapel: 63 Nanson Street Wembley 
Cost: $25- adult/ $20- concession & group of 6 / purchase at the door

Special Guest Speakers Andrew Rogers, Founder MyKids Inc. & Jarrod McKenna alongside Lucinda Coleman. 

With Remnant Dance artists performing, followed by audience Q&A

All proceeds from ticket sales go to the Remnant Dance Myanmar Project and MyKids Inc.

For more information on this event please see the media release.

April 2013: Cultural exchange to Small Gallery 4 in China.

Lucinda Coleman, Katie Chown, Esther van Baren and Julie Valenzuela are to visit and share in the cultural experiences of the area with a view to prepare for a longer touring experience in December 2013.

Images: Small Gallery 4

…exploring fragments of things found in three new contemporary dance works      

Invitation Animation created by Jason Dirstein, 2012.

Fly By Night PERTH

Enjoy the international premiere of the Remnant Dance triple bill featuring NZ choreographer Juanita Jelleyman’s dappled contemporary dance work Shade:less, nestled between Katie Chown’s hauntingly beautiful piece O-Sea and the vibrant energy of Lucinda Coleman’s Spring danced to the live music of the Mahlot String Quartet at the Fly By Night Musician’s Club in Fremantle, Western Australia.

15 February, 8:00pm
Fly By Night Musician's Club

Patrons can purchase tickets here, or by calling 9430 5976 or visiting the Fly by Night Box Office.

Click for Media Release and full Event Description.

2013 Fringe Festival ADELAIDE

3 choreographers, 3 dance works: 3 nights at the Nexus Cabaret as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival 2013.  Enjoy the season of Remnants found in you at the Festival, fresh from the premiere at the Fly By Night.

19, 20, 21 February, 7:00pm
Nexus Caberet Arts
Lion Arts Centre 
Corner North Tce and Morphett St 

To purchase tickets for one of these shows head to the FringeTix website.

Remnant Dance artists are the proud recipients of a WA Department of Culture and the Arts 'ArtFlight' grant, to support the tour to the 2013 Adelaide Fringe Festival.

Click for Media Release and full Event Description.

* images by Darren Clark, Perth, WA, 2012