AMPA DANCE

It was great to have Cecil Hills High School visit our dance campus as part of AMPA’s outreach program.

The students participated in a variety of dance classes and learned about technique, creativity, groove, as well as what it’s like to study dance in a tertiary environment and what career pathways await in the performing arts. They also had the opportunity to meet our talented students and international faculty.

It was wonderful sharing the dance floor with you all — thank you for visiting!

Year 10 student:
“I really enjoyed learning new techniques and skills that will help me in the future. The teachers explained everything clearly and helped us build the movements step by step, which made it easier to understand and improve. I had so much fun while also learning new ways to move and express myself through dance.”

Year 8 student:
“I appreciated how supportive and encouraging everyone was — even if you made a mistake, they motivated you to keep going and do your best. ”

Cecil Hills High School

A sneak peek at some special moments from Between Earth and Sky — AMPA’s May season ✨

Huge congratulations to the incredible choreographers, talented dancers, and dedicated production team who brought this season to life, and a special thank you to Wenny Tan Photographer for capturing these beautiful moments so perfectly.

Choreographers: Alysia Jarvis, Anca Frankenhaeuser, Todd Sutherland, Alvin Rangel, Andii Huynh, Samantha Simpson, Francesca Gozdek, and Elliot Bourke.

Student Choreographers:
roman

Responsive Residency Program

Critical Path is delighted to offer three Responsive Residencies for 2026/2027.

NSW-based choreographers and dance artists are invited to propose projects with a focus on choreographic research. The program aims to provide artists with time and space to innovate, deepen or extend their choreographic practice in an environment which promotes open discovery.

Each residency includes up to $12,000 AUD and up to three weeks of space at the Drill Hall:

17 August – 4 September 2026
10 – 28 May 2027
7 – 25 June 2027

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MONDAY 8 JUNE 2026, 11:59PM

APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0hcHLsJPfs1kCv_zWVScyYNmH5iYgYQSaOiJLo3M9Nz_l-w/viewform

Dance Makers Collective
PITCH LAB EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ARE NOW OPEN!

Pitch Lab is a fortnight-long intensive that brings together NSW-based professional independent dance artists with DMC artists, to explore and share ideas and processes in a collaborative environment. Running from the 15th to the 26th of June, Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm at our home, LOT7 Rehearsal Space in Seven Hills.

Pitch Lab will provide an environment to refine skills in collective decision-making and working collaboratively, to pitch and test new ideas, to practice the art of articulating ideas and participating in other people’s ideas, for collective ideas to emerge, and to facilitate the consolidation of ideas.

Expressions of interest close 11:59pm Tuesday 26th of May.

APPLY NOW: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pitchlab2026eoi

Audition Advice: Navigating the shift from training to work.

A practical, clear-eyed guide to building a dance career after full-time training, from redefining success to staying connected, creative and employable.

Read full article: https://www.danceaustralia.com.au/opinion/audition-advice-navigating-the-shift-from-training-to-work?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20-%206%20May%202026&utm_content=Newsletter%20-%206%20May%202026+CID_16a3ae64b68878fe694e790438e82130&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=Audition%20Advice%20Navigating%20the%20shift%20from%20training%20to%20work

Featuring AMPA alumni Bonnie Curtis Projects, Courtney Allerton, Hannah Mourin and Sara Moad, (un)bound 2.0 brings together four emerging choreographers with bold, distinct voices, each interrogating the forces that shape, restrict, and define our bodies.⁠
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This is a night of fresh voices and urgent ideas, where bodies are challenged, identities are questioned, and the systems that shape us are pulled apart in real time.

Bodies collide, energy builds, and something electric happens in the room. No two works are the same, but all of them ask you to look again.⁠
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Sharp, playful, and unfiltered, (un)bound 2.0 invites you to experience what happens when boundaries are tested, and something begins to shift.⁠

Presenting works by Bonnie Curtis, Bella Lopes de Oliveira, Sara Moad, and Tina Moss.

26-27 June
The Phoenix Theatre, Wollongong
Book now: https://bit.ly/BCPunbound2-0

Bonnie Curtis Projects

Artist and choreography lecturer Anca Frankenhaeuser presents From Me to You, a special solo created in collaboration with second-year student .

“When invited to create a solo with Kevin, it was immediately clear that it had to be with him rather than for him. The work emerges from Kevin’s responses to a series of diverse tasks—revealing a striking range of dynamics, from subtle vulnerability to intense power.”

A work grounded in trust, collaboration, and embodied expression.

🎟 Tickets: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=EARTHSKY26
📅 1 May

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We are thrilled to present a solo by dance technique lecturer — an Italian, Sydney-based contemporary dance artist, choreographer, and director of — in our upcoming season BETWEEN EARTH & SKY on May 1.

Fray is an attempt to come apart.
To remove something that won’t leave.
To shift out of a body that holds on.

It asks: what happens when we try to separate from something that is, ultimately, ours?

🎟 Tickets: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=EARTHSKY26

In Two Minds is a contemporary dance work that explores the experience of cognitive dissonance-the strain of holding conflicting thoughts-and its impact on the individual. The piece traces a progression from intense rationalisation to an eventual point of emotional breakdown.

“Working on In Two Minds has been so insightful, not only have I had the opportunity to work with my incredible cast and see the ideas that I’ve had in my head develop in front of me, but I have also grown as a choreographer and collaborator, discovering new ways to overcome challenges and expand my creativity.” Bronte Roman, 2nd year student.

In Two Minds will be featured as part of AMPA's end-of-trimester show Between Earth & Sky on the 1st of May at NIDA Playhouse Theatre.

Tickets: https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=EARTHSKY26

Choreographer: .roman

Cast:

phillips

kingsford
kidman
dance.yoga
rose.richards
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