river stories
River Stories is an inclusive and accessible workshop bringing First Nations contemporary culture and disability culture together, drawing on the yarns of Bundjalung Elder Julia Paden and led by local First Nations artists Mitch King (Yaegl/Bundjalung) and Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal (Aust/Java).
This four day workshop includes sound and movement making, to explore story, memory and joy connected to water, summer and time. Expect to feel into and move your body, listen to Country, and explore sensations of sand and water.
Workshop Information:
You can book for 1 day or more days
This workshop is open to people with and without disability. All are welcome to join!
Wed 10 January - Sat 13 January, 10am - 4:00pm daily Ballina Scout Hall, 33 Canal Rd Ballina NSW
Wheelchair accessible venue, for more access information please visit our Access page here
For more information, pricing and questions please contact our team at info@sprung.org.au or 0478 879 706.
Dis-Co Ball
Access:
This event will be Auslan interpreted and is wheelchair accessible, with accessible bathrooms.
A quiet room is available for use throughout the event.
For additional venue accessibility information please visit Lennox Head Cultural Centre website here: https://www.communityspaces.com.au/v1/parklanetheatre
If you have additional questions or concerns relating to access please contact our team at info@sprung.org.au or 0478 879 706.
Dis-Co Ball is Sprung’s new annual disability community ball, bringing people together for an evening of unashamed joyous dancing, inspired by and featuring our Community Artists. Drawing inspiration from the Met Gala (one of New York’s most prestigious and glamorous events of the year) Dis-Co Ball is a night for EVERYONE to live large on the red carpet. Reimagining this glamorous affair in a way that centres and celebrates access and inclusion.
Expect pop up performances from Sprung Artists, drama on the red carpet and a collective celebration of difference on the dance floor. Artists and Audience alike are invited to dress to impress.
Join us for a night to celebrate community, joy, connection and inclusivity.
Event Details
Time: 5pm - 6:30pm (NSW time)
Date: Sunday 12 November
Venue: Lennox Head Cultural Centre
Cost: $25 / $15 for kids under 12
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/dis-co-ball
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Workshop Information:
Wednesday September 27th to Saturday September 30th, 10am - 4pm each day
Tintenbar Hall, Tintenbar Road, Tintenbar NSW
No prior dance or costume making experience necessary - there are prompts and support provided at each step of the process
Wheelchair accessible venue. Please get in touch with our team to discuss any access needs. More information about venue access, NDIS and our inclusive approach to dance can be found here
You can book for 1 day or more days. We encourage to come for all 4 as this way you will have a more complete costume!
For Sprung regulars, please note this workshop is an opportunity to join in the development of Sprung’s end of year show - ‘Dis-Co. Ball’.
Find your pose and make it pop! Join artists Sarah Lewis and Tora Crockford for a 4-day costume making and pose creating workshop. Exploring pop and celebrity culture, you will get to design, make and wear an iconic outfit ready for the dance floor and runway.
Make your entrance and strut your stuff, as your costume and celebrity persona take shape.
Design, make and wear your own celebrity (Met Gala) inspired costume!
Develop skills in costume design, making and wearable art, alongside a daily dance practice that’ll pump up your confidence and get your body moving
Explore performance and movement techniques to build your own celebrity persona
Work and learn alongside two established artists in an inclusive and supportive environment
shift shape initiate
Workshop Information:
Wednesday July 5th to Saturday July 8th, 10am - 4pm each day
Tintenbar Hall, Tintenbar Road, Tintenbar NSW
Friends, family and community are welcome to join us for afternoon tea and an intimate and relaxed sharing on Saturday 8th July, 2:30pm
No prior dance experience necessary - there are prompts to guide even the most hesitant dancer
Wheelchair accessible venue. Please get in touch with our team to discuss any access needs. More information about venue access, NDIS and our inclusive approach to dance can be found here
You can book for 1 day or more days
This dynamic and inclusive contemporary dance workshop builds skills for movement based play. Swing, spiral, weave and fold along with other movers in response to live sound and music!
Led by dance artist and teacher Tora Crockford, this four day workshop series aims to help you build a ‘mover’s toolkit’.
Practice and play with contemporary dance principles
Explore creative techniques and movement ideas that are responsive to live sound and music
Develop a shared movement language with others which will form the building blocks of sophisticated improvisations
Experience a style of dance making rich with skills that connect people in creative expression
sensory lab
Workshop Information:
You can book for 1 day or more days
Explore dance, movement and sensory art making
Ballina Scout Hall, Canal Rd Ballina
Wheelchair accessible venue, for more access information please visit our Access page here.
Join us for an inclusive movement workshop that takes a sensory based approach to exploring connection to place and memory.
This Sprung!! workshop is led by performance, installation and olfactory artist, Lowana Davies.
Explore dance, movement and performance inspired by your senses
Connect to place, memory and the environment around us
4 day program guided by performance, installation and olfactory artist Lowana Davies.