LGI offers a diverse, year-round program of contemporary dance focused activities for the dance community.
Access
LGI is committed to improving accessibility across our programs and at WXYZ Studios in North Melbourne.
Thank you
LGI’s studio programs would not be possible without the generous support of WXYZ Studios.
First Nations Residency
This annual program has been created in partnership with BlakDance and Carriageworks.
Each year, this funded studio residency will support one senior First Nations artist with a fee, production support and dedicated studio time. They will also be invited to take part in a range of other opportunities to deepen engagement with the local dance and First Nations communities.
This opportunity is designed to celebrate and support First Nations dance artists’ work by providing a space for the development of new work or ongoing research.
Our First Nations Resident in 2024 is Nathan Leslie.
Alumni
2023 Rachael Wallis
2022 Peta Strachan
2021 Jacob Boehme
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First Nations Graduate Internship
This paid internship offers a unique program of professional development opportunities for a NAISDA graduate. The program provides a comprehensive experience that includes a four-week paid secondment with LGI and Joel Bray Dance, attendance at industry events, and active participation in Melbourne’s vibrant dance community.
The LGI First Nations Internship is created in partnership with NAISDA and Joel Bray Dance, reflecting a shared vision of creating new avenues for emerging First Nations dance artists to forge successful careers in the industry. The partnership celebrates and nurtures the immense talent and creativity of First Nations dancers.
The 2024 First Nations Graduate Intern is Glory Tuohy-Daniell.
Alumni
2023 Brianna Kemmerling
2022 Shana O’Brien
2021 Emily Flannery
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First Nations Industry Placement Program
This annual opportunity has been created through a multi-year partnership between LGI and NAISDA. Each year, two students from NAISDA’s new Advanced Diploma course are invited to participate in industry placements with Lucy Guerin Inc during rehearsals of new dance creations.
This experience will offer the students an authentic experience of working as a company dancer, including participation in daily company training and the creative process in the studio.
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Thank you
These programs have been generously supported by the Linnell/Hughes Trust, Australian Government’s Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, and WXYZ Studios.
Presented by Lucy Guerin Inc and EkosDance Company
The Naarm/Solo Dance Exchange is a unique, long-term choreographic partnership between Australian and Indonesian dance artists, fostering a deep cultural and artistic exchange. Over the course of two years, one choreographer from Melbourne and one from Solo, Indonesia, collaborate to create a new work, blending diverse perspectives and creative practices.
Guided by the Artistic Directors of both companies—Lucy Guerin (LGI) and Eko Supriyanto (EkosDance Company)—this program offers artists the rare opportunity to develop work in a supportive, cross-cultural environment.
In its inaugural cycle (2022-2023), Melbourne’s Georgia Rudd and Solo’s Riyo Tulus Pernando created Memories From Suspended Places, a work that emerged from this rich collaboration.
The next iteration, running from 2024 to 2026, will feature Melbourne-based choreographer Yuiko Masukawa and Solo-based Mekratingrum Hapsari. Their journey promises to further explore the power of creative connection across cultures and borders.
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Thank you
The 2024-26 Naarm/Solo Dance Exchange would not be possible without the support of Playking Foundation and WXYZ Studios.
FRAME 2023 was an exciting pilot festival created through the collective capacity of local artists and partner organisations in Naarm, including LGI. The Victorian dance sector values the existence and recognises the need for a biennial dance festival in Melbourne for artists, audiences and the community.
FRAME created a template of how a revamped dance festival could work from 2023 onwards. Sadly, in 2023/24 the organisations in Naarm/Melbourne with active relationships with the dance sector do not have the financial capacity or human resources to invest and deliver the festival at the scale that can safely support the principles and framework the dance sector has designed. The 2023 FRAME partners have agreed not to pursue a future edition of the festival.
This FRAME Program & Impact Report encapsulates the pilot efforts of that festival design, how we did it, and how it worked. The report reflects incredible collectivity, collegiality and gumption from the local dance sector.
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FRAME took place March 2023 and LGI presented a program of events and activities for the festival:
NEWRETRO: An epic new performance installation celebrating 21 years of Lucy Guerin Inc. 25 March - 2 April.
LGI Morning Class + FRAME FRIDAYS: Free LGI Morning Class for the month of March with special guests teaching on FRAME FRIDAYS.
Dance Dialogues: Retrospection and Emergence: Curator and writer Adrian Heathfield in discussion on the differences between visual arts and theatrical traditions of spectating, on the exhibition mode of retrospection, and what it might mean for dance practice to recover dances past. 6 March.
Horror, Body and Hauntology: A sharing of Martin Hansen’s ongoing research project. 10-11 March.
Sleep Activism: A 12-hour choreographic lab exploring sleep and sleeplessness with Amaara Raheem, Anabelle Lacroix and Caitlin Dear. 18 March.
EOI: LGI Make a Start Residency 2025
We’re excited to invite Expressions of Interest for LGI’s Make a Start residency program, open to projects running between 6 January and 31 August 2025.
For more info and to apply, please visit: https://lucyguerininc.com/news/eoi-lgi-make-a-start-residency-2025
As part of its commitment to supporting independent dance artists in the development of their careers, LGI selects one choreographer annually as its Resident Director.
This year-long program, suitable for choreographers approaching mid-career, is an opportunity that focuses on supporting the individual’s specific goals and interests as they look to take their next steps as an artist. Previous holders of this role include Lilian Steiner, Benjamin Hancock, Alisdair Macindoe, Mariaa Randall, Prue Lang, Jo Lloyd, Melanie Lane, Stephanie Lake, and Antony Hamilton.
Thank you
LGI’s Resident Director program would not be possible without the generous support of WXYZ Studios.
Lee Serle
Mariaa Randall
Prue Lang
Jo Lloyd
Melanie Lane
Antony Hamilton
Stephanie Lake
LGI’s Artist-in-Residence program is part of our commitment to supporting artists to develop their choreographic practices and create new works. Residencies are selected through an open application process and LGI encourages applications from artists identifying as First Nations, CALD, Deaf or Disabled, and LGBTQI+.
Make a Start Residency
One- to two-week residencies for projects in the early stages that are challenging choreographic thinking and exploring new experimental approaches to dance practice.
Moving Forward Residency
This residency opportunity provides artists with time, money and support to further develop projects that are ready to be refined, and are approaching an outcome. At the culmination of their in-studio time, Moving Forward residents will present a showing of their work, or share part of their artistic process through a workshop, talk or publication.
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Thank you
LGI’s Artist-in-Residence program would not be possible without the generous support of WXYZ Studios.
Geoffrey Watson / Yuiko Masukawa / Caroline Bowditch / Jonathan Sinatra / Gabriel Sinclair & Jazmyn Carter / Hunter and Lily (Hunter Mains & Lili Hindson) / Tania Smith
Tony Yap + Collaborators / hhprojects (Helen Herbertson + Collaborators) / CONJAH (Jahra Wasasala and Ooshcon) / Karlia Cook, Danni Cook, Amelia Jean O’Leary & Bella Waru / Amber McCartney
Alice Heyward / Ash McLellan / Jessica Tanto / Jill Crovisier / Michelle Heaven / Sarah Aiken / Tra Mi Dinh & Siobhan McKenna
Andrew Treloar / Caitlin Dear / Chiharu Valentino / Iris Elgar / Phaedra Brown & Sarah Saxon / Samakshi Sidhu / Sandra Parker / Siobhan McKenna
Erin O’Rourke / Yuiko Masukawa
Katherine Hegeman
Aimee Schollum / Amelia O’Leary / Brooke Stamp / Ebony Muller / Erin O’Rourke / gemma+molly (Gemma Sattler & Molly McKenzie) / Georgia Rudd & Claire Esterman / InPlay Dance Collective (Alec Katsourakis & Eden Kew) / Janelle Tan / Leah Landau / Nikki Tarling / Ruby English / Sarah Saxon / Sefa Tunupopo / Tegan Nash / Thalia Livingstone / Weave Movement Theatre / Yuiko Masukawa
Alice Dixon & Emma Riches / Helen Herberston / Prue Lang / Amaara Raheem / Geoffrey Watson / Rachael Wisby
Ngioka Bunda-Heath / Siobhan McKenna / Ashleigh Musk / Andrew Treloar & Harrison Hall
Isabelle Beauverd / Joel Bray / Deanne Butterworth / Lz Dunn & Casey Rice / Emily Flannery / Michelle Heaven & Caroline Meaden / Helen Herbertson / Benjamin Hurley, Luke Fryer & Emma Riches / Rebecca Jensen / Piaera Lauritz / Shian Law / Jo Lloyd / Gregory Lorenzutti / Sandra Parker / Polito / Georgia Rudd / Rhys Ryan / Anna Seymour
Alice Will Caroline / Dance Plant Collective / Deanne Butterworth / Chloe Chignell / Matthew Day (cancelled) / Sally Gardner / Harrison Hall / Rebecca Jensen / Jenni Large / Lilian Steiner.
James Andrews, Alice Heyward, Leah Landau, Amanda Lever, Siobhan McKenna, Caroline Meaden, Emma Riches, Jack Riley, Brooke Stamp, Ivey Wawn
Luke George, Rebecca Jensen, Stephanie Lake, Carly Sheppard, Lilian Steiner
Sarah Aiken, Chloe Chignell, Tim Darbyshire, Prue Lang
Matthew Day, Liz Dunn, Rennie McDougall, Lee Serle, Geoffrey Watson
Natalie Abbott, Theo Clinkard, Atlanta Eke, Stephanie Lake
Ashley Dyer, Michaela Pegum, Sarah Aiken & Rebecca Jensen, Lilian Steiner, Alisdair Macindoe, Jo Lloyd
Luke George, Janine Proost, Shian Law, Antony Hamilton with Melanie Lane
Lee Serle, Shelley Lasica, Luke George, Caroline Meaden, Alice Dixon, Melissa Jones, Nat Cursio, Rennie Mcdougall, Fiona Bryant, Paula Lay, James Brennan and Stephanie Lake
Antony Hamilton, Luke George, Tim Darbyshire, Rennie Mcdougall, Holly Durant, Alisdair Macindoe
Yellow Wheel
Melbourne’s pre-professional dance company, Yellow Wheel, are the Resident Company at Lucy Guerin Inc.
Each year, Yellow Wheel supports talented young artists to challenge expectations, connect to the professional dance industry and achieve their ambitions. Activities include the creation of major new works, public intensives and Trip the Light – a choreographic season of dance works created by the dancers.
The Yellow Wheel team is: Kyall Shanks (Artistic Director), Jacqui Maida (Executive Assistant), Joshua Lowe (Artistic Advisor) and Adam Wheeler (Artistic Advisor and Founding Artistic Director).
Find out more on the Yellow Wheel website.
Thank you
Yellow Wheel’s residency would not be possible without the generous support of WXYZ Studios.
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds is an exciting choreographic ideas sharing platform presented by Lucy Guerin Inc and Temperance Hall. The program invites Victorian dance artists to present showings of recent choreographic investigations to local audiences, fellow artists and peers. The initiative also provides participants with the opportunity to receive creative feedback about their work, with post-showing discussions facilitated by experienced Victorian dance practitioners.
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PIECES
PIECES is an annual performance program presented by Lucy Guerin Inc and University of Melbourne Arts and Culture, offering choreographers the opportunity to make 20-minute works that premiere in a season at the Union Theatre.
These artists develop their work at WXYZ Studios and University of Melbourne, where studio space is offered in-kind. A strong focus of LGI’s support is directed towards interrogating the process of conceiving, making and rehearsing to develop bold, new ideas that challenge existing notions of dance as well as refine the artists’ own choreographic practices.
PIECES 2024 features works by Joel Bray, Alisdair Macindoe & Tra Mi Dinh. The season runs 28-30 November. Book tickets here
Read more about previous PIECES seasons on our Works page.
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Thank you
PIECES 2024 would not be possible without the support of The Eirene Lucas Foundation and WXYZ Studios.
LGI Morning Classes
LGI offer a regular program of dance and yoga classes at WXYZ Studios in North Melbourne.
Classes are taught by a selection of highly-experienced teachers, providing a rich diversity of techniques, styles and approaches. Find the full schedule of classes in the LGI Calendar.
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Pricing
Single class $15
Single class, graduate $8 (for tertiary dance graduates in their first year out)
Single class, First Nations $8
Single class, current student $8
Week pass $25 (valid til Friday of week of purchase)
5-class pass $65 (valid for 6 months)
10-class pass $120 (valid for 12 months)
6 month class pass $350 (January - June 2025): Buy here
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Access
Physical access information at WXYZ Studios can be found in our Accessibility Guide, and information on Getting to WXYZ Studios is here.
If you have any access requirements or questions to participate in classes, please contact admin@lucyguerininc.com in advance.
As part of our class program, LGI offers some inclusive dance classes that aim to be accessible to all bodies present. Please refer to LGI Calendar for more information on individual classes, or contact admin@lucyguerininc.com to discuss. These classes are part of LGI’s ongoing commitment to improving the accessibility of our studio programs and creating opportunities for Disabled and non-disabled artists to engage in inclusive practices.
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Class FAQs
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Thank you
LGI’s Morning Class program would not be possible without the generous support of WXYZ Studios.
Upcoming Workshops
Head to the LGI Calendar to see what’s coming up.
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HOTBED
Led by invited local and international choreographers, LGI’s HOTBED program seeks to bring current contemporary dance thinking and practice to the local dance community. These are opportunities for local dance-makers to broaden their understanding and gain insight from practitioners working professionally across the world. Hotbed workshops are offered at heavily-subsidised rate and participants are selected through an open application process.
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Access and inclusion
Physical access information at WXYZ Studios can be found in our Accessibility Guide.
If you have any access requirements to participate in workshops, please contact us in advance: admin@lucyguerininc.com.
LGI constantly seeks ways to play an active role in both local and global contemporary dance discourse through talks, forums and film showings. Through these activities, we invite the dance community and wider public to discover, learn, debate and discuss themes and subjects important to contemporary dance.
Dance Dialogues
Dance artists discuss their perspectives on practice and art-making, sometimes around a particular theme, in a relaxed hour-long chat which includes an audience Q&A. Since September 2020, Dance Dialogues have been hosted either online or in dual mode (in-studio and livestreamed), making them accessible to an audience beyond those who can join us at WXYZ Studios in Melbourne. Head to the LGI Calendar to see what’s coming up.
Listen to Past Conversations
– Peta Strachan with Priya Srinivasan August 2022
– Harrison Hall and Alisdair Macindoe May 2022
– Amaara Raheem and Siriol Joyner November 2021
– Melanie Lane and Eko Supriyanto October 2021
– Jacob Boehme and Mariaa Randall July 2021
– Teaching Dance May 2021
– Caroline Bowditch and Luke Pell March 2021
– Phillip Adams, Lucy Guerin and Rebecca Hilton February 2021
– Tere O’Connor and Lucy Guerin December 2020
– Jo Lloyd and Rebecca Jensen November 2020
– Joel Bray and Dan Koop October 2020
– Rebecca Hilton and Chrysa Parkinson October 2020
– Lee Serle and Maya Zbib September 2020
– Angela Goh and Chloe Chignell September 2020
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Critter
LGI’s Critter program provides artists with a tailored opportunity to share material with a critical outcome and initiate discussion relevant to their new work’s stage of development. Artists are invited to think broadly to formulate the most appropriate and useful format of Critter for their project’s stage of development. This could include a sharing of material and discussion to generate critical feedback with peers, or inviting subject experts to offer further insight or context to their project.
Secondments
LGI regularly offers Secondment places during the creation of new works. This is an opportunity to experience a new LGI work in creation, offering insight into the identity and culture of the Company and the choreographic process.
Secondments normally last for one week. Every endeavour is made to include the secondee in practical tasks and discussions during rehearsals as well as inviting them to join company class. However, at some stages of the process may be observing only.
LGI Secondments are typically open to final year students, new graduates, and dancers during their initial years of professional practice. LGI encourages applications from artists identifying as First Nations, CALD, Deaf or Disabled, and LGBTQI+.
There are currently no secondment opportunities with LGI.
Auditions
There are currently no upcoming auditions with LGI.