For the first time in its 37-year history at the Canberra Theatre, Youth Dance Festival was COVID cancelled in 2020.
Now, in another first, the iconic Youth Dance Festival will be presented online!
The Online Premiere Event will feature performances filmed at The Playhouse and dance films created by secondary students from across the Canberra region all exploring this year’s theme of ‘Digital Dystopia Utopia’.
Ausdance ACT Director Dr Cathy Adamek said “We have been impressed by the way the participating schools and students have remained dedicated to Youth Dance Festival and continued to work and rehearse wherever possible over lockdown. Our 2021 theme ‘Digital Dystopia Utopia’ fast became our reality and whilst you cannot replace the live performance experience, our digital strategy allowed us to pivot and weave around restrictions with a good outcome.”
Ausdance ACT’s vision was to introduce a dance film option for Youth Dance Festival in the event the festival was impacted by COVID as was the case in 2020.
Ground-breaking digital artists Felicity Arts upskilled participating schools in dance film workshops earlier this year. Secondary students have had the opportunity to engage in dance and film making and have met the challenges of a brave new world where we are connected out of necessity through technology.
Youth Dance Fest encourages a student-led approach to dance making, choreography, and now, filmmaking and provides a platform for young people to express their ideas and opinions, to have their voices heard through dance.
Featuring filmed theatre performances by Gungahlin College, Harrison School, Dickson College, Gold Creek School, Melba Copland Secondary School, Telopea Park School, Black Mountain School and Melrose High School. As well as dance films by Harrison School, Mount Stromlo High School, Queanbeyan High School, Radford College, St Mary MacKillop College and UC SSC Lake Ginninderra.
Support our local young people and schools. View it anywhere around the world and from the comfort of your own home.
Youth Dance Festival Online Premiere Event screening Friday 19 and Saturday 20 November 6-9pm AEDT.
Tickets: www.ausdanceact.org.au/ydf21
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