Unlocking Artistic Resources

Navigating Communication and Collaborations for Dance Artists

by Lisa Wilson and Liesel Zink

Presented by Metro Arts and Studio1

Dates

1 Jun 2024

Venue

The Studios

Duration

Approximately 120 minutes.

Saturday 1 Jun 2024, 2:00pm

Age Suitability

Recommended for ages 16+

Warnings

Please note, a strict lockout applies, latecomers cannot be accommodated.

Ticket Fees

Booking Fee of up to $3.90 per transaction applies.

Please note, this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Ticket holders have been contacted.

About

Navigating how to communicate, collaborate and create opportunities in the arts can be so overwhelming we don’t always know where to start. This workshop is designed to be fun, creative and collaborative; a safe space for people to:

Ask the questions they might be too afraid to ask
Learn from the experiences of practicing artists Lisa and Liesel
Build tangible skills you can take away and apply immediately
Build confidence
Work together to find a way through some of the sticky challenges in the arts.

Don't miss this opportunity to strengthen your practice and learn from the experiences of practicing artists Liesel and Lisa.

Presented as part of DANCE24, an experimental dance festival from 22 May - 1 June.

Accessibility Note

Metro Arts' Studios are wheelchair accessible. For tickets for patrons in a wheelchair, with accessibility needs and/or Companion Card holders, please call Metro Arts on 07 3002 7100 Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm to enquire or make your booking.

COVID-19 Precautions

We take the safety of our patrons, staff and artists seriously. Metro Arts will continue to follow the latest Qld Government's COVID-19 advice and requirements to keep our patrons, staff and artists safe. Please review our Terms and Conditions, in addition to Ferve's Terms and Conditions prior to purchasing tickets.

While masks are currently not mandated, they are still encouraged where socially distancing is not possible. Complimentary face masks are available at the Box Office. Find out more. If you are unwell, please refrain from attending events at Metro Arts and contact us at your earliest convenience.

If you have any questions, please contact Metro Arts.

Lisa Wilson is an award-winning artist with an international career as director, choreographer, producer, performer, educator and mentor. Her body of work moves across genres having created for theatre companies, large-scale instillation work, intermedia performances, opera, major company commissions and full- length independent work.

Lisa’s work has been nominated in numerous critics’ choice awards, and finalist/awarded at The Helpmann Awards, the Matilda Awards and the Australian Dance awards. Her works have toured nationally in Australia to critical acclaim and showcased at national performing arts markets. As a choreographer Lisa has been awarded numerous fellowships, grants and residencies both in Australia and internationally.

In 2021 Lisa’s vision launched Studio1 – a new creative arts space, which houses

Artists – Events – Community in a micro-arts precinct, in Meanjin|Brisbane. Studio1 is a choreographic hub, supporting the day-to-day practice and on-going development of Independent Dance and Physical Theatre.

www.lisawilson.com.au

www.studio1.org.au

Liesel Zink is an award-winning choreographer of Ukrainian and German descent interested in collective bodies as a tool for social change. She has developed and presented work around Australia, Asia and Eastern Europe. Liesel’s practice explores the intersection of contemporary dance and community engagement often seeing her create performances in public-space and use her creative process as a means for artistic, cultural and intergenerational exchange.

Liesel was awarded the Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance for project The Stance (presented 10 cities world-wide between 2015-2019). Other Independent projects include Us And All Of This 2023 (Arts Centre Melbourne, Geelong Arts Centre and Bunjil Place), The Future Is… (Museum of Brisbane 2023), Daruvaty (Bleach Festival 2022), Our New (IMA Gallery 2020) and We and the Uncertain (Ukraine 2019). Liesel is currently an Associate Artist for Force Majeure, a board member of Theatre Network Australia and more broadly, a dramaturge, facilitator and producer.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PRESENTED BY METRO ARTS AND STUDIO1 AS PART OF DANCE24 FESTIVAL.

Dance24 is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Dance24 is presented in partnership with Ausdance QLD, BlakDance, Mad Dance House, Studio1 and West Village | Sekisui House.