Class Series with Rhiannon Newton
Event description
ReadyMade Works is pleased to offer our next series of 4 dance classes taught by independent choreographer and dancer, Rhiannon Newton.
The four classes will run on Mondays for 4 weeks from May 13 - June 3. Participants will need to purchase the full series - this is not a drop in class. The cost is $60.
We are so happy to have Rhiannon teaching at ReadyMade!
Rhiannon Newton is an Australian dancer, choreographer, educator, and researcher living and working on Gadigal land (Sydney). Her practice aims to foreground embodied connection with the more-than-human world. She has developed her choreographic practice through residency, exchange, commission and presentation opportunities throughout Australia, South-East Asia, Europe and North America. Recent projects include Caresss for Future Makers (Echoes, Riverside Theatre, 2024), Earthbound for VOLUME (AGNSW, 2023) Explicit Contents (Sydney Festival, 2021; Dancehouse Melbourne, INDance Sydney Dance Company, QL2 Dance, 2022); A Strange Place with Elysa Wendi (Dance Nucleus Singapore, 2022); The Gift of a Warning for New Breed (Carriageworks, 2021); and Long Sentences (Baltic Circle and Helsinki International Artist Program, 2019).
Class Description: Rhiannon's classes focus on efficient movement pathways that feel good and energise the body. Drawing on influences from somatic and release techniques, Rhiannon's class begins with some improvised exercises to enliven how attention connects the body to its surroundings. It then develops movement pathways from floorwork through to standing progressions, to lay a foundation for exploring phrase work that has a strong emphasis on connection to the ground, ease of movement, the use of momentum and travelling across the space.
Image of Rhiannon Newton by Felicity Jenkins