Happy Hour is ReadyMade Works' signature short works program showcasing the extraordinary practices of Sydney's independent dance artists. Initiated by Linda Luke and Samantha Chester in 2016, Happy Hour is the platform for encountering the diverse and uncompromising work being made by local dance artists.

For Happy Hour #18, ReadyMade Works invited Young Folks to take over and share work.

Young Folks is a collective of early career artists who have been meeting weekly since January this year. Our main purpose has always been to share practice and artistically support our peers, however we very quickly evolved to support each other in the non-artistic elements of dance making, holding each other as we navigate the wider industry.

Coming to you for this Happy Hour with a collage of ideas, a fever dream of landscapes and characters, oscillating between life and dance. Humans and monsters; loops and reverberations; improvisations and ongoing explorations. It will feature segments led by individuals but shaped and supported by a collective vision.

Artists: Jacinta Mullen, Jaslyn Boughton, Phaedra Brown, Ashleigh Veitch, Bianca Yeung, Grace White, Layla Meadows, Avalon Ormiston. Mentor for Happy Hour #18: Lizzie Thomson

ReadyMade Works and Happy Hour are supported by Create NSW and City of Sydney.

Image Credit: Bianca Yeung