The focus of my practice during the past four decades has been the development of Australian dance and choreography. I am interested in the notion of art understood as “public benefit” rather than the more quantifiable “audience development” of the Western entertainment paradigm. Dance has an ancient provenance that charts the relationship between doing and being. I understand dance as thought. (Russell Dumas, 2015)
This section is incomplete. More coming soon.
March 12-24, 2019
Performed at Dance Massive
2015
Performance project at Victoria University at 1pm each Wednesday during March, April and May 2015.
2014
Stage 1 was a lighting research residency in both theatrical space and white gallery space.
October 2014
October 2013
2013-
‘dance for the time being’ is an elaboration of the aesthetic potential of the unstable body. It explores the relationship between doing and being and is a performance text shared by all participants (dancers and associated artists). It draws together my ongoing interest in intercultural perception, audience empathy and embodied practice.
2013
2013
2013
2011
2006
2004
An ongoing project with multiple performances.
2003
Premiere: april 5- Dancehouse, Melbourne
2003
Premiere: May 2- Victoria University, Melbourne
2002
Premiere: April 1- The Performance Space, Sydney
2000
Premiere: January – Zodiak, Helsinki
1999
Premiere: February 5th - Dancehouse, Melbourne
1999
Premiere: March - The Studio, Sydney Opera House
1998
Premiere: April 16th - Dancehouse, Melbourne
1997
Premiere: December 5th - The Performance Space, Sydney
1996
Premiere: May - The Performance Space, Sydney
1995
Premiere: August 25th - Artspace, Sydney
1995
Premiere: June 2nd - The Performance Space, Sydney
1994
Premiere: July 15th - Artspace Sydney
1994
Premiere: June 3rd - The Performance Space, Sydney
1993
Premiere: August 20th - The Performance Space, Sydney
1993
Premiere: January – Juanita Neilson Centre, Woolloomooloo
1992
Premiere: June - The Performance Space, Sydney
1991
Premiere: February 16th - Gorman House, Canberra
1991
Premiere: January 10th - The Performance Space, Sydney
1990
Premiere: October 27th - Cunningham Studio, New York City
1990
Premiere: February - Athenaeum Theatre II, Melbourne
1989
Premiere: December 8th - The Edge, Sydney
1989
Premiere: August 31st - State Office Block Theatrette, Sydney
1989
Premiere: May - Chisenhale Dance Space, London
1989
Premiere: April - Amsterdam
1988
Premiere: July - The Performance Space, Sydney
1988
Premiere: August - Sydney
1987
Premiere: September 5th - Athenaeum II, Melbourne
1987
Premiere: August 6th - The Performance Space, Sydney
1986
Premiere: June 25th - The Biennale of Sydney, The Performance Space
1986
Premiere: February 14th - Cell Block Theatre
1986
Premiere: February 14th - Cell Block Theatre
1985
Premiere: October - Amsterdam
1985
Premiere: October 5th -The Performance Space, Sydney
1985
Premiere: October 3rd - The Performance Space, Sydney
1985
Premiere: May 16th - Cell Block Theatre
1984
Premiere: October 16th - The Cunningham Studio, New York City
1984
Premiere: August 5th - The Cell Block Theatre, Sydney
1984
Premiere: January - Sydney Festival, Footbridge Theatre
1983
Premiere: October 13th - The Cell Block Theatre, Sydney
1983
Premiere: July 6th - The Performance Space, Sydney
1982
Premiere: October 9th - de Liefe, Amsterdam
1982
Premiere: April - The Sydney Biennale, The Cell Block Theatre, Sydney
1982
Premiere: January 2- St. John’s Hall, Sydney
1982
Premiere: Jan 2nd - St. John’s Hall, Sydney
1981
Premiere: October 26th - Alexander Mackie, Sydney
1981
Premiere: January, Sydney Festival, Downstairs Seymour Centre
1980
Premiere: August 2nd - Police Boys Club Gym, Sydney
1980
Premiere: August 2nd - Police Boys Club Gym, Sydney
1980
Premiere: August 2nd - Police Boys Club Gym, Sydney
1979
Premiere: Brisbane Contemporary Dance Theatre
1979
Premiere: May - Sydney Town Hall, Biennale of Sydney
1979
Premiere: February 23rd - Tricia Browns Loft, New York City
1979
Premiere: January - Sydney Festival, Sydney Town Hall
1979
Premiere: May - Sydney Town Hall, Biennale of Sydney
1979
NYC Premiere: February 23rd - Tricia Brown's Loft
1978
Premiere: Kelvin Grove, Brisbane
1978
Premiere: March - Adelaide Festival, Australian Dance Theatre Studio
1978
Premiere: January - Sydney Festival, Town Hall
1978
Premiere: February - Police Boys Club, Sydney
1978
Premiere: January - Sydney Festival
1977
Premiere: July - Police Boys Club, Sydney
1977
Premiere: June - RMIT IOOF Hall Melbourne (and later Sydney)
1977
Premiere: March - Police Boys Club, Sydney
1977
Premiere: March - Police Boys Club, Sydney
1977
Premiere: Dance Conference – Rusden College Melbourne
1977
Premiere: March - University of NSW
1976
Premiere: November - Dance Company of NSW Woolloomooloo
1976
Premiere: Police Boys Club Sydney
1976
Premiere: January - Recording Hall, Sydney Opera House
1976
Premiere: July - Townsville Ballet Seminar
1976
Premiere: January - Recording Hall, Sydney Opera House
1976
Premiere: Art Gallery of N.S.W.
1975
Premiere: Dance Company of NSW
1974
Premiere: Australian Dance Theatre, Open Space Program
1974
Premiere: Art Gallery of South Australia
1974
Premiere: Art Gallery of South Australia
1972
Premiere: Jeanetta Cochran Theatre, London
1972
Premiere: Jeanetta Cochran Theatre, London
1972
Premiere: not performed