2021
5 Day Countertechnique Workshop with Senior Teacher Na-ye Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Madeline Harms (Sydney, Australia) Step beyond the class and dive deeper into the world of Countertechnique! In this workshop, you’ll explore the practical tools behind...
PERFORMANCE AND READING GROUP Join Chloe Chignell for a performance of SUNCUT and Summer Reading Group [Try to remember, or failing that, invent.] PERFORMANCE DATE 25 JANUARY 2026 SUNDAY 5PM–7:30PM TICKETS: $15 BOOK HERE READING GROUP DATES 13, 20, 27 JANUARY 2026...
CHLOE CHIGNELL SUN CUT: a lover's dictionary SUN CUT: a lover’s dictionary is a lexicon of 366 gestures that attempts to embody the 366 entries in Lesbian Peoples: Materials for a Dictionary written by Monique Wittig and Sandie Zeig (1979). In an act of speculative...
LAUREN EIKO WITH DAVID HUGGINS Research Room Residency This two-week research room residency will investigate the choreographic potential and pitfalls of the instructional. An instructional may be experienced through multiple forms, utilising in-person, video,...
Applications for the 2026 Experimental Choreographic Program are now open! 2026 PROGRAM DATES 2–14 March: Experimental Choreographic Residency 16–28 March: Experimental Choreographic Lab APPLICATION DATES 15 December 2025: Applications Open 14 January...
Presented by Critical Path and Performance Space Join us for a work-in-progress showing by our 2026 Experimental Choreographic Lab artists Phaedra Brown, Agustin Elaskar, Nasim Patel, MaggZ and Ryuichi Fujimura. A culmination of this year's Experimental...
Critical Path is excited for Truth Telling Research Resident Ella Havelka to return to the Drill Hall in 2025/2026. ... FROM THE ARTIST "My truth-telling project delves into the untold lineage of my maternal family, revealing a rich narrative of displacement and...
Calling dancers, performers, movers, musicians and sound artists! You’re invited to CO/MINGLING — an open, collaborative space to explore where sound, music, dance and improvisation intersect. This is a time for artists across different, yet connected, practices to...
Critical Path is thrilled to announce that world-renowned choreographer Meg Stuart is coming to Sydney this February. This program is presented in partnership with the Keir Foundation and in collaboration with the Farm. 25 FEBRUARY 2026 The Drill Hall, Darling Point...
Presented by Critical Path and Performance Space We are thrilled to announce the participants in our 2026 Experimental Choreographic Program. The recipient of the Experimental Choreographic Residency is Tamara Elkins. Tamara Elkins works across performance,...
Join ADT for a 3-hour workshop exploring company repertoire Internationally renowned and Kaurna Yerta/Adelaide based company, Australian Dance Theatre invites dancers to join the company for a workshop exploring ADT’s work Two Blood. Presented in association with...
We are thrilled to be hosting EMBODIED: a monthly Disability/Deaf/Blind centred movement practice exchange. These sessions are facilitated by artists Alex Craig and Imogen Yang. Sundays at the Drill Hall, Critical Path 1C New Beach Road, Darling Point, 2027, NSW...
A 2-day workshop with Elizabeth Ryan This workshop invites participants into a meditative and spacious experience of the rich terrain existing between meditation and creativity. Through meditative techniques cultivating present moment awareness and a deepening into an...
EOI: Space Grants, Research Room Residencies & Critical Practice 2026 Critical Path invites independent choreographers and dancers to experiment with ideas, undertake focused research and lead evening workshops in The Drill Hall from May to August 2026. You are...
BUMPY HORIZON BY NASIM PATEL In partnership with the Sydney Opera House and their Create Space artist residency program, Critical Path is supporting choreographer and writer Nasim Patel. During his September 2026 residency, Patel is developing a new work Bumpy...
Critical Path is delighted to offer three Responsive Residencies for 2026/2027. NSW-based choreographers and dance artists are invited to propose projects with a focus on choreographic research. Proposals can be for the exploration of a new idea, question, or process...
Calling First Nations dance makers! Do you have a truth-telling project or idea which needs dedicated, supported research time, both in and out of the studio? Through partnering with AIATSIS and connecting you with the Collections Department - First Nations at...
DIRt (Dance In Regional disasTer zones) Rosalind Crisp (dance) & Deborah May (video) share seedlings of new DIRt work: live and virtual performance in conversation. 10 October 2026 Saturday 4PM The Drill Hall, Critical Path 1c New Beach Road, Darling Point, NSW,...
Critical Path is delighted to announce Amelia O'Leary as our 2026 Truth Telling Research Resident. Amelia O'Leary will begin research into their new project **The Ancient Future of Interdisciplinary Practice** FROM THE ARTIST: This residency will explore a truth that...
3-hour Countertechnique Sessions with Madeline Harms (Melbourne, Australia) 31 OCTOBER & 1 NOVEMBER 2026 10AM – 1PM Get sweaty and let’s dance BIG in the beautiful Drill Hall! In these 3-hour workshops, we will train our mind and bodies through classes and...
Applications for the 2027 Experimental Choreographic Program are now open! 2027 PROGRAM DATES 15–27 February 2027: Experimental Choreographic Residency 1–13 March 2027: Experimental Choreographic Lab APPLICATION DATES 1 October 2026: Applications Open 2 October...
Rebellious Bodies: Making Dance in the 21st Century In a performance lecture incorporating film and live dance, Sue Healey looks back on a 40-year career in order to look forward. 5 December 2026 Saturday 7PM The Drill Hall, Critical Path 1c New Beach Road, Darling...
MAKING TIME Encounter the surprising world of one of Australia's most left of field dance artists – Tim Darbyshire. 22 January 2027 Friday 6pm The Drill Hall, Critical Path 1c New Beach Road, Darling Point, NSW 2027 Gadigal & Birrabirragal Country Pay what you can...
Erica Dixon – In Our Blood, On Their Pages This year, Erica Dixon returned to the Drill Hall for the second stage development of her Truth Telling Residency. Erica was joined by collaborators Olivia Kirkman, Amelia Jean O'Leary and Zachary O'Donnell. FROM THE ARTIST:...
The Drill, 1C New Beach Rd,
Darling Point (Rushcutters Bay), Sydney