Five people dancing around a tree with colourful flags.

Public Events

ARTIST PICNIC 2025

CRITICAL PATH IS 20!

11AM TO 3PM, SATURDAY 8 MARCH 2025

Join us to celebrate our 20th Birthday with a jam-packed program of performances, talks and workshops. 

Critical Path has been championing our community of independent dance artists and nurturing choreographic innovation at the Drill Hall for two decades. On March 8th, we start our special year of celebration.

We would love to see you all at the Drill Hall. Feel free to share this invitation with your friends and family.

PROGRAM
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Warm-up with Lee-Anne Litton

12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Mingle and Nibble, BYO picnic on lawn

1:00 PM
Introductions

1:20 PM-1:40 PM
Keynote Address by Alexandra Harrison

1:40PM-3:00 PM
Performances by Ryuichi Fujimura, Nasim Patel & Matt Cornell, and Keila Terencio de Paula

Artist Talk with Martin del Amo, Raghav Handa, Jane McKernan facilitated by Ira Ferris

Text by Vicki Van Hout

Finale with Azzam Mohamed and Lee-Anne Litton

RSVP HERE

The Artists’ Picnic is free to all. We invite those who can, to make a voluntary donation which will contribute to the commissioning of an archival showcase and publication that will tell the stories of dance and discovery that have emerged during Critical Path’s 20 years. With combined support from you, our dance-loving community, we aim to secure enough funding for this commission to be launched in November 2025.

Your donation will directly support the fees of the artists involved and your generosity will be acknowledged in the credits – no gift is too small!!

This project is proudly supported by Woollahra Council.

Critical Path respectfully acknowledges the Gadigal and Birrabirragal peoples of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land where the organisation is based.

IMAGE ID: Five people dancing around a tree with colourful flags.

IMAGE CREDIT: Articulating Practice, Sapphire Coast, 2022, photo by Claire Hicks.

Date & Location

  • Saturday 8 March, 11am - Saturday 8 March, 2025 3pm
  • The Drill Hall

Your donation supports independent dance artists in Australia

Critical Path

The Drill, 1C New Beach Rd,
Darling Point (Rushcutters Bay), Sydney