About STRUT
Founded in 2002, by Gabrielle Sullivan and Sue Peacock, STRUT dance has since grown into the main support organisation for the contemporary dance sector in Western Australia. STRUT connects quality contemporary dance with audiences and aims to promote innovative choreography and excellent practice by engaging with a diverse community of artists, locally, nationally, and internationally. STRUT's top priority is to ensure high quality work is produced by WA artists and to bring more people to experience and appreciate contemporary dance.
STRUT, a hub where professional dancers can connect through a creative dance network, is located in the King Street Arts Centre in the heart of Perth and has eighty members.
Each year STRUT dance initiates a curated program of choreographic activities and offers a range of responsive programs to support its members including:
Creative residencies both curated and responsive
International exchanges
Studio showings and in-theatre seasons
Regular training and workshops
Administrative, auspicing and publicity support
STRUT dance is a partner of Artrage, Critical Path, Dancehouse and the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What part of the program is decided by a curatorial panel?Research and development activities supported through the Future Moves initiative - co-productions, choreographer in residence, Co/Labs, participation in Prime Cut, and professional development opportunities such as the 2010 Deborah Hay Solo Performance Project.
What part of the program is decided by the STRUT Director and Artistic Program Manager?
The curation of international and interstate guest artists to be part of the STRUT annual program supported by the Australia Council (which includes performance presentations, professional development activities and productions of new work) as well as, on a case by case basis, limited financial production support for various projects.
What part of the program can I access as a member?
Please go to our membership page to view membership benefits.
Who can become a member?
Professional dancers (tertiary qualification or demonstrated equivalent experience) who are willing to be involved in dance practice and engage in Strut's professional development and training activities.
No students or people under the age of eighteen.
What is the role of the Producer at STRUT dance?
To identify audiences and pursue partnership and presentation opportunities on an ongoing basis for projects curated through STRUT programs, particularly regionally and nationally.
To manage and overview artist residencies.
To build relationships with Circuitwest venues and Country Arts to ascertain and increase product demands in regional WA in collaboration with Future Moves Regional Facilitator.
To advise STRUT members in addressing the logistical development of their work from the earliest stages with a view to presentation and touring.
To write funding applications for the promotion and/or touring of selected STRUT produced dance works (Mobile States, Playing Australia).
To coordinate presenter's visits to key STRUT events.
To gather and promote touring promotional material for selected dance works (technical requirements, press, web promotion, videos, photos, touring budget and calendar).
To assist Director in coordinating international partnerships (such as the Asian Australian touring exchange Dyuetto).
To build resource database of potential producing partners.
STRUT dance Board:
Olwyn Williams (Chair)Alice Holland (Secretary)
Lisa Lough
Steve North
Bianca Martin, Alison McArdle, Aimee Smith
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Chair - Olwyn Williams
Secretary - Alice Lee Holland
Alison McArdle
Bianca Martin
