On The Table is a weekly event for artistic exchange and collaboration run by Caitlin Dear and Rebecca Jensen. Dancers of any training background, as well as people curious about movement though new to dance, are welcome.

Each week’s session is hosted by a different artist or collective who are invited to put something ‘on the table’ for everyone to examine together. The program features artists working with different styles of dance, approaches to choreography, methods of bodily practice and relationships to movement. On The Table particularly aims to highlight artists who work with dance in combination with other fields (for example gaming, science, therapy and visual art). Anyone from these intersecting fields are encouraged to come along!

Sessions range from workshops and in-progress performance showings to open artistic explorations. Artists might share choreographic material, a practice, an idea, a framework, a question, a score, a reading or any manner of provocation. Everyone is invited to take part in the tasks at hand. Participation can be as little or as much as desired and you are free to come and just watch.

On The Table is free to attend and everyone is welcome whether you’re a professional dancer or you’ve never danced before. Please wear comfortable clothing that you can move in and bring a water bottle.

For any questions or to submit an EOI, please contact onthetable.contact@gmail.com

Instagram: @on.the.table.melb

On The Table #1 (April-June 2023)

Monday 17 April, 6.30pm — Shelley O’Meara
Monday 24 April, 6.30pm — Marcus Ian McKenzie
Monday 1 May, 6.30pm — Astrid Zeman
Monday 8 May, 6.30pm — Tina and Tomaat
Monday 15 May, 6.30pm — James Paul
Monday 22 May, 6.30pm — Nilgun Guven
Monday 29 May, 6.30pm — Jule Vincent
Monday 5 June, 6.30pm — Alex Dobson
Monday 12 June, 6.30pm — Sovan Ly
Monday 19 June, 6.30pm — Romaine Margaret Mcsweeney
Monday 26 June, 6.30pm — Kimberley Downing

For more information head to the On the Table Dancehouse website here