Orbost Studio for Dance Research
24 Gordon St. Orbost 3888 Victoria, Australia
Orbost Studio sits precariously on land of the Gunnai Kurnai, Bidewel and Manero-Ngarigo people
who maintain strong connections to this Snowy River country.
The raw complexities of this culturally, socially and environmentally damaged area, create a profound context for artists' work. Local artists and artists from around the world are welcomed for collaboratively curated residencies.
2026
OPEN STUDIOS
winter series - soup in the swamp
5pm Saturdays, with soup !
13 June
David Wells squeezes warm magic, Andrew Morrish riffs on cognitive decline,
Rosalind Crisp rips Deborah May's Breakthroughs off the wall
25 July
Rosalind takes us on a docu-screening journey through Seen Unseen
29 August
Ashley Dyer sings! Andrew does the rest
19 September
Olivia Millard and Rosalind invite you into their shared practice practice
limited capacity
email, text or call for a seat 044 726 9930
2026 Artists-in-residence
Alice Gale Feeny (UK)
Ashley Dyer (Mel)
David Wells (Mel)
Olivia Millard (Deakin)
Andrea Breen (Tas)
Julie Humphreys (NSW)
more to follow...
2025
OPEN STUDIOS
17 December - Gregor Kamnikar (Slovenia) & Rosalind Crisp
18 October - Rosalind Crisp
27 September - Andrew Morrish
tiny festival of practice
invited to Forge Theatre Bairnsdale
July 13 - 20
Brief Moments of Solidarity in a World Gone Mad
on-line performances curated by Andrew Morrish
with national & international improvisors
DIRt (Dance In Regional disasTer zones) Workroom
installation performances
January 1 - March10
supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria
2025 artists
Lisa Roberts
Phoebe Robinson
Peter Fraser
Tony Osborne
Peter Trotman
Lizzie Thomson
Nadja Pärssinen (Finland)
Gregor Kamnikar (Slovenia)
2024
DIRt (Dance In Regional disasTer zones) Workroom
Orbost Studio - installation performances
29 December 2024 - 26 January 2025
Supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria
Orbost-International
July - November
5 artists in-residence
20 artists on-line
Assisted by the Australian govt through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment advisory body
Open Studios
September 14 Aleksandra Bożek-Muszyńska & Monika Kiwak (Poland)
August 16 & 17 Shh! Rosalind Crisp & percussionist Anja Füsti (Germany)
Brief moments of solidarity in a world gone mad
August 3
June 27
March 28 - 31 part of our bi-annual Tiny festival of practice
2024 ARTISTS
Ashley Dyer - Associate Artist (Melb)
Anja Füsti (Germany)
Aleksandra Bożek-Muszyńska (Poland)
Monika Kiwak (Poland)
Alexis Steeves (USA/Sweden)
Laressa Dickey (USA/Sweden)
Yeonji Han (Korea)
Peter Fraser (Melb)
Dale Gorfinkel (Melb)
Peter Trotman (Melb)
Olivia Millard (Melb)
Phoebe Robinson (Castlemaine)
Tony Osborne (Sydney)
Emily Bowman (Melb)
Lizzie Thomson (Sydney)
2023
2023 ARTISTS
Ashley Dyer - Associate Artist
Duré Dara - chef & percussionist OPEN STUDIO 4 November
Alice Dixon - Creators Fund recipient, mentorship with Rosalind Crisp
Siobhan Mckenna - dance research exchange with Rosalind Crisp
Phoebe Robinson - dance archival video research
Emily Bowman & Joey Lehrer - Contact Improvisation OPEN STUDIO 14 March
Reynaldo Young (Greece) - sound artist
Daisy Sanders - solo dance research & mentorship with Rosalind Crisp
Céline Larrère (France) - solo & duo performance practice with Andrew Morrish, OPEN STUDIO 2 February
Lizzie Thomson - solo dance practice & historical research with Rosalind Crisp
2022
2022 ARTISTS
Ashley Dyer - Associate Artist
Patricia Wood - solo dance research
Luke George - performance exchange with Rosalind Crisp
Wendy Smith & Martin Hughes - pedagogic research residency
Tony Osborne - duo performance exchange with Andrew Morrish
Lizzie Thomson - solo dance practice & exchange with Rosalind Crisp
Alice Dixon & William McBride - Dancehouse On residence recipients
2022 OPEN STUDIOS
October 8 - Rosalind Crisp 4pm
September 3 - Tony Osborne & Andrew Morrish 4pm
April 17 - Tiny festival of practice with Lizzie Thomson, Linda Luke, Phoebe Robinson,
Rosalind Crisp, Tony Osborne, Peter Trotman, Ashley Dyer, Andrew Morrish
March 5 - Tony Osborne & Andrew Morrish
February 19 - Ashley Dyer & Rosalind Crisp
January 22 - Alice Dixon & William McBride
*** Andrew Morrish performs weekly in 2022
Take Five or More
2021
2021 ARTISTS
Lizzie Thomson - solo practice exchange
Alexis Steeves - solo practice exchange
Lisa Roberts - photographer, DIRt research with Rosalind Crisp
Orbost Studio for Dance Research was established with support from Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund– an Australian Government initiative. Opened 24 April 2021. Contact info@omeodance.com
