FEBRUARY 17TH TO MARCH 27TH, 2020.

Dance Nexus is an annual combined schools dance program by DRILL. Each year we work with selected primary and secondary schools in a 5 week in-school residency to create dance pieces around a common theme. For previous years, check out 2018 and 2019.

Dance Nexus Clarence was delivered across four schools to 90 students and focussed on the creation of new work with themes of colour and emotion. Choreographer Hannah Vermeulen facilitated a collaborative creative process for the realisation of these works which were programmed for a combined schools performance at the Clarence Plains Harvest Festival.

For the safety of everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions were put in place around large gathering numbers and school assemblies, with a priority on social distancing. Sadly the Clarence Plains Harvest Festival was postponed.

DRILL worked with interested school’s in creating a film outcome of their individual new dance work, a celebration and recognition of their hard work and creative achievements, combined through the final editing process.