Program January to May 2026

Mirramu is delighted to invite participants to the first two programs for 2026:

  • Prelude Weekend Retreat and
  • Rolling In Nature Site specific Dance Film Workshop.

21 and 22 February 2026 – Preludeawakening creative practice through mindfulness and play

Set early in the year, this two-day workshop offers an opportunity to playfully challenge and explore your creative mind before the hard work of the year begins.

With a focus on the intersection between creative practice and mindfulness you will experience workshops from visual artist Anthea da Silva, poet Kathy Kituai and movement artists Viv Rogis & Elizabeth Cameron Dalman.

The program is suitable for all levels of experience, from beginner to expert. We hope you can join us at Mirramu Creative Arts Centre to carve out a moment to delve into process without judgement and find your joy to carry forward into 2026.

11-14 April 2026 – Rolling In Nature

Inspired by Dr. Elizabeth Dalman OAM CdOAL, her philosophy and practices of Dance in Nature, Peng Hsiao-yin and William Lü will combine their teaching experience of dance-film making and site-specific Dance in Nature to guide the artists and students in dance or film disciplines.  

Participants will explore and experiment in dance film making in the natural environment of Mirramu Creative Arts Centre, set beside the ancient Weereewa/Lake George.

You’ll learn how to choreograph for the camera, use basic filmmaking techniques and create your own dance film.

Whether you’re a beginner looking for a starting point or an experienced filmmaker ready to push your boundaries, this workshop offers a space to explore, experiment, and refine your craft.

All enquiries about these two workshops  – email Vivienne Rogis: viviennerogis@gmail.com

TECO presents Cultural Boomerang

CIW Auditorium
The Australian National University, Building 188, Fellows La, Acton ACT
Monday 20 October 2025
6.30pm to 7.30pm
Free. No booking required.

Dr. Elizabeth Cameron Dalman and Hsiao-Yin Peng share their experiences in their Australia-Taiwan cultural exchange as mentor and mentee.

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ECDysis – celebrating 60 years of dance practice

Mirramu Dance Company with guest artists from Taiwan
Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre
24 to 26 October 2025
Various times
Forum – Saturday 25 October 2025 at 3pm

Join Australian contemporary dance pioneer Elzabeth Cameron Dalman AM as she shares 60 years of her evolving dance practice.

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Thinking in Movement led by Christopher Chu and Mei Li

  • 14 April 2024
  • 10am to 4pm
  • Cost $100 full $75 concession (health card holders, full time students, under 18 years (not Seniors Cards only)
  • Some experience in the Contact Improvisation practice is required.

Using the basic principles of Chi in a phenomenological approach (a form of qualitative research that focuses on the study of an individual’s experiences), this class will start with simple standing and walking.

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Dance in Nature residency March 2023

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Photographs of the workshop and Elizabeth Cameron Dalman’s book preview at Gorman House on Friday 17 March 2023. Fundraising performance for BigHart at Terroux Peace Garden near Hall on 18 March 2023 Alison Plevey, Dance in Nature workshop 24 March … Continue reading

Dust on the Shortbread: Anything is Valid Dance Theatre, WA


Best Production, West Australian Dance Awards 2019.

Created by Serena Chalker and Quindell Orton of Anything is Valid Dance Theatre (AIVDT), Dust on the Shortbread is a work brought alive by two of Australia’s most vital, articulate and embodied performers, George Shevtsov and Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM. With meticulously detailed and beautifully understated direction by Chalker and Orton, their performances were equally robust and vulnerable, subtle and unbridled. . . .

Review: Jo Pollitt September 17, 2018