Presented by Ausdance ACT for Australian Dance Week Staged with the support of Mirramu Arts Centre and Australian Dance Party Produced by Kiri Morcombe Miramu Creative Arts Centre 849 Lake Road Bungendore NSW 3pm Saturday 2 May 2026
Djilba: A Moment in Time is a solo performance by dancer–choreographer Floeur Alder with sculptor–writer Virginia Ward. Created on Menang Noongar Country in south-west Western Australia, the work celebrates Djilba, the Noongar season of transition, emergence and growth.
Image: Floeur Alder in Djilba, A Moment in Time, by Michael Juliff.Continue reading →
Rolling in Nature Dance Film Workshop Saturday 11th April – Tuesday 14th April 2026 Daily 9:30am-6pm All meals included Residential options available
This workshop is ideal for dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, and anyone eager to delve into the art of dance film.
The 4-day intensive workshop is designed for serious learners from collegiate to professional levels, and offers you the opportunity to learn from some of the most renowned artists in the field, while exploring the natural environment surrounding Mirramu Creative Arts Centre.
Participation Options
You can choose to participate in the first 2 days only or the full 4 days. You need to be available for full days. The filming of dance films will be on Monday and Tuesday. Those enrolled for 2 day program will not be involved in these sessions
Workshop Content
This intensive workshop covers every aspect of dance filmmaking, including:
Choreography for the Camera: Gain insights on creating movements and blockings that translate beautifully to the screen.
Storyboarding: Learn how to plan your film’s narrative structure effectively.
Production Techniques: Hands-on experience with camera work, lighting basics, and production management.
Post-Production: Introduction to editing techniques, basic color grading, and fundamental sound design to finalize your film.
Residential Options (Accommodation, meals and workshops included)
$1025 (Full) $975 (Concession)2 day workshop (Sat & Sun only) – $550 (Full) $500 (Concession)
Workshop Facilitators Grace Peng and William Liu introduce themselves and the workshop. Follow the link to watch the video.
Mirramu is a rural property on 100 acres privately run and owned by Elizabeth Cameron Dalman, one of Australia’s modern dance pioneers. Set into the mountain on the banks of Weereewa (Lake George), it is a striking landscape which inspires artists across all art forms.
Mirramu Creative Arts Centre aims to provide time and space for artists to develop their creative practice and draw inspiration from the natural landscape. Mirramu boasts a 15 x 7m dance studio and 2 mud brick buildings with accommodation, living spaces and a kitchen for residency participants. In the lower house there are 4 bedrooms which can host up to 9 artists in shared rooms, with 2 shared bathrooms.
The grounds have multiple spaces for outdoor dancing, performing and filming, across a 10 acre area with views of Lake George.
Mirramu Family Day Sunday 19th April 2026 10am-1pm
You are invited to bring your family to Mirramu to explore the beautiful landscape of Weereewa/Lake George through the arts.
Photo: Sigo Tseng
You and your children will have the opportunity to participate in movement, writing and drawing tasks inspired by nature and the work of Elizabeth Cameron Dalman and Grace Peng. Bring a picnic and stay for lunch on the lawn after the workshop.
Cost
Family of 2 (1 adult 1 child) $50
Family of 3 (2 adults with 1 child or 1 adult and 2 children) $70
Family of 4 or more $90
All ages welcome. Toddlers and babies will need to have their parent to facilitate their participation.
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 – Prelude – awakening 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.
Friends of Mirramu are invited to the annual celebration of the Summer Solstice – the time when the sun seems to stand still in its path before changing direction.
Australian Dance Party will be in residence at Mirramu during December and so this year we welcome them and their community to join us in celebrating the Solstice.
Friends and family gathered at Mirramu to celebrate the 50th birthday of Vivienne Rogis, Mirramu Dance Company co-founder and current co-director at Mirramu Creative Arts Centre.
Food and conversation were shared. A beautiful cake from Sweet Bones was cut. Music and lights by Andreas Dalman with Sigo Tseng delighted the party goers (especially the mirror ball!). And as darkness fell on the lake, dancing ensued.
We all wish Viv a very happy birthday and many more years of creative delight.
Rolling In Nature Dance Film Workshop 12 – 15 April 2025 at Mirramu Creative Arts Centre with Grace Peng
Grace Peng is the Artistic Director of the Dancecology Dance Company and Co-Founder of Dancescreen Collective Taiwan and William Lü, dance filmmaker and co-founder of Dancescreen Collective Taiwan.
The oppressive heat of earlier in the day gave way to a cool and breezy afternoon and evening as friends of Mirramu gathered to celebrate the Solstice on 21 December.
The event began with botanical artist Sharon Field speaking about her artistic response to climate change: 3000 Days and Counting. She has been recording flora every day in the countdown to 2030 – the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) shows that we need to keep the global temperature below a 1.5 degree Celsius rise by 2030. She showed the audience her 2nd scroll. She is now working on scroll 4.
Then Elizabeth previewed her book Nature Moves – A Dance Pratice in and of Nature, speaking about its origins and content and showing some of the many photographs which support the work. Pre-orders were taken. The book will be available mid-February.
This is the second Dalman Productions book, the first being out of silence – a collection of the late Jan Dalman’s photographs of Marcel Marceau with accompanying text in English and French.
After a delicious supper provided by Bernadette (to whom thanks as always), there were two performances from Lake Song: the first a solo entitled The Eagle, performed by Charmaine Hallam and the second a group piece by members of The GOLD Dance Company.
Friends of Mirramu gathered on Thursday 21 December 2023 to celebrate the summer solstice. Peng Hsiao-yin (Grace) from Dancecology Taiwan is visiting Mirramu over Christmas and she was one of the performers to delight audience on the night. There were … Continue reading →
