For three Saturday afternoons, Footscray Town Hall becomes the stage for a series of live choreographic interventions by acclaimed Naarm/Melbourne choreographer and performer Alice Dixon.
Responding to Encounters, an exhibition that explores unexpected connections between artworks in the City’s Collection, watch Alice animate the grand Romanesque building with movement. As dance unfolds across two levels of the Town Hall, the exhibition shifts from a static display to a living experience, inviting visitors to encounter the City’s collection alongside the uncollectable artform of live performance.
Event details
1.30-3.30pm on Saturdays 21 November and 5 December
Drop in from 1.30pm to view the exhibition and experience Alice’s performance from 2pm. The gallery will stay open until 3.30pm.
Suitable for family audiences.
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About Alice Dixon
Alice Dixon is a dancer, choreographer, performer, teacher and movement artist working across contemporary dance, theatre and experimental performance. She has performed with Lucy Guerin Inc., Chunky Move, Opera Australia, Reckless Sleepers (UK), APHIDS, Deanne Butterworth and BalletLab, among others. Her choreographic practice has been supported through major arts funding, commissions and residencies, including at Lucy Guerin Inc. and The Australian Ballet. Her full-length work Silver Stocks was presented by Dancehouse to critical acclaim in 2026. Her works with collective alicewillcaroline, have been presented nationally and in 2020 they received a Green Room Award for Best Ensemble (Dance).
About the exhibition
Encounters is a new exhibition that brings together works from Maribyrnong’s Art and Heritage Collection in new and surprising ways.
Inspired by the idea of the Wunderkammer (a ‘room of wonder’ that encourages curiosity and comparison), this exhibition showcases an eclectic array of the City’s Collection.
From heritage regalia to contemporary ceramics, works across mediums, time periods and styles are connected and interweaved. By blurring boundaries, the exhibition invites viewers to explore local narratives, shifting values and relationships across time. Learn more about the exhibition here.
Image credit: Jeff Busby
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