In the thick of RISING festival activity, and alongside the inaugural Australian Dance Biennale unfolding across Melbourne/Naarm, a rare and timely gathering took place. The Australian Dance Biennale Summit brought together artists, presenters, producers and advocates in a packed Flinders Street Station Ballroom – a sign, perhaps, of a sector eager to reflect, recalibrate and reconnect.
Presentations covered key challenges in the field today, but particularly collective practice and collaboration, and the challenges around developing audiences and proving value.
