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'''Restless Dance Theatre''', formerly '''Restless Dance Company''', is a [[dance theatre]] company based in the [[South Australia]]n capital of [[Adelaide]]. Founded in 1991, Restless works with people [[Physically integrated dance|with and without disability]].
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The Restless Dance Company was founded in 1991 by Sally Chance and Tania Rose,<ref name=ar2008/> when Chance, who worked in community dance, was visiting Adelaide from the UK for a project with [[Carclew Youth Arts Centre]].<ref name=freeland2023/> Restless was incorporated in 1996.<ref name=ar2008>{{cite web |date=23 June 2010 |title=Annual Report 2008 |url=http://restlessdance.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2008_RDT_Annual-Report.pdf |publisher=Restless Dance Theatre |ref={{harvid|Annual Report|2008}} |accessdate=26 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321210742/http://restlessdance.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2008_RDT_Annual-Report.pdf |archivedate=21 March 2012 |df=dmy-all |p=2,4-5}}</ref> It was the first professional dance company for people with disability in Australia.<ref name=freeland2023/>
The company changed its name to Restless Dance Theatre in 2008. At that time, Ingrid Voorendt was [[artistic director]].<ref name=ar2008/>
Philip Channells was appointed in 2009, the first artistic director with a disability of any Australian dance company.<ref>{{cite web | title=Philip Channells – Artistic Director |website= Restless Dance Theatre | url=http://restlessdance.org/people-staff/2010/06/philip-channells-artistic-director-2/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108031443/http://restlessdance.org/people-staff/2010/06/philip-channells-artistic-director-2/ | archive-date=8 November 2010 | url-status=dead | access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> He remained in the position until 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=People |url=http://restlessdance.org/accordion-holder/people/ |publisher=Restless Dance Theatre |access-date=26 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222040039/http://restlessdance.org/accordion-holder/people/ |archivedate=22 February 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Michelle Ryan, a dancer and choreographer with [[multiple sclerosis]], took over the position in 2013. She had formerly been a professional dancer in the [[Australian Dance Theatre]] until six months after her MS diagnosis, when she was aged 30, and had to start using a [[wheelchair]]. In 2011 she danced again, this time using a [[walking stick]], after being invited by Belgian choreographer [[Alain Platel]] of les ballets C de la B to both choreograph and perform a solo work for a new production, which toured Australia.<ref name=freeland2023/><ref name=restlesspeople>{{cite web | title=People |website= Restless Dance Theatre | url=http://restlessdance.org/accordion-holder/people/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402151654/http://restlessdance.org/accordion-holder/people/ | archive-date=2 April 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
The company's ensemble has toured widely, including performances at [[Adelaide Festival]]; [[Sydney Festival]]; and [[Brisbane Festival]], as well as in the UK and South Korea. They have collaborated with [[Chunky Move]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref name=freeland2023/>
In April 2020, the company heard that they had not been included in the 2021-2024 funding round by the [[Australia Council for the Arts]].<ref name=arfund>{{cite web | title=Restless Dance Theatre 'devastated' after shock Australia Council funding loss | website=The Adelaide Review | date=8 April 2020 | url=https://www.adelaidereview.com.au/arts/2020/04/08/restless-dance-theatre-australia-council-cut/ | access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="Smith 2020">{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Matthew | title=Australia Council funding cut leaves dancers with disabilities in limbo | website=ABC News | date=9 April 2020 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-09/restless-dance-theatre-loses-australia-council-funding/12133156 | access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref> Restless launched a fundraising campaign, and soon there was a new funding model. They hope that the Australia Council will restore some funding to it so that it can offer its dancers secure annual contracts.<ref name=freeland2023/>
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The company presents dance theatre works in multiple mediums to diverse audiences. Restless has an extensive training program for all ages,<ref name=ar2008/> based on founder Sally Chance's dance method. Disabled and non-disabled dancers work together to choreograph work.<ref name=freeland2023/>
{{as of|August 2023}} the artistic director is Michelle Ryan.<ref name=freeland2023>{{cite web | last=Freeland | first=Anna | title=Michelle Ryan's Restless Dance Theatre puts vulnerability centrestage with moving Sydney Opera House debut | website=[[ABC News (Australia)]] | date=29 August 2023 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-30/michelle-ryan-restless-dance-theatre-sydney-opera-house-exposed/102777330 | access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>
==Notable performances==
From 4 September to 2 October 2020, Restless performed "Seeing Through Darkness", inspired by [[Expressionist]] artist [[Georges Rouault]], at the [[Art Gallery of South Australia]] (AGSA). All of the 15-minute performances were sold out,<ref>{{cite web | title=Restless Dance Theatre: Seeing Through Darkness - Performance | website=AGSA - The Art Gallery of South Australia | date=4 September 2020 | url=https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/event-calendar/restless-dance-theatre-seeing-through-darkness-performance/ | access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> with only 10 people allowed per performance owing to [[social distancing]] restrictions in place because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]]. AGSA had invited artistic director Michelle Ryan five years earlier, and Ryan chose nine works which focused on the human body and experience, rather than Rouault's religious works. Six dancers were accompanied by an original score by [[Hilary Kleinig]] and Emily Tulloch (of the [[Zephyr Quartet]]<ref name=arsep2020>{{cite web | title=Restless Dance sees through the darkness (and out of the COVID bubble) | website=The Adelaide Review|first=Walter|last=Marsh | date=2 September 2020 | url=https://www.adelaidereview.com.au/arts/performing-arts/2020/09/02/restless-dance-seeing-through-darkness/ | access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>), with lighting designed by [[Geoff Cobham]] (artistic director of [[Patch Theatre]]) and Meg Wilson.<ref>{{cite web | title=Restless dancers shed new light on expressionist artworks at AGSA|first=Suzie|last=Keen|others=Photography by Shane Reid. | website=SALIFE | date=3 September 2020 | url=https://salife.com.au/arts-and-culture/restless-dancers-shed-new-light-on-expressionist-artworks-at-agsa/ | access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Hervey | first=Roz | title=Seeing Through Darkness 2020 | website=Restless Dance | url=http://restlessdance.org/show/seeing-through-darkness/ | access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
In March 2022 a new work created by artistic director Michelle Ryan based on her and the other dancers' own experiences, ''Exposed'', premiered at [[Adelaide Festival]] in 2022. It was performed in the inaugural Frame Biennial of Dance in [[Melbourne]] early in 2023,<ref name=freeland2023/> before opening at the [[Sydney Opera House]] on 30 August 2023,<ref>{{cite web | title=Exposed | website=[[Sydney Opera House]] | url=https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/dance/exposed | access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> It was described by Ryan as "an ode to vulnerability and the power of asking for help". The show was the theatre's debut at the Opera House, before travelling to the 26th [[Seoul International Dance Festival]]<ref name=freeland2023/><ref>{{cite web | last=Dong-hee | first=Hwang | title=Seoul International Dance Festival explores death and aging through movement | website=The Korea Herald | date=28 August 2023 | url=https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230828000642 | access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> in [[Seoul]], Korea,<ref name=freeland2023/> and then touring nationally. The music was composed by [[Hilary Kleinig]] and Emily Tulloch (formerly of [[Zephyr Quartet]]).<ref name=aussietheatre>{{cite web | title=Sydney Opera House debut for Restless Dance Theatre| website=AussieTheatre.com | date=13 June 2023 | url=https://www.aussietheatre.com.au/news/sydney-opera-house-debut-for-restless-dance-theatre | access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref>
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<ref name="Northover-2010">{{cite news |last=Northover |first=Kylie |date=21 June 2010 |title=Top honours for Bangarra |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/dance/top-honours-for-bangarra-20100620-yp4q.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |accessdate=26 February 2012}}</ref>▼
===Company===
▲*2010: Winner, [[Australian Dance Awards]], Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance, for ''Bedroom Dancing''<ref
*2017?: Winner, Adelaide Critics Circle Award, Group Award (Professional Theatre), for ''Intimate Space''
*2017: Winner, [[Ruby Award]], Artistic Innovation and Enterprise, for ''Intimate Space''
*2017: Nomination, [[Helpmann Award]], Best Dance Production, for ''Intimate Space''
*2018: Nomination, Helpmann Award, Best Dance Production, for ''Intimate Space''
*2017: Nomination, Ruby Award, Best New Work, for ''Intimate Space''
*2019: Winner, Ruby Award, Sustained Contribution by an Organisation
*2020?: Nomination, Ruby Award, Best Work or Event outside of a Festival, for ''Seeing Through Darkness''
*2022: Special Commendation Ruby Award 2022 - Best Work or Event Within a Festival, for ''Guttered''
===Individual===
*2020: Jianna Georgiou, Frank Ford Memorial Young Achiever Award at the Ruby Awards<ref name=freeland2023/>
==References==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://restlessdance.org/}}
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