REBECCA JENSEN / ISRAEL ALONI / HARRISON HALL / WENDY SMITH + MARTIN HUGHES / LILIAN STEINER

JANUARY 25 - 29
12PM - 6PM DAILY

Yellow Wheel presents its annual Summer Intensive, an immersive contemporary dance experience that connects young dancers with some of the country's most exciting artists. Five dance artists over five days will teach class and share their practice, challenging the way we move and create. Join us at WXYZ Studios for an inspiring week of dance and dance making.

$250 / Full Week
$60 / Day Passes

This event will operate under COVID-safe practices. If event cancellation occurs due to COVID and government restrictions, all bookings will receive a full refund.

Places are strictly limited!

Daniel Riley / Antony Hamilton /
Kyall Shanks / Rebecca Jensen

January 21 - 24
12pm - 6pm Daily

Yellow Wheel presents its annual Summer Intensive, an immersive contemporary dance experience that connects young dancers with some of the country's most exciting artists. Four dance artists over four days will teach class and share their practice, challenging the way we move and create. Join us in WXYZ Studios for an inspiring week of dance and dance making.

$220 / Full Week
$60 / Day Passes

Places are strictly limited!

We have just opened registrations for auditions for Company 1 and Company 2 in 2020!

A double-bill of contemporary dance presented by Yellow Wheel

CIRCLE DANCE
Choreographed by Gideon Obarzanek
Performed by Yellow Wheel Company 2

Long before Gideon Obarzanek founded renowned contemporary dance company Chunky Move in 1995, he was learning traditional Israeli folk dance on kibbutz. The core choreography in Circle Dance began its life there, and has been extrapolated from the memory of a movement that Obarzanek has found himself returning to, and drawing inspiration from.

In 2015 he created Circle Dance in collaboration with the graduate students of the Victorian College of the Arts School of Dance. Recreated for Yellow Wheel, watch the dancers succumb to an unrelenting physical drive in this intense performance, the Israeli folk roots of which are occasionally revealed to only the most observant eye. We invite you to see Circle Dance in a studio setting before it's premiere at the Festival of Jewish Arts and Music.

TRIP THE LIGHT

Seven short works choreographed and performed by Yellow Wheel Company 1

Trip The Light is Yellow Wheel's annual choreographic season, where our company members are supported to create their own short works. Mentored by Josh and Kyall, the choreographers are encouraged to try out new ideas and take creative risks. Every year Trip The Light reveals something completely unique, and we invite you to share in the journey with us.

Choreographers: Abigail Benham-Bannon, Anne Louise Thorbecke, Eiren Chamley, Elly Tew, Maddi Cushion, Natalie Kwan & Phillipa Chapman.
 

Saturday August 31st, 7pm
Sunday September 1st, 2pm & 5pm

WXYZ Studios
130 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, VIC 3051

Yellow Wheel is seeking experienced professionals who are interested in being a part of our inaugural Board.

Yellow Wheel, established in Melbourne in 2012, is an Australian dance company specialising in working with young people and emerging artists. The company offers a range of programs to connecting emerging dancers with professional artists, and provides rigourous contemporary dance training and professional development. Yellow Wheel presents  fresh, ambitious new dance works featuring the next generation of young movers, as well as supporting artists to create and present work.

We are seeking individuals who can assist with the governance of the company, and who are able to make an investment of their time in order to support the growth and development of Yellow Wheel. In particular we are interested in hearing from those with a background in law and/or finance, and those with previous Board experience.

For those who are interested and would like more information, please contact Yellow Wheel Artistic Director Joshua Lowe at josh@yellowwheel.com.au.

Melanie Lane / Paea Leach / James Batchelor
Joshua Lowe / Lauren Langlois

January 14 - 18
12pm - 6pm Daily

Yellow Wheel presents its annual Summer Intensive, an immersive contemporary dance experience that connects young dancers with some of the country's most exciting artists. Five dance artists over five days will teach class and share their practice, challenging the way we move and create. Join us in the brand new WXYZ Studios for an inspiring week of dance and dance making.

$250 / Full Week
$60 / Day Passes

Places are strictly limited!

Yellow Wheel presents Example Example, a new double-bill of contemporary dance works, choreographed by Yellow Wheel alumni Kyall Shanks and Arabella Frahn-Starkie.

In Reference to the PDF
Kyall's work is a summary and representation of his and Company 2’s time spent together this year. A short demonstration of the play and investigations in the studio, kept alive by the company members through the use of an infamous PDF while Kyall was overseas.

Close Copy
Close Copy by Arabella Frahn-Starkie combines dance and photographic practice. It is comparison and analysis in a dream state. It is multiple versions of a single memory. It is a genuine artefact that is both unchanging, and moving forward with the momentum of a body twisting and flailing.

Friday November 23rd / 7:00pm
Saturday November 24th / 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Temperance Hall
199 Napier Street, South Melbourne

This season has been supported by Lucy Guerin Inc, Transit Dance and Temperance Hall.

We are seeking young movers aged 14+ to work with us in 2019!

Yellow Wheel is a Melbourne-based dance company that specialises in creating work with young people. In 2019 we are offering two programs, Company One and Company Two, which both include exciting contemporary dance performance and training opportunities. Auditions are taking place in December, and interested dancers are asked to register on the website before attending.

Yellow Wheel, alongside Lucy Guerin Inc, is in residence at the brand new WXYZ Studios in North Melbourne. Company members will be working in the thick of the industry, working with and sharing space with leading professionals, and performing in some of Melbourne’s most exciting festivals.

To find out details on what each program offers, and to register, click the button below.

Yellow Wheel is very excited to announce its new Artistic Director, Joshua Lowe, and Associate Director, Kyall Shanks!

Yellow Wheel was founded in 2012 by Artistic Director Adam Wheeler. In August this year Adam relocated to Launceston to take up the position of Artistic Director of Tasdance. Throughout 2019 he will be supporting Yellow Wheel as Artistic Executive. 

Joshua and Kyall both have a long history with Yellow Wheel. Joshua has been the Company Manager since 2012 and choreographed for I Came Here To Dance Once (2014) and The Golden Age (2015). Kyall began a company member in 2013, then moving into the role of Artistic Associate in 2016. He co-choreographed Quark (2016) alongside Adam, and is choreographing for Company Two this year.

Joshua has also been the Artistic Director of Hobart’s youth dance company DRILL since 2007, and will continue in this role alongside Yellow Wheel. Working at the helm of both companies will allow new opportunities for connection and collaboration between Tasmania and Victoria.

As Melbourne’s pre-professional contemporary dance company, Yellow Wheel will continue to offer exceptional training and performance opportunities for young people and emerging artists. We are very excited to enter a new phase for the company and can’t wait to share news on our 2019 program with you all soon!

Image by Luke Byrne