Canberra Dance Theatre - CDT

18/06/2026

Come along to our MID-WINTER SHOWING

Even though life for CDT is not normal right now we wanted to have our winter
show and share our love of dance with the community.

It will be a low-key affair, but filled with wonderful dances and incredible dancers!

It's free and will be over in time for you to go home and raise a toast to CDT's resilience over dinner!

We'd love to see you there

with deep thanks to Gorman Arts Centre and Quantum Leap Dance Australia for all the support. You've made our recovery possible!

12/06/2026

We have an update on the studio repairs.

It's not what we hoped for, but we are well looked after in our new homes with Gorman Arts Centre and Ainslie Arts Centre. All our classes are settled in and doing what they do best - dancing!

📸 (except the last page) O&J Wikner Photography

08/06/2026

FINALISED ALTERNATIVE VENUES

All our classes' new locations are now settled.

Note that Belly and Sword are now at Ainslie Arts Centre.
All other classes are at Gorman Arts Centre.
Maps for each location are at the end.

Scroll through for each day's classes.

We would love to see you at one or more classes. If you're new to dance, or still thinking about joining us, come along! We're friendly, welcoming and want to meet you! Don't be shy, our teachers know how to support all types of dancers, and can give adjustments as you start or continue your dance journey.

(there is still no news on when CDT studio will be reopened. We will update if anything changes from the locations on this post)

A huge thanks and shout out to Gorman Arts Centre Gorman Arts Centre Ainslie Arts Centre and https://www.facebook.com/StMargaretsUnitingChurchHackettACT for your amazing support and help with getting us set up in our alternative venues and back on track. It has made the whole situation much more manageable and possible.

And a massive thanks to all of you as you waited patiently for the studio situation to settle, for the offers of help, and messages of support. It's been a crazy time, but now we can return to our core business of dance making and joy!

08/06/2026

07/06/2026

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

07/06/2026

Go along, have a listen, join the conversation!

It's AGM time. Join us on Thursday 18th June 5.30pm arrival for 6pm at Ainslie Arts Centre Function Room for Ausdance ACT's Annual General Meeting.

Ausdance ACT members are encouraged to attend the AGM to hear about our achievements in 2025, to participate in the official proceedings and to join us for refreshments afterwards.

We remind members that in accordance with the constitution only financial members of Ausdance ACT are permitted to nominate or second for the board and to vote at the AGM. Nominees must also be financial members at the time of nomination and at the AGM. If you wish to join or renew your membership, please visit: https://www.ausdanceact.org.au/memberships

For further AGM information: https://mailchi.mp/ausdance.org.au/ausdance-act-agmnotice-18102791

RSVP to [email protected]

07/06/2026

A HEADS UP FOR AN EXCITING EVENT!

As soon as we are back in the studio Zsuzsi Soboslay will be undertaking her delayed Artistic Residency with us.

Zsuzsi has worked with the CDT community as a teacher of CDTeens; with GOLDS to create the award-winning Moon Stories https://bodyecology.com.au/moon-stories-2019/; as a theatre performer and consultant, and independent Dance Ecology and movement educator. Her process offers a dynamic, interactive, and co-creative space where our bodies, our creativity, and our lived experiences become part of a welcoming, re-making space.

The residency will be structured in a combination of focused rehearsals and drop ins. Come as you are, who you are, and how you can participate, contribute and receive. Whether GOLDs [over 55], other CDT, or in the wider community come and join the party, contribute to, and help sustain creative vibrancy in Canberra!

We will let you know as soon as it starts.

In the meantime whet your appetite on this and more details here. https://canberradancetheatre.org/artists-in-residence/

07/06/2026

Liz Lea, former artistic director of CDT and co-founder of GOLD, is bringing her work Diamond to The Q in early August. Blending contemporary dance, song, cabaret, and a touch of burlesque, this one-woman show invites audiences into a world of humour, glamour, and heartfelt transformation. With moments of raw honesty and riotous play, Diamond celebrates the brilliance that emerges through time – the courage, fragility, and power that define us as we evolve.

More information and bookings here. https://theq.net.au/whats-on/diamond/

06/06/2026

Martin James is our intermittent ballet teacher. The classes are on Sundays at 11-12pm. For more about Martin go here: https://canberradancetheatre.org/staff-and-teachers/martin-james/

For June they are on: June 7, June 21 and June 28

Gorman Arts Centre - D Block
See may 30th post for directions.

Contact Martin for any further details. [email protected]

05/06/2026

Saturday Classes return to the usual times tomorrow.

They all in D-Block at Gorman Arts Centre
~ CDTribe 10am
~ Contemporary 11:30am
~ 2:30 Beginners Ballet
~ 4:00pm Pre Pointe and Pointe
Location details are in the previous post on 30th May

Please book and pay on Bookeo via our website. https://canberradancetheatre.org/
We'd LOVE to see you there!
Spread the word to your friends.
Let's get CDT up and running again.
And if you're new please come along and we can help you get booked in and started.