Critical Path

08/05/2026

APPLICATIONS FOR OUR RESPONSIVE RESIDENCY PROGRAM ARE NOW OPEN

Critical Path is delighted to offer three Responsive Residencies for 2026/2027.

NSW-based choreographers and dance artists are invited to propose projects with a focus on choreographic research. Proposals can be for the exploration of a new idea, question, or process that supports the development of your practice and/or the development of new work.

Each residency includes up to $12,000 AUD and up to three weeks of space at the Drill Hall. Artists are welcome to suggest alternative spaces in NSW as part of their residency.

The residency periods in the Drill Hall on offer include:

24 August –11 September 2026
10 – 28 May 2027
7 – 25 June 2027

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 8 JUNE 2026, 11:59PM

There will be an online information session on Thursday 28th May, 4pm.

Find out more in links in our bio.

Photo: Chloe Chignell, SUNCUT, performance with sound composition by Mara Schwerdtfeger, Critical Path, 2026, photo: Anna Kučera.

08/05/2026

07/04/2026

Board Members 2026 Call Out!

New opportunities have opened to join our Board.

If you have a passion for our work and willingness to actively contribute to our mission, we’d love to hear from you!

We are currently looking for new members to fulfill the roles of:

* Treasurer
* Secretary
* First Nations Artist Representative

Expressions of Interest close midnight Monday 13 April 2026 and all applicants will be notified by the end of April.

For more information head to the Critical Path website or contact Agnès Michelet at [email protected].

Link to EOI is in bio.

Photo: Dr Peter McKenzie performing Welcome to Country at the Experimental Choreographic Lab Showing, 2025, the Drill Hall, Critical Path in partnership with Performance Space, photo by Liz Ham.
Image ID: A group of audience members are gathered outside the Drill Hall listening to a person in the centre of the space who is performing a Welcome to Country.

07/04/2026

EOI FOR SPACE GRANTS, RESEARCH ROOM RESIDENCIES & CRITICAL PRACTICE

Critical Path invites independent choreographers and dancers to experiment with ideas, undertake focused research and lead evening workshops in the Drill Hall from May to August 2026.

You are invited to build your own residency by choosing up to 3 programs:

Space Grant
Research Room Residency
Critical Practice

Link to more information about each program and their dates in bio.

DEADLINE: SUNDAY 19 APRIL 2026, 11:59PM, AEDT

Photo: Marcus Whale, EVERY WILD IDEA, Performance at the Drill Hall, Critical Path, 2026, photo by Anna Kucera. .au

06/02/2026

Critical Path is thrilled to announce that world-renown choreographer Meg Stuart is coming to Sydney this February!! This program is presented in partnership with the Keir Foundation and in collaboration with the Farm.

25 FEBRUARY 2026
The Drill Hall, Darling Point, NSW

Meg Stuart will offer a 3 hour workshop, followed by an artist talk in conversation with Angela Conquet.

We can't wait to see you there!
More info via links in bio and on website

KNOWING AND NOT KNOWING
Meg Stuart Workshop

Open to 15 artists with a movement practice via an Expression of Interest.

EOI Due: Thursday 12 February 11.59PM

WORKSHOP DATE
25 FEBRUARY 2026
WEDNESDAY, 3:30PM–6:30PM

Let's Not Get Used to This Place - On dramaturgies of practice as / of collaboration and cross-pollination
Meg Stuart in conversation with Angela Conquet

TALK 
25 FEBRUARY 2026
WEDNESDAY
7:30PM–8:30PM

FREE - link in bio

IMAGE CREDIT: Davis Freeman, Kristof Van Boven, Maria F. Scaroni, Anja Müller and Dragana Bulut in ‘Built to Last’, Meg Stuart | Damaged Goods, 2012, photo by Eva Würdinger.

02/02/2026

We are thrilled to announce our first CRITICAL PRACTICE series for 2026!

BUTOH: How to Be Present and Have Presence ~ a 4-week workshop series led by the wonderful Dwayne Lawler.

4 FEBRUARY – 25 FEBRUARY 2026
WEDNESDAYS
6:30PM - 8:30PM

4 FEBRUARY, 11 FEBRUARY, 18 FEBRUARY, 25 FEBRUARY

THE DRILL HALL, CRITICAL PATH
1C NEW BEACH ROAD, DARLING POINT, NSW, 2027
GADIGAL & BIRRABIRRAGAL COUNTRY

SINGLE CLASS: $30 (+ booking fee)
5-WEEK PASS: $100 (+ booking fee)..

This series covers the fundamentals of Butoh training including the use of imagery, visualisation techniques and ‘choreo-impro’ (improvisation within a structured pattern of movements) to develop the states of 'being present' and 'having presence'.

Areas include how to:

· Be present and have presence

· Turn your presence on and off

· Improve concentrated focus

· Embody the presence of objects

· Develop sensory, physical and spatial awareness

· Enhance psycho-physical discipline

· Distribute and project energy

· 'De-domesticate' your bodymind

· Devise a Butoh piece

The series will culminate in solo and group presence performances. Open to anyone with an interest in Butoh.

Booking link in bio

02/02/2026

Spots are filling up fast! Book now for this exciting opportunity to dance and train with Countertechnique teachers Na-ye Kim (Seoul, South Korea) and Madeline Harms (Sydney, Australia) in a 5-day workshop.

23 – 27 FEBRUARY 2026
MONDAY – FRIDAY
9:30AM - 3PM

The Drill Hall, Critical Path
Gadigal & Birrabirragal Country

Step beyond the class and dive deeper into the world of Countertechnique!

In this workshop, you’ll explore the practical tools behind Countertechnique and get hands-on with the Countertechnique Toolbox — dynamically organised information designed to support both body and mind. These tools help dancers stay present, process information, and turn thought into movement with clarity and ease.

Going deeper than what just a class can offer — this workshop is an opportunity to further understand, embody, and expand your Countertechnique practice.

WHAT IS COUNTERTECHNIQUE?

Countertechnique provides tools for body and mind to deal with the deman­ding dance practice of the 21st century. It is a movement system to help the dancer think about the dancing body, focusing on the process of incorporating information into action.

Countertechnique was developed by Dutch choreographer, dancer and teacher, Anouk van Dijk throughout her twenty-five year career. Over the last eighteen years, the knowledge and experience she gained – in constant dialogue with her dancers – was gradually transformed into a detailed theoretical system and a teaching method, which now together forms the Countertechnique system.

Note: This workshop is aimed for advanced, pre-professional and professional dancers.

Link in bio

FULL PRICE: $550

* We are offering a payment plan in two instalments: $275 & $275.

Image 1: Na-ye Kim, photo by Kim Doeleman.

Image 2: Madeline Harms, photo by Kim Doelman.

24/01/2026

Join us for a performance of SUN CUT : a lover’s dictionary by the amazing Chloe Chignell tomorrow at the Drill Hall.

With new sound composition by Mara Schwerdtfeger.

5-7:30pm
The Drill Hall, Critical Path
1C New Beach Road
Darling Point
Birrabirragal and Gadigal Country

Audience are welcome to enter and exit throughout the duration.

Photo by Stine Sampers.

14/01/2026

Happy New Year Everybody!
For the next 3 Tuesdays – 13, 20, 27 January, the amazing Chloe Chignell will be hosting TRY TO REMEMBER OR FAILING THAT INVENT a reading group at Critical Path, on beautiful Gadigal & Birrabirragal Country. No prior study or preparation required. You can register via the link in bio and find more info on the Critical Path website.

READING GROUP DATES:
13, 20, 27 JANUARY 2026
TUESDAYS
6:30PM–8PM
FREE REGISTRATION

LOCATION
THE DRILL HALL, CRITICAL PATH
1C NEW BEACH ROAD, DARLING POINT, NSW, 2027
GADIGAL & BIRRABIRRAGAL COUNTRY

01/12/2025

Looking back at the amazing journey that led to the performances of I remember what the machine remembers what I remember in Liveworks Festival of Experimental Art 2025. Thanks to everyone who came to see it!

I remember what the machine remembers what I remember : 我記得住機器記住我記住的 is the culmination of 4 years of partnership and exchange between Critical Path and C-LAB .tw.

Ming-Chieh LEE
Nasim PATEL
Roslyn ORLANDO
Zi-Ping TIAN

Curators: Matt Cornell Critical Path), Cicia WANG .wang (for C-LAB)

Producer: WU Dar-Kuen (for C-LAB), Agnès Michelet (for Critical Path)

Creative Graphics: Liury LIU

Spatial Sound Composer: DEAN Chi-You

Sound Executive: SHYU Li-Hsin

Videographer: LI Yi-Cheng, Marbo WU, YANG Yao-Zhen

First Stage Sound Recording: WU Jia-Jiun, CHENG Yung-Hsin, HSIEH Hsien-Te

Second Stage Sound Recording: The Mattmosphere

Project Manager for C-LAB: Cindy LIN

Commissioned by Performance Space for Liveworks Festival of Experimental Art 2025 and presented by Performance Space and Critical Path. Supported by the Cultural Division - Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre and The Playking Foundation. Original development initiated by Critical Path and supported by Creative Australia, Cultural Division - Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre, Taiwan Living Arts Foundation, Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab - C-LAB, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

Image Credit: I remember what the machine remembers what I remember, Liveworks, Performance Space, Carriageworks, 2025. Photographs by Bai Lee