Co3 Contemporary Dance

25/05/2026

IN.RESIDENCE: GATHERING.2
18 JUNE - 4 JULY 2026
LIBERTY THEATRE, BOORLOO (PERTH)

After a charged 2025 season, we return with new concepts and new sounds. Curated by Raewyn Hill, choreographers Laura Boynes, Sam Coren, May Greenberg and Shaun Johnston carve out distinct voices that resonate through the Liberty Theatre, alongside live sound by MOWGLI and DJ ADEBOII, this is a performance that you don’t just watch, you feel.

‘…the blending of party and performance…’
- DANCE AUSTRALIA (2025)

‘…performed in the centre of the room amid the audience…’
- X-PRESS MAGAZINE (2025)

BOOK NOW: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1575164

22/05/2026

Across three expansive weekends, 18 June – 4 July 2026, the Liberty Theatre transforms into something alive and shifting for Raewyn Hill's IN.RESIDENCE: GATHERING.2.

Mowgli brings a high-energy, globally connected club sound, moving between UKG, grime, baile funk and jungle, shaped through years on festival stages and underground dancefloors across Australia and beyond.

DJ ADEBOII offers a contrasting current. Known for his refined blend of Afrocentric rhythms, future beats, and percussive electronic music. Drawing inspiration from his Nigerian heritage, he delivers sets that balance rhythmic depth with smooth, contemporary groove.

Together, they hold two ends of the same pulse. Experience it across three weekends only. Book tickets now: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1575164

21/05/2026

Co3’s inaugural Artistic Director, Raewyn Hill, sat down with Ian Lilburne for Seesaw Magazine to reflect on her tenure with Co3 and the impact the company has had on the wider arts community.

“But Co3 is way bigger than the individuals involved and the company’s success has also been of benefit to the whole sector, across all areas of production, administration and design. In this way, a focal company contributes back to the community.” — Raewyn Hill

A thoughtful and moving reflection on Raewyn’s leadership and the growth of contemporary dance in Boorloo (Perth).
Read the full article here:

Raewyn Hill discusses Co3’s growth, Perth’s dance sector, and her departure after establishing a sustainable future for company.

20/05/2026

Four distinct choreographic voices. One immersive experience

We are thrilled to announce the choreographers shaping IN.RESIDENCE: GATHERING.2 at the Liberty Theatre this June: LAURA BOYNES, SAM COREN, MAY GREENBERG and SHAUN JOHNSTON.

For Boynes, whose practice spans contemporary dance, theatre, opera and interdisciplinary performance nationally and internationally, GATHERING.2 offers an opportunity to create work that is both intimate and expansive. Coren, whose career includes collaborations with Hofesh Shechter Company, Gecko Theatre and the Royal Opera House, alongside screen credits with FKA Twigs, English National Ballet and Universal Pictures, brings a theatrical and unpredictable choreographic voice that moves between sincerity, absurdity and physical precision.

Returning to Perth after several years performing internationally in SLEEP NO MORE Shanghai, Greenberg continues her growing choreographic practice following collaborations with STRUT Dance, Fremantle Biennale and Co3. Johnston, whose award winning 2025 work THE SCRAMBLE fused wrestling and contemporary dance to explore masculinity and intimacy, brings his signature physicality and interdisciplinary approach to the season.

Together, they will transform the Liberty Theatre into a living, shifting performance landscape where audiences are invited to move through the work and experience contemporary dance up close.

IN.RESIDENCE: GATHERING.2
Curated by Raewyn Hill
Liberty Theatre
18 June - 4 July 2026
Book Now: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1575164

14/05/2026

A rare leadership opportunity in Australian contemporary dance.

After twelve transformative years under inaugural Artistic Director Raewyn Hill, we are seeking an exceptional artistic leader to guide Co3 into the future from January 2027.

This is a rare opportunity to lead the State Contemporary Dance Company of Western Australia and shape bold contemporary performance in Boorloo / Perth and beyond.

We are looking for a visionary artist and collaborator with a distinctive creative voice who can build on Co3’s foundations while inspiring artists, audiences and communities alike.

Applications close Sunday 7 June 2026, 5pm AEST.

For further information visit https://co3.org.au/employment-opportunities/, and to arrange a confidential discussion, please contact: [email protected]

Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia are currently taking applications for the following job vacancies. Co3 strongly encourage people of diverse backgrounds to apply.

14/05/2026

IN.RESIDENCE: GATHERING.2 returns to the Liberty Theatre this June!

"...it was a wonderfully entertaining show—sensual, disruptive, startling and playful." - X-Press Magazine (2025)

Following the breakout success of Raewyn Hill’s GATHERING.1 in 2025, Co3 returns to Perth’s Liberty Theatre this winter with IN.RESIDENCE: GATHERING.2, a bold new iteration of the immersive contemporary dance experience presented across three weekends from 18 June to 4 July 2026.

Book now:

The Liberty Theatre reawakens this winter for GATHERING.2. With no singular point of view and movement that dissolves and re-forms around you,...

06/05/2026

REGISTER FOR OPEN CLASS - PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL DANCE PRACTITIONERS

At Co3, we are committed to supporting artists through accessible professional development opportunities. From 11 May - 6 June, professional dance practitioners are invited to join us at the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia and the Liberty Theatre for open classes.

FIND OUT MORE: https://co3.org.au/open-class/

DATES: 11 May - 6 June 2026
TIMES: 9.30am – 10.30am
VENUE: Week 1, 2 & 3 at Rehearsal Room 1, State Theatre Centre
Week 4 at Liberty Theatre

To attend, click the link below, complete the waiver, and email it to [email protected]://co3.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Classesworkshops-and-studio-use-disclaimer-.pdf

Open to professional-level dancers over 18 only.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED

OPEN CLASSES FOR PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL DANCE PRACTITIONERS 11 MAY – 16 JUNE 2026 STATE THEATRE CENTRE & LIBERTY THEATRE TO SIGN UP EMAIL YOUR COMPLETED BOOKING FORM BELOW TO [email protected] DOWNLOAD…

29/04/2026

🌟INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY🌟

Co3 exists because of dance, and we’re so grateful for the way it shows up in our lives. In the studio, on the stage, in schools, and in the connections it creates across audiences and communities.

At Co3, it’s at the core of everything we do. We work with artists and connect with communities across Boorloo, regional Western Australia and globally, and we’re constantly reminded of how powerful dance can be in bringing people together.

Today we acknowledge the artists, audiences and communities who continue to shape dance in Australia!

24/04/2026

GATHERING.2 returns to the Liberty Theatre this winter!
18 JUNE - 4 JULY 2026
LIBERTY THEATRE, BOORLOO (PERTH)

With no singular point of view and movement that dissolves and re-forms around you, at its core, GATHERING.2 is about proximity, an invitation to step inside, to witness and connect within a living, shifting work.

After a charged 2025 season, we return with new concepts and new sounds. Curated by Raewyn Hill, choreographers Laura Boynes, Sam Coren and May Greenberg carve out distinct voices that resonate through the Liberty Theatre, alongside live sound by MOWGLI and DJ ADEBOII, this is a performance that you don’t just watch, you feel.

‘…the blending of party and performance…’
- DANCE AUSTRALIA (2025)

‘…performed in the centre of the room amid the audience…’
- X-PRESS MAGAZINE (2025)

Across three expansive weekends, the space transforms, activated by performers, audience and environment alike.

FACE TO FACE WITH CONTEMPORARY DANCE.
GATHERING.2
BOOK NOW:

The Liberty Theatre reawakens this winter for GATHERING.2. With no singular point of view and movement that dissolves and re-forms around you,...

21/04/2026

A big congratulations to Co3’s Artistic Director, Raewyn Hill, recipient of the PAWA Award for Outstanding Choreography for IN THE SHADOW OF TIME.

We are incredibly proud to have received eight nominations at the Performing Arts WA Awards for IN THE SHADOW OF TIME as part of our 2025 season.

Congratulations also to our fellow Co3 nominations and nominees: Best Mainstage Production; Outstanding Contemporary or Experimental Performance; Outstanding New Work or Adaptation; Outstanding Duet or Ensemble; Outstanding Performer - Storm Helmore and Russell Thorpe; and Outstanding Lighting Design - Mark Haslam.

Congratulations and thank you to all Co3 artists and arts workers who made our 2025 season possible.

We are humbled to stand alongside the extraordinary talent in our state, and extend our heartfelt congratulations to all nominees and award winners.