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ACTIVITIES Research Residencies | Interchange | Labs and Workshops | Discourse Independent choreographic artists and responding to their requests are at the centre of all we do. The Responsive Program emphasises the value of risk–taking for future choreographic development and seeks to give choreographers an opportunity to innovate their practices in an environment that promotes open discovery and experimentation. The program encourages self–directed and collaborative proposals that reflect the particular interests and goals of participating artists. Artists come from far and near, and work with us at partners spaces across NSW, nationally and internationally. We have many artists working at the Drill throughout the year engaged in research on their own artistic practice. In the corner of the building (next to the kitchen), our Research Room artists work away exploring their ideas, reading, writing and inviting conversation. In 2019 Critical Path delivered, often in partnership, often responding directly to or led by artist’s passions and areas of concern as well as needs;
ANTHROPOCENE RESEARCH PROJECT We began the year with our wider reaching Anthropocene Research Project, whose research strand gave Rosalind Crisp the opportunity to build on her research residency March 2016, this led directly into presentations at Artlands 2018 and Dance Massive 2019. Alongside this the Choreo Hack Lab (see Labs below) and Out of the Lab residencies took forward research areas with Dean Walsh, Henrietta Baird, Ivey Wawn and Sarah Pini.
