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​​​​​​​​​​​​Celebrating its 40th Anniversary with a theme of What Do You Dream?, Ausdance ACT presents Youth Dance Festival, an exciting mix of live dance performance made by secondary schools from all over Canberra and regions for three nights at the Canberra Theatre Centre from 6 to 8 November 2024.

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In drawing inspiration for the theme, Creative Director Dr Cathy Adamek asks us to be bold in our imagination about how life can be. What sort of world do you want to live in? How do you manifest your future?

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In celebration of 40 Years of Youth Dance Festival we have YDF alumni and star teachers and choreographers: KG from Passion & Purpose, Caroline Wall from Fresh Funk and Francis Owusu from Kulture Break working together to make an opening piece. These artists dreamed of a life full of dance and music, fulfilled through their lives as performers, choreographers and now mentors and teachers of the next generation.

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Youth Dance Festival encourages a student-led approach to dance making, choreography, theatre and film making and provides a shared artistic experience and professional mentoring.

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Youth Dance Festival is a remarkable Canberra success story. A long-term feature on the Canberra arts and education calendar since 1984 ‘Dance Fest’ boasts a second generation of participants, a proud alumni of over 50,000 plus students and a strong legacy.

We encourage you to support the hard work and dedication of Canberra region students and witness their co-creative ability.

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6-8 November, 7.30pm Canberra Theatre

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Canberra Theatre Centre is the home of Ausdance ACT's Youth Dance Festival.  We warmly acknowledge their continued support and ongoing partnership in providing a professional setting for generations of young performers.​​​​​