What was reported
Sunraysia Daily covered Mildura Dust-Off in June 2021 under a headline saying it was not usual dance art. The article describes a ten-day residency run with Arts Mildura, focused on dance and movement. We could not confirm the artists involved or what they made, so we leave those details out.
Dance in a regional setting
Residencies of this kind give artists time and space that city studios rarely allow, and they tend to take their cues from the place where they happen. The Mallee has long attracted artists for this reason: the Sculpture Triennials and the Palimpsest biennales both asked artists to work with the country around Mildura rather than simply exhibit in it.
Performance work usually leaves a thinner trail than a sculpture or a book, which is why a short newspaper report may be most of what survives. If a fuller account appears, this page can grow.
Further reading
- Sunraysia Daily, 'Mildura Dust-Off is not usual dance art', June 2021