Wellspring - Preserving Australian Modern Dance

Renewing a Pedagogy for the Bodenwieser Technique
In this lecture-demonstration, scholar Wesley Lim and choreographers James Batchelor and Ruth Osborne explore the movement legacy of modern dance pioneer Gertrud Bodenwieser and the lineage of her teaching in Australia.
Lim will introduce Bodenwieser’s radical modernist practice, brought to Australia in 1939, tracing a movement language shaped by waves, circles and spirals, and an ethos connecting dance with ethics, social awareness and expression. Through live demonstration, Osborne and Batchelor will share key principles of the technique and their work in renewing the lineage in contemporary practice.
Drawing on the latest research into Bodenwieser’s pedagogy, the event offers an immersive encounter with this influential dance tradition, culminating in a short performance by Batchelor inspired by the discussed material, followed by an audience Q&A.
ANU & The Street Presents
Preserving Australian Modern Dance
Renewing a Pedagogy for the Bodenwieser Technique
Wellspring: Inquiry and Exchange
Bringing campus to the community, Wellspring is an exciting series of immersive events that explore new depths of cultural enquiry and exchange.