Supporters
Australian Sports Commission
The dance artist and choreographer - SCOPE supporters
‘As a world first, the arts and sport sectors are working together to provide professional development for the life of dance. I am honoured to be the SCOPE ambassador and give back to the industry by supporting this investment in the dance sector.’
Dein Perry, Creator of Tap Dogs
'Dance artists and choreographers all over this country contribute years of hard work and training to perfect their art form. When their performing days are over the amazing creativity and knowledge is often lost to other industries - it is great to see an initiative that is aiming to give back to these talented individuals and create strength for the sector as a whole.'
Gideon Obazarnek, Artistic Director, Chunky Move
'Dedication, determination, courage and enourmous commitment is required to be successful in the dance profession. It is difficult to think long term about your post-performance life when you are busy training and performing, however to be truly successful it is important to plan your future professional development with the same endearing qualities mentioned above. SCOPE is a great initiative which will provide much-needed support for dance artists in this area.'
Li Cunxin, Principal Artist (1995-99), The Australian Ballet Company
'SCOPE will help the dance community identify opportunities for a diversified career. Dancers have a multitude of skills and talents which can be applied in a number of important and interesting ways to contribute back to the sector and broader community. This can only strengthen the industry and allow dance in Australia to flourish.'
Julie-Anne Long, Acting Director, Critical Path
‘The Indigenous culture is centred on the co-existence of art and life. SCOPE is a program that also encourages a similar philosophy. Whether or not you stay directly involved with the dance sector, SCOPE provides vocational support to identify and enhance existing strengths, and utilise them for long-term career sustainability.’
Stephen Page, Artistic Director and Jasmine Gulash, Company Manager, Bangarra Dance Theatre
'As a dance artist you should be considering your professional development alongside performance and throughout your journey with dance. Professional development planning does not jeopardise performance and can lead to extended creativity from influences external to the training and performance environment. Developing a career and education action plan that integrates with your dance career is important for your continued success and SCOPE is an excellent program to assist with this planning.'
David McAllister AM, Artistic Director, The Australian Ballet Company
'Elite athletes and dancers have so much in common. The pressure to incorporate study and work with training commitments can be daunting, particularly around competition/performance times. I often thought focusing on something other than training and competing would detract from performance, but it actually keeps you balanced and able to maintain focus when it counts. The ACE program has assisted hundreds of athletes over the years and it is great that SCOPE has been developed to offer support to dance artists and choreographers.'
Andrew Gaze, Basketballer, Five-time Olympian
The Australian Sports Commission and Australia Council for the Arts would also like to acknowledge the support of various dance companies for providing images used to help promote the SCOPE program. These companies are:
- Australian Ballet (Swan Lake)
- Australian Dance Theatre (Devolution, photo Chris Herzfeld)
- Balletlab (Fictions)
- Lucy Guerin Inc (Aether, photo Rachelle Roberts)
- Sydney Dance Company.
