Est. 2011
Adelaide Festival - Mass Movement
Simply Ballet is taking part in the 2025 Adelaide Festival dance work ‘Mass Movement’ by Stephanie Lake.
“Adelaide Festival’s opening weekend sees a one-moment-in-time dusk ‘happening’, as a mass of 1,000 dancers converge onto the natural amphitheatre of Elder Park for MASS MOVEMENT.
This thrillingly conceived work from one of Australia’s foremost choreographers, Stephanie Lake, is on a scale never before seen at Adelaide Festival, with dancers from every age group and genre coming together in a celebration of synchronised mass-movement.”
You can be a part of this exciting event if you fit the following criteria;
- You have a positive attitude, and love performing!
- You are South Australian based
- You are at least 12 years old
- You are committed to learning an intermediate level contemporary choreography from your dance teacher and will ensure you have practiced this prior to all optional training sessions and mandatory group rehearsals.
How does this work?
- You will need to sign a Cast Member Agreement with the Adelaide Festival before January 24th to be registered. To register under Simply Ballet you need to have a current enrolment with the school.
- Choreography will be taught at Simply Ballet in our Contemporary class (Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm until Feb 26th 2025) or you will need to learn it yourself from videos supplied. The choreographic piece is substantial in length so you must be able to learn and perform a significant length of work.
- Provide your own costume as per instructions from MASS MOVEMENT
- There are some optional Zoom classes to learn the choreography from Stephanie Lake and her team in December 2024, and January 2025
- You will need to attend group rehearsals on 22nd or 23rd of February 2025
- You will need to attend dress rehearsals on the evening of 28th of February 2025
- Be available for the performance on Saturday March 1st 2025
Simply Ballet is not in charge of, and does not have any influence over any decisions regarding choreography, costuming, or rehearsal schedules. Your Cast Member Agreement is between yourself and the Adelaide Festival Corporation.
This is a volunteer event, however you will receive an Adelaide Festival Artist Pass which enables access to discount tickets and other opportunities as indicated on the pass during the Adelaide Festival 2025.
Classes and Rehearsals
You will need to learn the choreography either in class and rehearsals with Simply Ballet, or on your own via the videos provided.
Classes (charged at regular fee schedule rate) – Contemporary Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm – 29/1/25 – 26/2/25
Rehearsals for Simply Ballet Students – No charge for students currently enrolled in another class. These January rehearsals are optional to attend.
| Rehearsal Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
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Wednesday 18/12/24 |
Simply Ballet Studios |
5:30-7:30pm |
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Thursday 2/1/25 ** TBC |
Simply Ballet Studios |
5:30-7:30pm |
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Wednesday 8/1/25 |
Simply Ballet Studios |
5:30-7:30pm |
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Wednesday 15/1/25 |
Simply Ballet Studios |
5:30-7:30pm |
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Wednesday 22/1/25 |
Simply Ballet Studios |
5:30-7:30pm |
Adelaide Festival Rehearsals
| In person training for all cast - Choose one session | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Sunday 2/2/25 |
Latvian Hall, 4 Clark St, Wayville |
2:00-3:30pm |
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Sunday 2/2/25 |
Latvian Hall, 4 Clark St, Wayville |
4:00-5:30pm |
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Tuesday 11/2/25 |
St Peters Town Hall – Banquet Hall, 101 Payneham Road, St Peters |
6:00-7:30pm |
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Wednesday 12/2/25 |
St Peters Town Hall – Banquet Hall, 101 Payneham Road, St Peters |
6:00-7:30pm |
| Dress Rehearsal | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Friday 28/2/25 |
Adelaide CBD |
Evening – Time TBC |
| Performance | ||
|---|---|---|
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Saturday 1/3/25 |
Adelaide CBD |
Evening – Time TBC |
What do I do next?
Once you have registered, you’ll need to let us know to arrange enrolment in Contemporary class or gain access to the training videos. We’ll then forward you the details of Zoom classes and rehearsals. You can start learning the choreography and looking forward to the big day!
Contact the Simply Ballet office for more details or to let us know you’re being part of MASS MOVEMENT.
Photo: (L) Stephanie Lake Company Colossus (2018), image Mark Gambino | (R) Stephanie Lake Company mass choreographic event Multiply (2020), image Daybreak Films.
Have questions? Just contact us and we’re happy to help.