cFour

Come and join us for some improv tomorrow! 🤩

11am at Mebourne Actors Guild, 137A Acland St, Kilda 🕺

All the details and booking info is in the link below 🥰 See you there!

http://events.humanitix.com/improvisation-session-november

▪️Improvisation Session November: 11am Wednesday 16 November▪️

Here’s a shot of one our guests from our last session!

Come join us on Wednesday for some movement exploration in an open and welcoming environment 🕺

Check out the deets via the link below and book your spot ✨

http://events.humanitix.com/improvisation-session-november

A moment of Layla’s exploration from our last Improvisation Session 💭

Have you booked in for our Improvisation Session November?

It’s happening 11am Wednesday 16 November in St Kilda!

An hour of dance for people of all levels and experiences. You can check out all the details via the link below 🥰

http://events.humanitix.com/improvisation-session-november

A snap from our Improvisation Session in October ✨

Our next session is coming up soon.

▪️11am Wednesday 16 November at Melbourne Actors Guild - 137A Acland St, St Kilda▪️

Come join us for a dance and take some time to explore new movement and ideas in a warm and welcoming environment.

Everyone is welcome! Participation is by way of “pay as you feel” donation, in an effort to make all of our sessions accessible and inclusive.

Book via the link below 🔗 Let’s dance! 🕺
http://events.humanitix.com/improvisation-session-november

Tomorrow!! 😍

We’re so excited for our open Improvisation Session 🥰 There’s some places still available so don’t forget to book via the link below.

Let’s dance 🕺

https://events.humanitix.com/improvisation-session-october

▪️A snap of Layla from our last Improvisation Session▪️

Our Improvisation Session October is this Friday at 11am! Book your place via the link below. Let’s dance 🤗

http://events.humanitix.com/improvisation-session-october

One week to go until our Improvisation Session October!

▪️ 11am Friday 7 October at Melbourne Actors Guild - 137A Acland Street, St Kilda ▪️

cFour Collective invites you to join us for an open contemporary dance Improvisation Session. Facilitated by Hannah, take time to explore movement and ideas in a warm and welcoming environment.

This session is for everyone, at any stage of their dance journey. Beginners, students, recent graduates, professionals - let’s all come together and share the space. Our goal is to provide opportunities for movement and exploration.

Participation is by way of “pay as you feel” donation. cFour Collective seeks to make all our sessions accessible and inclusive.

Book via the link in below 🤗 We can’t wait to see you there!

http://events.humanitix.com/improvisation-session-october

▪️ Cassie deep in thought at our last Improvisation Session ▪️

Come join us for our next session, 7 October at 11am in St Kilda! Book your place via the link below 💛

http://events.humanitix.com/improvisation-session-october

▪️ A snap from our Improvisation Session this September ▪️

Keep your eyes peeled for details about our next session in October - coming soon! 👀

Some photos from our day shooting our short film 'Fall in Love With You." at St Kilda Botanical Gardens 🍃

You can check out the full film on our page 🥰

Dancer: Layla Pickering
Photos by Hannah Billingham

ICYMI: there's lots of goodness happening over on our Instagram page 🥰

Head on over to check it out 💛

▪️ instagram.com/cfourcollective ▪️

Check out our shiny new website 🤩

www.cfourcollective.com

▪️ Announcement ▪️

It saddens us to announce that we have had to cancel our season of 'Together Alone' for Melbourne Fringe Festival this year.

However, this is not a cancellation but merely a postponement! We look forward to presenting the work in 2022 and seeing your beautiful faces there 💛

Stayed tuned for more upcoming projects.

With love,
cFour Collective

▪️ Meet the team ▪️

Cassie Peele | Dancer in Together Alone

Cassie Peele is a Melbourne based dance artist who is trained in multiple styles. She is a graduate of Transit Dance, achieving her Certificate IV (2017) and Diploma in Dance (2019) under the contemporary stream.

Whilst training, Cassie received mentorship from individuals such as Adam Wheeler, Paul Malek and Daniel Jaber and was also fortunate enough to work with a range of choreographers including Gabrielle Nankivell, Alice Lee Holland and Paea Leach. Cassie also choreographed two works which were featured in Transit Dance’s Motion Gallery (2019) and Sharing Ground (2019). Upon graduating Cassie was granted the Most Outstanding award.

▪️ Meet the team ▪️

Layla Pickering | Dancer in Together Alone

Layla started her professional training at age 14 at The Perth School of Ballet full-time program. In 2017, Layla completed her Certificate IV in Dance at Transit Dance - where she got to work with artists such as Adam Wheeler, Jayden Hicks, Paul Malek and Daniel Jaber.

In 2018, she spent five months in Israel studying in the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s International Dance Journey Program, where she performed repertoire from KCDC and Mats Ek, as well as a new work by company member Ilya Nikurov. She also choreographed her first work - 'Quality' - while there.

Since then she has had the opportunity to do secondments and classes with companies around both Australia and Europe. Most recently she worked with Stephanie Lake (Stephanie Lake Company) in the 2020 Perth Festival season of 'Colossus'.

▪️ Meet the team ▪️

Hannah Billingham | Producer of Together Alone

Hannah is an independent artist, currently based in Melbourne. Her work and practice spans across dance, movement, photography and film. Hannah is a graduate of Transit Dance (2020).

During her studies, Hannah had the opportunity to work with and perform in works for Gabrielle Nankivell, Cass Mortimer Eipper, Paea Leach, Adam Wheeler, Daniel Jaber, Bradley Chatfield, Amber McCartney, Paul Malek, and Jayden Hicks. She also performed in student works. In collaboration with Christie King, she created ‘Not Quite Ripe’. ​Hannah also choreographed and presented a solo piece - ‘i’m so tired’.

Hannah has performed in Stephanie Lake's ‘Colossus’, as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival (2018) and Melbourne International Arts Festival (2019). In 2020, she co-founded cFour Collective - a collective of contemporary dance artists currently based in Melbourne. She also created a short dance film, ‘JULIA’.

See ▪️ Together Alone ▪️ at Melbourne Fringe Festival, 14-16 October. For bookings and info visit melbournefringe.com.au or call 03 9660 9666.

▪️ Together Alone ▪️

14-16 October | Gasworks Arts Park

Presented by cFour Collective at Melbourne Fringe Festival 2021.

In times of isolation it is hard to not feel alone. Trying to navigate an unknown, ever-changing, and unreliable world state presents constant challenges. We have been forced apart, unable to counter the feelings of isolation - but we hold an awareness that we are sharing this experience, together.

Together Alone is an exploration of lived experiences of isolation and coming together. Frustration. Boredom. Loneliness. Craving connection. Reunited again.

This project has been amplified by Melbourne Fringe.

For bookings and info visit melbournefringe.com.au or call 03 9660 9666.

Team:
Hannah Billingham
Cassie Peele
Layla Pickering

▪️ IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ▪️

Unfortunately due to current events, we will not be able to travel to perform ‘tea time’ at the Dunedin Fringe Festival this year.

Stay tuned for more info about a performance here in Melbourne sometime soon!

All our love,
cFour Collective 🖤

▪️ Christie ▪️

Favourite tea: “Chai tea all the way but the real loose leaf not the powdered stuff” ☕️

Recently graduating from Transit Dance, Christie has studied under the guidance of Adam Wheeler, Daniel Jaber, Jayden Hicks, Bradley Chatfield and Paul Malek, and over the years has had the opportunity to work with artists such as Paea Leach, Gabrielle Nankivell, Alice Lee Holland, and Harrison Hall.

Over the past few years Christie has been a member of Yellow Wheel, where she has worked with Belle Frahn-Starkie, Kyall Shanks, Joshua Lowe and most recently Siobhan McKenna.

In 2019 she performed Gideon Obarzanek’s ‘Circle Dance’ at FOJAM in the Melbourne Recital Centre.

Last year she also performed in Chunky Move’s ‘Simulcast’, assisting as a youth leader under the guidance of Alice Lee Holland and James O’Hara.

Christie will be performing at the Dunedin Fringe Festival in cFour’s ‘tea time’.

▪️ Meghan ▪️

Favourite tea: “I like peppermint but it’s equal tier as lemon and ginger” ☕️

Meghan started her professional training at 16 in CO:3’s youth ensemble CO:Youth. In 2019 she graduated from Transit Dance after 3 years of full-time training. There she worked with artists such as Gabrielle Nankivell, Harrison Hall, Paea Leach, Adam Wheeler, Daniel Jaber, Jayden Hicks and Paul Malek.

Meghan is a current member of Yellow Wheel, one of Melbourne’s youth dance companies, and in 2019 performed Gideon Obarzanek “Circle Dance” as part of FOJAM.

Meghan will be performing at the Dunedin Fringe Festival in cFour’s ‘tea time’.

▪️ Layla ▪️

Favourite tea: “I love a good lavender tea man” ☕️

Layla started her professional training at age 14 at The Perth School of Ballet full-time program. In 2017, Layla completed her Certificate IV in Dance at Transit Dance - where she got to work with artists such as Adam Wheeler, Jayden Hicks, Paul Malek and Daniel Jaber. In 2018, she spent 5 months in Israel studying in the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company’s International Dance Journey Program, where she performed repertoire from KCDC and Mats Ek, as well as a new work by company member Ilya Nikurov. She also choreographed her first work - ‘Quality’ - while there.

Since then she has had the opportunity to do secondments and classes with companies around both Australia and Europe. Most recently she worked with Stephanie Lake (Stephanie Lake Company) in the 2020 Perth Festival season of ‘Colossus’.

Layla will be performing at the Dunedin Fringe Festival in cFour’s ‘tea time’.

☕️ tea time ☕️
20, 21, 24 March 2020
Dunedin Fringe Festival

In just over a week, collective members Meghan Bassett, Christiana King and Layla Pickering will be presenting cFour’s debut work - ‘tea time’ - at the Dunedin Fringe Festival.

We have spent many hours musing over the simple ritual of making a cup of tea. We expect that watching ‘tea time’ will feel like a big warm hug, sharing a cup of tea with a friend you haven’t seen in a while or that nostalgic feeling you get when you walk into Grandma’s house.

☕️ tea time ☕️
20, 21, 24 March 2020
Dunedin Fringe Festival

Dunedin Fringe Festival