WEAVE Movement Theatre

Weave Movement Theatre is an exceptionally talented and diverse Melbourne based dance/movement performance company comprising people with and without disabilities.

 Weave formed in 1997 through an Arts Access project and continues today developing high quality performances under the artistic direction of Janice Florence, a dance artist who is paraplegic.

Weaves’ work subverts audience’s expectations and challenges conventional ways of seeing dance and disability. Weaves’ work combines dance, physical theatre, spoken word and humour to create bold groundbreaking performances.

Weave presents a distinctive and progressive model for inclusive, integrated dance performance.

WEAVE Artistic Director

 Weave Artistic Director and Co-Founder Janice Florence has trained in dance in Australia and the USA. In 1983 she completed a Graduate Diploma of Movement and Dance at Melbourne University. For 10 years, she was a performer, teacher and researcher with State of Flux. Janice has worked and had residencies with Karen Nelson, exponent of ‘diverse dance’ in the USA and with Blue-Eyed Soul, Touchdown and CanDoCo in the UK.

Weave is supported by Moreland City Council’s Community Grants Program, the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, and Auspicious Arts Projects. Weave’s current project, Done To Perfection, is supported by The Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, the City of Moreland, the Transport Accident Commission, the City of Yarra, and Dancehouse.