Now in its second year, SDC’s artist residency at Carriageworks champions “fresh, authentic dance pieces.”

Sydney Dance Company have announced the four emerging choreographic talents for this year’s New Breed initiative. Now in its second year, the major three-year residency in partnership with Carriageworks in the Central Sydney suburb of Redfern, fosters cutting edge choreography from the next generation of Australian dance-makers.

This year Daniel Riley, Kristina Chan, Bernhard Knauer and Fiona Jopp have been selected to benefit from the programme, and will produce newly commissioned dance works to present at a special New Breed season at Carriageworks this December. First established with the generous support of the Balnavas Foundation in 2014, the New Breed initiative aims to support young dance artists as they develop “fresh, authentic dance pieces.”

“Over its 46-year history, Sydney Dance Company has earned a reputation as a breeding ground for future generations of Australian choreographic artists,” said SDC Artistic Director, Rafael Bonachela. “We are proud to further contribute to this legacy through what we believe is a truly unique program, and to further invest in what we believe is the very foundation of the future of Australian contemporary dance – it’s creators.”

The first year of the...