DANCER: A National Portrait Gallery touring exhibition

Venue: Frankston Arts Centre
Location: 27-37 Davey St Frankston vic 3199
7 Feb - 26 Apr, 2025
Web: https://artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au/Whats-On/Art-Exhibitions/DANCER

Image: Beau Dean Riley Smith, Wiradjuri and Gamilaraay nations, Bennelong 2017 (detail) from the series ‘Space in between’, Jacob Nash, Daly River © Jacob Nash

From letting loose in the lounge room to enthralling audiences on stage, this exhibition captures the experience of lives lived through dance. Drawn from the National Portrait Gallery collection and incorporating the work of contemporary photographers, Dancer reflects the freedom and joy of dance and its power to connect.

The exhibition features 52 works including works from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection of dance legends Irina Baronova, Robert Helpmann, Hélène Kirsova, Graeme Murphy, Gideon Obarzanek, Anna Pavlova, Marilyn Rowe and Janet Vernon.

Dancer will be on display from Friday 7 February to Saturday 26 April, 2025.

Opening Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 2pm
Sunday: Closed
Closed on Public Holidays

Dancer is a National Portrait Gallery touring exhibition.

This exhibition is supported but the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.

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