DANDROGYNY

DANDROGYNY / Daniel Newell (they/them) is a dancer, maker, performance artist, educator and graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts. Cat-walking the fine- eyeliner of the pop cultural and political, Daniel’s work can be defined as creatively chaotic and cathartic.

Having performed in over twenty countries, highlights include working with ABC’s - You Can’t Ask That, Melbourne Festival (solo and with Taylor Mac), Melbourne Museum, Dance Massive, Arts House, Sydney Opera House, Bollywood Film, Opera Australia, Honcho Disko ( hosting Brooke Candy & Amanda Lepore ), Dark MOFO's Blacklist Party, Gaytimes Festival ( and many other Queer Parties ), Strange Fruit Productions, Circus Oz, Shelley Lasica, Deanne Butterworth, Joel Bray, Phillip Adams Balletlab, Rafael Bonachela and Kylie Minogue. Through dance and experimental performance art, Daniel has created solid prominence within 'so- called Australia’s' queer ecology with character DANDROGYNY.

‘Drodge’ at their core, playfully calls us to notice the performed nature of hyper masculinity and its toxic implications. Daniel is currently creating NED KYLIE a theatrical slur exploring Aussie iconography, queering national treasures and exploring “Australian” fragilities through Performance Art.

DANDROGYNY is a proud, defiant, charismatic, subversive party favourite who, with fierce [hi]-visibility leaves a neon trial of desire on every dance floor, ALWAYS!

Recent creative resident at Footscray City College ( Creative Workers in Schools - Regional Arts Victoria ), Abbotsford Convent ( Pivot 2 ), Chunky Move and Warrnambool Art Gallery ( WAG ); they are also a Lead / Inclusion Artist of Drama & Embodiment at St Martins Youth Theatre Company and Physical Theatre at The University of Melbourne - Victorian College of the Arts. Most recently, Daniel co-created an intergenerational performance/workshop, art project for children and their adults, titled Mini Beast Disco along with A Composting Cabaret, proudly supported by Abbotsford Convent ( Convent Kids ) and Midsumma Festival 2022/23. DANDROGYNY recently co-curated an exhibition titled Self Creation at WAG.

www.DANDROGYNY.com

Photos by E.F.P. Photography