LIVE AT THE LOCK-UP / Romain Hassanin
7PM - 8PM and 3PM - 4PM (Evening and Matinée), 14th November – 15th November, 2025
In collaboration with Catapult Dance Choreographic Hub, The Lock-Up is delighted to host Romain Hassanin for a two-week residency culminating in a public presentation of his recent choreographic research.
Running from 3–16 November 2025, this residency supports the development of a new interdisciplinary work and will conclude with a public showing at The Lock-Up.
Romain is a dancer who works between the realms of dance and physical theatre. He has extensive training in parkour, breaking, tricking, contemporary dance, swing dance, and martial arts. Currently based in Sydney, he is enjoying training and performing with Swing Katz.
Performance/Showing & Q+A Details
Doors and bar open 30 minutes prior to events
- Friday 14 November 7pm – 8pm. Followed by Q&A.
- Saturday 15 November 3pm – 4pm. Followed by Q&A.
This program is proudly co-presented by Catapult Choreographic Hub and The Lock-Up, and supported by Create NSW and Creative Australia.
ROMAIN HASSANIN
Romain is a French-Australian performer based in Sydney. His practice stems from breaking, acrobatics, martial arts, tricking, parkour, contemporary dance and physical theatre. He usually works between the realms of dance, physical theatre, circus and generally anywhere in between that fits.
He has worked with Legs on the Wall (Endling, Hillbilly Thriller, The Raft, Phoenix, Trestle, and Next Chapters II), Shaun Parker & Company (King, Axle, Hover, Trolleys, Bubble, Container and The Box), Big hArt (Skate project), Circus Monoxide (The Nanjing project for Asia Topa Labs), Dance Makers Collective (Dads), Catapult Dance (Awkward), Blindful (My Sight Their Sight, Embodied and Albatross), Little Eggs Collective (The Lost Boys), Alienation (Jake Silvestro and Romain Hassanin) and works independently in the Sydney scene. Choreography highlights include: site specific video and performance at Forum Q for Campbelltown Arts Centre, Flea Brain for The Flying Nun by Brand X, Hybrid Moves for Moonah Moves festival Tasmania and Crepitus for Inhabit dance festival Melbourne.
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Artist in Residence /
HIBALL
24th January 2024
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31st January 2024
HIBALL will be utilising this residency to research and develop a new work for a group exhibition opening at The Lock-Up at the end of the year.
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE /
CALUM HOTHAM
21st April 2024
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5th May 2024
Artist Calum Hotham will be utilising this residency to research and develop work for The Big Picture Fest Newcastle 2024.
