MADE is a revolutionary arts organisation.
In 2025 we celebrated 2 decades as a cultural tour de force in mature artistry in Tasmania, nationally and beyond.
A pioneer, an Australian leader creating spectacular work for audiences by building pathways between the mature non-professional dancer and the professional artist to create quality dance/theatre productions for global audiences in non-traditional performance spaces.
We are a celebration of movement, artform and wisdom. Founded in 2005 with twenty years of success, including national and international touring.
Our vision is to lead the dance with quality original performance, connecting people through participation, ambitiously driving a global agenda, redefining the mature body onstage.
MADE Transformative
Costume Exhibition + Parade at St Lukes Wellness Hub
Opening Night Cocktail Party | Thu 15 Oct (ticketed event)
Join MC Lucinda Sharp and MADE for an elegant Opening Night Fundraising Cocktail Party celebrating MADE Transformative: Costume Exhibition & Parade — a sparkling showcase of costume, creativity and 21 years of dance theatre with Mature Artists Dance Experience.
This extraordinary exhibition showcases intriguing, creative and beautiful pieces which have been at the centre of many MADE works. From stunning textiles to the almost sculptural pieces of The Unconformity performance, this is your chance to get up close and immerse yourself...
What's on 2026!
March
21st - AGM and Morning Tea
April
11th - fROCK ON & Dunrobin Fundraising Wine Drive at
SOHO Arts Centre 10am-2:30pm
May
5th - Term 2 classes commence
12th - Behind the Scenes 'Particles'
15/16th - 'Particles' with Daryl Brandwood at Moonah Arts Centre
July
9th - Term 2 classes end
13th - Term 3 enrolments open
28th - Term 3 classes commence
August
#FTLODTY
10th - "Dance it Forward" in conversation with Graeme Murphy
September
21st - Term 4 enrolments open - enrol here from September 21
October
1st - COTA Ageing Together Expo - more information here
1st - Term 3 classes end
15-17th - MADE Transformative Cocktail Party and Costume Exhibition at St Lukes
20th - Term 4 classes commence
29th - Introduction to Dance classes at St Lukes commence - tickets available here
November
5th - Introduction to Dance class at St Lukes - tickets available here
19th - Introduction to Dance class at St Lukes - tickets available here
26th - Introduction to Dance class at St Lukes - tickets available here
December
18th - Term 4 classes end
CLASSES
WATCH
PERFORM
MADE performances celebrate dancers aged 50+. Classes are open to adults aged 18+, with dancers aged 50+ invited to join our performance ensembles. Our ensembles are at the heart of the MADE community — developing their skills, supporting their peers, and performing at venues and festivals across Australia and internationally, including Mona Foma, Ten Days on the Island, Canberra, Brisbane, King Island and Saitama, Japan.
By making their bodies articulate, the women of MADE expand our notions of how older Australians might live, not simply how they might dance.
Richness of ageing, of experience in life and of the history they have lived. I watched the show and recollected my own life. I cried and laughed.