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On the couch with Oliver Savariego
Oliver Savariego
Talk series
PUBLISHED
24 April 2026
On the couch is a new conversation series–an invitation for Temperance Hall artists to speak. Positioning artists on the couch, these sessions aim to capture a moment in time, mobilising choreographic and bodily-inclined practices through speaking.
OLIVER SAVARIEGO is a dancer and choreographer based in Naarm/Melbourne. His work questions and queers aesthetic values within dance, blends “high” and “low“ art and examines the lines between inspiration, reference and appropriation. He has been exploring transgressive choreographic perspectives since graduating from VCA in 2017, creating “Untitled” with Stuart Shugg in residence at Bennignton College, performing at Weisacres in New York City, and “Surface Area” with Chloe Arnott at Prahran Skate Park. He developed an online installation “Creche” in 2021, which was reworked for live performance in 2023 at Dancehouse. He is currently working on “Slapdash”, a solo work of choreographic collage, developed in residency at Lucy Guerin Inc.
Oliver has collaborated extensively within the Australian dance community. He is currently working with Lucy Guerin Inc, has performed with Phillip Adams Balletlab, Tasdance and Sydney Dance Company, and has worked with independent artists Shelley Lasica, Jo Lloyd, Melanie Lane, Sandra Parker, Harrison Ritchie Jones among many others. He is a proud collaborator in award winning projects, notably Phillip Adam’s Triptych which received 2023 Green Room Award for Best Ensemble, and Sandra Parker’s “Safehold”, winning the 2024 Green Room Award for Best Choreography. is a Front Studio Resident for 2026.Oliver Savariego is a Temperance Hall Front Studio Resident for 2026.
Oliver Savariego is a Temperance Hall Front Studio Resident for 2026
Temperance Hall's Front Studio Residency offers six independent artists an artist stipend and two months of exclusive, unrestricted access to the Front Studio at Temperance Hall. At the conclusion of their residencies, artists present a public showing of their work in development, and receive professional photographic documentation.
The 2026 Front Studio Residency has been supported by the Neilson Foundation, the City of Port Phillip, and private donors.