Contemporary Workshop with Paul Malek

Transit Origins is excited to offer this workshop with Paul Malek as part of a 6 week workshop series with our Contemporary extension faculty. These online youth workshops are aimed at dancers 12 and up, and will offer insight into what Transit Dance Contemporary extensions offers, including contemporary technique, improvisation and creative practice.

About Paul Malek:

Paul Malek is one of the most highly regarded Directors and Choreographers in Australia.

With a passion for education, self-empowerment and artistic innovation; he inspires many individuals, businesses and communities to strive towards becoming the greatest version of themselves possible whilst nurturing artistic development and professional growth.

Trained in Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, his performing career saw him tour the world through all 5 continents as dancer, dance captain, rehearsal director and company manager all before the age of 25.

Returning to Australia in 2006, he became an avid entrepreneur, creating businesses such as Collaboration the Project (2008 – 2014), responsible for events such as UNDRGRND Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, Immersed Melbourne Dance Industry Night, DANCE CHAT and DANCE CHAT LIVE, Project Y (youth dance company) and over 16 professional production seasons and tours. Paul Malek is the original Founder and Director of popular Melbourne Dance Institute MAPA Australia (2006 – 2011), and was also the co-director of BOOM Media, Marketing and Media Company, For Dancers by Dancers from (2011 – 2015).

Currently a choreographic regular on Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance Australia (SE 3 & 4), Paul has been the choreographic brains of well over a hundred corporate events, award ceremonies, television commercials, music videos and dance festivals over the last decade.

In 2015, Malek founded Transit Dance, and currently resides as Artistic Director overseeing the immense output of performance platforms and educational opportunities created from within their state-of-the-art dance and performance precinct in Brunswick, Victoria.

During his day to day commitments at Transit Dance, he is also a highly sought-after Host and Inspirational Speaker, speaking at many corporate events, conventions and festivals not only in Australia but across the globe.