Dancing with Lolo and Papa is a warm-hearted, feel-good short dance-theatre work that uses choreography, recorded conversations and music to explore the role dance plays in ordinary people’s lives, through a patrilineal lens. Dancing with Lolo and Papa explores how dance has shaped the lives of two young dancers, Anton and Espoir, and the lives of their past generations, here in Australia and in their countries of birth. Initially emerging as part of DMC’s national regional tour of DADS, to deeper engage local artists and communities, this work was lead directed by DMC founding member ANYA MCKEE and reshaped into a piece of its own due to being unable to tour during COVID. Dancing with Lolo and Papa premiered at The Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre in Mt Gambier on 15th May 2022 as part of the Helpmann Theatre’s Live & Local Program.