Contemporary dance-specific festivals include Dance Massive in Melbourne.
Most companies work on a project basis with artists contracted for a set period of time, ranging from days to months, with no guarantee of further employment.
Other funding sources include project specific funding for a dance work by example by a festival or performance venue to raise the expenses required to bring it to fruition.
Dance film provides one mode of contemporary dance in Australia with the ReelDance Festival,[1] being the main avenue, with other opportunities being through installations at venues such as night clubs, back alley's to art galleries, shown as part of a live performance, or sometimes purchased for home viewing.
[2] ABC1 broadcasts contemporary dance as part of its Sunday Arts programming.