Chloe Munro Studio at WXYZ Studios / Image by Bryony Jackson

Home of contemporary dance company, Lucy Guerin Inc, WXYZ Studios in North Melbourne is a stunning rehearsal venue available for artistic and private hires.

A range of facilities support people with a wide range of access needs to visit WXYZ Studios. Read more in our Accessibility Guide here or get in touch.

WXYZ Studios: A Decade of Investing in Dance

In October 2017, Dr Terry Wu was looking for a way to put an empty building to meaningful use. The former home of Arena Theatre in North Melbourne sat vacant, and Terry saw an opportunity: not just a property investment, but an impact investment — one that could contribute to Melbourne’s cultural life while giving something durable back to its arts community.

The idea took shape as a partnership between the artistic, private and public sectors, with early support from Michael O’Leary (then Director, Agencies and Infrastructure at Creative Victoria) and Minister Martin Foley. Terry then set out to find the right organisation to bring it to life.

Lucy Guerin Inc was the clear choice. LGI’s artistic reputation was already well established, but it was the company’s role in Melbourne’s contemporary dance ecology — training, developing and platforming independent artists — that made it the right fit for a resource built to serve the wider sector, not just one company. Ian McDougall, then Chair of LGI, worked alongside Lucy Guerin to bring the project over the line.

The result was WXYZ Studios: two dedicated studios and a secure, purpose-built home for LGI and the artists it supports. Terry, Ian and Lucy shared a hope that WXYZ Studios would do more than provide space — that it would demonstrate, with real data, what advocacy and impact investment in the arts could achieve.

What WXYZ Studios has become

Today, WXYZ Studios is woven into Melbourne’s independent dance sector fabric — a place for choreographers and dancers to develop new work, hold residencies, take class and build their practice. In 2025 alone the studios hosted 30 artist residencies and provided 2,770 subsidised studio hours — up from 1,056 in 2017 (see WXYZ Statistics to the right). It has also grown into a home for First Nations dance artists, through partnerships with BlakDance, NAISDA Dance College, Joel Bray Dance and Carriageworks, and become more physically open, with an accessible entrance, roller door and entrance lightbox making it a place Deaf and Disabled artists can genuinely take part in, not just visit.

None of this happens in isolation. LGI now works with a growing network of organisational partners across the city each year, and new work developed at WXYZ regularly goes on to be presented by other companies — finding its way out into the wider sector, exactly as the studios were designed to enable.

+Accessibility Guide

A range of facilities support people with a wide range of access needs to visit WXYZ Studios. Find our Accessibility Guide to these facilities below or download the Accessibility Guide here.

Get in touch:
Contact us via admin@lucyguerininc.com or call 03 9329 4213 to discuss your access requirements or questions and/or to arrange a tour of the venue. You can supply your mobile number via email if you would prefer to discuss or text via phone.

Who are we:
Read about the staff at LGI on the website here or a download an info sheet here.

Social and visual stories:
To help prepare for your visit to WXYZ Studios, download our social story here (text and images).

If you’d prefer a visual story (images), there are two versions.
– Here’s a visual story using the stepped entrance to the dance studios [and step-free entrance to office only].
– Here’s a visual story using the step-free entrance to the studios.

Access map of the studios:
View a map of the studios labelled with access-related facilities.

Parking space for Disability badge holders:
Located at 41 Little Dryburgh Street South.
Text on the sign reads: 2P 9am - 6.30pm MON-FRI / All other times Disabled Parking only.

The sign next to the Parking Space for disability badge holders on Little Dryburgh Street South. Text on the sign reads: 2P 9am - 6:30pm MON-FRI, all other times Disabled Parking only..

Wheelchair Access:
There is a step-free entrance to the LGI office only at 130 Dryburgh Street (via a temporary ramp).

Find the ramped entrance into the dance studios at 41 Little Dryburgh Street South.
– Ramped entrance directly into Studio Two. Gradient = 1:12.
– Lowered keypad and intercom 90cm from the ground.
– Please note: the curb cut is bordered by cobblestones and has a lip of around one inch. You can request a temporary ramp from us to get over the curb cut.

Wheelchair Accessible Rehearsal space, North Melbourne. A large white door and pavement seen from the road. Curb but leads to three rows of cobble stones.

A close up view of the step-free entrance to LGI/WXYZ Studios from Little Dryburgh Street South. The entrance is a white door, which is currently open. To the left of the door is a sign that says LGI/WXYZ. Underneath that sign is an intercom and a numbered keypad.

Accessible Bathroom (RH):

– RH toilet with handrail.
– Shower with fold-down bench.
– Adjustable shower head with lever-handle.
– Lowered sink with lever-handled tap.
– Low table for possessions.

Step-free access to Kitchen and Changing Room:

– Ramp from Studio One to Kitchen and Changing Room.
– Gradient = 1:10
– Handrail
– Urn for hot water

Rehearsal space, North Melbourne. Ramped entry into the kitchen at WXYZ Studios. It is a thin room with one yellow wall a wooden table and chairs, and a dark blue couch.

Other Access Links:
– Travelling to WXYZ Studios
– Access and inclusion resources
– About LGI’s commitment to access

+Hire Enquiries

+WXYZ Statistics

+Images (19)

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Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Access: Disabled Parking on Little Dryburgh St South

Access: Temporary ramp for wheelchair access to LGI Office

Access: Lowered intercom and keypad at Little Dryburgh St South entrance / Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Access: Accessible Bathroom (RH) / Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Changing rooms at WXYZ Studios / Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Kitchen at WXYZ Studios / Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Access: Ramped entry into Kitchen at WXYZ Studios / Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Studio One at WXYZ Studios / Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

Access: Step-free entrance via Little Dryburgh St Sth / Image by Gregory Lorenzutti

+Details & Specifications

WXYZ Studios

Featuring two studio spaces purpose-designed for dance, WXYZ Studios can accommodate rehearsals, workshops, dance classes, talks, forums and informal showings. All hirers have access to on-site kitchen facilities, change rooms with showers and high-speed wifi.

WXYZ Studios also has a range of creative and career development resources available to the dance community, including a dedicated hot desk and community noticeboard.

The studio spaces are wheelchair accessible with a ramped entrance at 41 Little Dryburgh St South. There is an accessible toilet and shower and step-free access between studios, kitchen and change rooms. Read more in our Accessibility Guide, [click here to open] or get in touch.

The venue is available for private and commercial hires too. The studios easily transform into stunning event spaces for events with up to 250 people.

Chloe Munro Studio

– 12m x 12m floor space
– Sprung floor with grey vinyl
– Overhead strip lighting and natural light (west-facing windows)
– Black drapes across window and facing sides (not shown in images)
– PA System
– Power - Standard and 3-phase
– Kitchen, showers and toilets
– Wifi access
– Yoga mats (by request)

Studio Two

– 8.5m x 8m floor space
– Grey sports floor
– Overhead strip lighting and natural lighting (east-facing windows)
– PA System
– Power - Standard
– Kitchen, showers and toilets
– Wifi access
– Yoga mats (by request)

Access Hours

9am - 10pm daily.
Out-of-hours hires may be available by request.

Hourly Rates

Chloe Munro Studio
– Hires from $93/hr

Studio Two
– Hires from $80/hr

– All prices inclusive of GST
– All hires are individually quoted; for artist pricing please contact the office.
– Minimum hire period = 3 hours

Conditions of Hire

– All hirers must sign a WXYZ Studio Hire Agreement, provided at time of booking.

– All hirers must have public liability insurance and provide relevant documentation by request to LGI.

– The Conditions of Hire document lists the terms of use for all hirers at WXYZ Studios. This will be provided at point of booking and signing the Hire Agreement confirms acceptance of all conditions.

– Contact admin@lucyguerininc.com for more information.

+Getting here

Where are we?

WXYZ Studios is located at 130 Dryburgh Street, North Melbourne, VIC 3051.

There is a wheelchair accessible entrance at 41 Little Dryburgh Street South with a Disabled parking space adjacent to it.

Download more information about which entrance to use and find out more about physical access at WXYZ Studios here.

Planning your visit

– Map to stepped entrance (130 Dryburgh Street)
– Map to step-free entrance (41 Little Dryburgh Street South)
– PTV Journey Planner for public transport

Travelling to WXYZ Studios

Download the following information as a Word doc

BY CAR / PARKING
Limited on-street and time-limited car parking available, ranging from 15 minutes to 4 hours.

Some all day parking available in front of WXYZ Studios and within five minutes of our front entrance on Munster Terrace (always check on-street signage).

There is one dedicated parking space for disability permit holders adjacent to the ramped entrance into WXYZ Studios. This is located at 41 Little Dryburgh Street South. More information and image here.

See Parking Guide for more information.

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BY TAXI / DROP OFF LOCATIONS
The front entrance of WXYZ Studios is at 130 Dryburgh Street. Taxis can easily find a place for safe drop off within 50m of this entrance. This is a stepped entrance and has an internal staircase to reach the studios.

The wheelchair accessible entrance to WXYZ Studios is at 41 Little Dryburgh Street South. There is space with a curb cut directly in front of this entrance (the double white doors with small white sign to their left) for a taxi to safely drop off.

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BY TRAM
– Route 57: Alight at Abbotsford Street - Stop 14. View timetable.
– Access: This stop has stepped access and is serviced by older trams with limited access.
– Directions and distance to studios: 300m to front entrance / 250m to wheelchair accessible entrance.

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BY TRAIN
– Catch any train to North Melbourne Station. PTV Journey Planner.
– Exit the station towards Railway Place, West Melbourne.
– Access: North Melbourne Station has a ramped entrance and lifts. More access info here.
– Directions and distance to studios: 350m to front entrance / 500m to wheelchair accessible entrance.

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BY BUS
– Route 216: Alight at North Melbourne Railway Station/Spencer Street View timetable.
– Access: This route does not state it is wheelchair accessible.
– Directions and distance to studios: 260m to front entrance / 400 m to wheelchair accessible entrance.
– More info on bus access in Melbourne here.

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BY BICYCLE
Public bike racks are available in front of WXYZ Studios on Dryburgh Street. There are additional bike racks on Little Dryburgh Street South and the surrounding streets.