25.10.2012 Views

Australian contemporary dance u - Dance Massive 2009

Australian contemporary dance u - Dance Massive 2009

Australian contemporary dance u - Dance Massive 2009

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

<strong>Australian</strong><br />

<strong>contemporary</strong><br />

<strong>dance</strong>


WELCOME<br />

Welcome to the first <strong>Dance</strong> <strong>Massive</strong>.<br />

Currently in Australia there are around 50 <strong>dance</strong> companies and more<br />

than 200 choreographers investigating a range of techniques, culturally<br />

diverse forms, contexts and media.<br />

<strong>Dance</strong> <strong>Massive</strong> is designed to celebrate this diverse culture by presenting<br />

many of these exhilarating works, artists and companies in what is<br />

arguably the creative epicentre of <strong>contemporary</strong> <strong>dance</strong> in Australia.<br />

This collection of work is a visually spectacular series of sensory and<br />

physical experiences that range in style and scope, from the energetic<br />

and playful to the contemplative and intimate. Enjoy this first edition of<br />

<strong>Dance</strong> <strong>Massive</strong>.<br />

<strong>Dance</strong> <strong>Massive</strong> is an initiative of Arts House, Malthouse Theatre and<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house in conjunction with Aus<strong>dance</strong> Victoria and with the support<br />

of the Australia Council for the Arts and Arts Victoria.<br />

Australia is home to the oldest living culture on earth. Respect and<br />

engagement with this ancient culture and its <strong>contemporary</strong> lineage<br />

continues to make a unique contribution to creativity in this place and<br />

inspire our collective consciousness and understanding. The presenters<br />

of <strong>Dance</strong> <strong>Massive</strong> acknowledge and respect the customs and traditions of<br />

Indigenous <strong>Australian</strong>s and their special relationship with the land. The<br />

artists and organisers respectfully acknowledge that this program takes<br />

place on the land of the traditional owners of the Kulin Nation.


contents<br />

page 2 ROADKILL Splintergroup<br />

page 3 LAWN Splintergroup<br />

page 4&5 MORTAL ENGINE Chunky Move<br />

page 6 HUIT á HUIT Russell Dumas<br />

page 7 UNTRAINED Lucy Guerin Inc<br />

page 8 A VOLUME PROBLEM, THE COUNTING, PUCK Rogue<br />

page 9 MORPHIA SERIES Helen Herbertson and Ben Cobham<br />

page 10&11 180 SECONDS IN (DISCO) HEAVEN OR HELL<br />

page 12 NO SUCCESS LIKE FAILURE The Fondue Set<br />

page 13 INERT a collaboration<br />

page 14 MELBOURNE SPAWNED A MONSTER Jo Lloyd (double bill)<br />

page 14 LIMINA Michaela Pegum (double bill)<br />

page 15 VIANNE Shelley Lasica<br />

page 16 LIFESIZE Luke George<br />

inside back cover Event Planner and Booking Information<br />

outside back cover Venue Locations and Access Information<br />

To get the skinny on the <strong>Massive</strong> including<br />

interviews, previews, reviews and to do’s and for<br />

your chance to win the Ultimate <strong>Dance</strong> <strong>Massive</strong><br />

Experience (a VIP package that includes tickets<br />

and drinks) subscribe to MASSIVE e-news at:<br />

www.<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

1


2<br />

Splinterdeal - both shows $45 see www.<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

roadkill Splintergroup<br />

“Fuelled by a collective creativity and inventive stagecraft,<br />

it is dark, primitive and very exciting.” Daily Express<br />

A couple are stranded in the middle of nowhere with a car that won’t start next<br />

to a phone box that doesn’t work. This is a road trip into the agoraphobia and<br />

desolation of the <strong>Australian</strong> outback: a place of dreams and dust and ghosts.<br />

A land where backpackers disappear and tragedy strikes the vulnerable.<br />

roadkill is stunning, edge of your seat <strong>dance</strong> theatre: highly physical,<br />

and ultimately intensely unnerving.<br />

Thu 5 – Sun 8 March<br />

Thu 5 – Sat 7, 7.30pm<br />

Sun 8 – 6pm<br />

Post show artist talk Fri 6 March<br />

75 minutes – no interval<br />

Arts House, Meat Market<br />

5 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne<br />

Tickets: $25 / $18<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9639 0096<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Warnings: Cigarette smoke, smoke effects<br />

Choreography: Splintergroup<br />

Produced by Brisbane Powerhouse and <strong>Dance</strong>north,<br />

presented by Arts House and Mobile States<br />

Performers: Gavin Webber, Grayson Millwood,<br />

Sarah-Jayne Howard, Dramaturg: Andrew Ross,<br />

Sound Design: Luke Smiles, Lighting Designer: Mark Howett,<br />

Rehearsal Director: Michelle Ryan<br />

Photo: Tim Page<br />

<strong>dance</strong>north.com.au<br />

roadkill is toured by Performing Lines for Mobile States: Touring Contemporary Performance Australia. Mobile States is a national touring<br />

initiative of the theatre board of the Australia Council. It has received support from the <strong>Australian</strong> Government through the Australia Council,<br />

its arts funding and advisory body.


lawn Splintergroup<br />

“It’s simply one of the best things you will see in the theatre…A series of<br />

physical and imaginative miracles.” The <strong>Australian</strong><br />

In a one-room apartment high above the snow covered streets of Berlin a man<br />

is dreaming of the open lawns of his childhood. Beneath the wallpaper are the<br />

shadows of former tenants. In the walls and in his clothes there is a darker past<br />

he is trying to repress, but it keeps crawling out.<br />

Accompanied by a live score composed and performed by Iain Grandage, lawn<br />

is an expertly crafted horror fantasy that has been widely lauded by critics and<br />

audiences alike for its striking images, intense theatrical movement and ironic<br />

sense of play.<br />

Wed 11 – Sat 14 March<br />

Wed 11 (Preview) & Thu 12, 8pm<br />

Fri 13, 6:30pm & 9pm<br />

Sat 14, 8pm<br />

80 minutes – no interval<br />

Merlyn Theatre<br />

at the C.U.B. Malthouse<br />

113 Sturt Street, Southbank<br />

Tickets from $24 – $37<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9685 5111<br />

Warning: Smoke effects<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Choreography: Splintergroup<br />

Produced by Brisbane Powerhouse and <strong>Dance</strong>north,<br />

presented by Malthouse Theatre in association with Arts<br />

House. Toured by Mobile States.<br />

Performers: Vincent Crowley, Grayson Millwood, Gavin Webber<br />

Rehearsal Director: Michelle Ryan, Dramaturg: Andrew Ross,<br />

Musical Composer/Performer: Iain Grandage,<br />

Designer: Zoe Atkinson, Lighting Designer: Mark Howett<br />

Photo: Tim Page<br />

<strong>dance</strong>north.com.au<br />

3


4<br />

Mortal engine Chunky Move<br />

2008 Helpmann Award<br />

Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production<br />

“The effect is terrifying, beautiful, unique and absolutely unforgettable...<br />

from the second the whirlpool of light hits the surface of the unfeasibly<br />

steep set, the audience is at Mortal Engine’s mercy.” The Metro, London<br />

Somewhere between waking and sleeping, between thought and feeling, lies a<br />

body that we possess but cannot control – Chunky Move’s startling new work<br />

begins here.<br />

Mortal Engine is a <strong>dance</strong>-video-laser performance using movement-responsive<br />

technology to portray an ever-shifting, shimmering world in which the limits of<br />

the human body are an illusion. Mortal Engine accelerates us into a reality of<br />

permanent change where crackling light and staining shadows represent the<br />

most perfect and the most sinister of souls.<br />

Following the resounding success of ‘Glow’ for the 2007 Melbourne Festival,<br />

Mortal Engine continues Gideon Obarzanek and Frieder Weiss’ interactive<br />

fusion of live performance and digital technology.<br />

After its sell-out premiere for the Sydney Festival, Mortal Engine enjoyed<br />

standing ovations at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival. In this co-presentation with<br />

Chunky Move, Malthouse Theatre brings this highly anticipated production<br />

home to Melbourne.


Wed 4 – Sun 8 March<br />

Wed 4 (Preview) & Thu 5, 8pm<br />

Fri 6, 6.30pm & 9pm<br />

Sat 7, 2pm & 8pm<br />

Sun 8, 5.30pm<br />

50 minutes – no interval<br />

Merlyn Theatre<br />

at the C.U.B. Malthouse<br />

113 Sturt Street, Southbank<br />

Tickets from $24 – $37<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9685 5111<br />

Warnings: Smoke, laser and strobe<br />

lighting effects, loud volume audio<br />

Presented by Malthouse Theatre and Chunky Move<br />

Direction/Choreography: Gideon Obarzanek<br />

Interactive System Design: Frieder Weiss,<br />

Laser and Sound Artist: Robin Fox, Composer: Ben Frost,<br />

Costume Designer: Paula Levis, Lighting Designer: Damien<br />

Cooper, Set Design: Richard Dinnen, Gideon Obarzanek<br />

Performers: Kristy Ayre, Sara Black, Amber Haines,<br />

Antony Hamilton, Lee Serle, James Shannon,<br />

Charmene Yap<br />

Photo: Andrew Curtis<br />

chunkymove.com<br />

Chunky Move is supported by the Victorian Government,<br />

through Arts Victoria and the <strong>Australian</strong> Government through the<br />

Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.<br />

5


6<br />

Huit á Huit Russell Dumas<br />

“… much of Dumas’ work is performed in silence and is concerned with the<br />

articulation of questions rather than with narrative or with the development<br />

of answers to questions posed.” Australia Dancing<br />

An artisan’s observation of <strong>dance</strong>craft and practice for the time being – this is<br />

not <strong>contemporary</strong> <strong>dance</strong>. Influential <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>dance</strong> master Russell Dumas has<br />

created a series of pas de deux that navigate the audience/performer relationship.<br />

Huit á Huit is an immersive and provocative work comprising live performance,<br />

film and installation.<br />

Huit á Huit is presented over four days across the three <strong>Dance</strong>house spaces.<br />

Tue 3 – Fri 6 March<br />

4pm to 7pm<br />

Durational performance. Individual tickets<br />

offer unlimited access to all sessions<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

150 Princes Street<br />

North Carlton<br />

Tickets: $10 – $18<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9347 2860<br />

Warning: Smoke effects<br />

Presented by <strong>Dance</strong>house and <strong>Dance</strong> Exchange<br />

Choreography: Russell Dumas<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>rs: Jonathan Sinatra, Linda Sastradipradja,<br />

Rebecca Hilton, Stuart Shugg, Philipa Rothfield,<br />

Deanne Butterworth, Sarah Cartwright, David Young,<br />

Madeleine Krenek, Kelly Jirsa, Simone Litchfield,<br />

Gabbi Cass, Nicole Jenvey, Christine Babinskas


untrained Lucy Guerin Inc<br />

A new work by Lucy Guerin Inc which questions our ideas about what is worth<br />

watching in a performance. This casual theatrical exploration presents four men,<br />

in a humorous and courageous examination of themselves and their art.<br />

Two of these men are highly skilled, experienced <strong>dance</strong>rs and two are acclaimed visual<br />

artists with no movement training whatsoever. The complex, refined movements that<br />

one man can do with ease, another can only approximate. But there are things that an<br />

untrained body can do that a trained one can’t.<br />

All performers are given the same instructions. How they execute them constructs an<br />

individual portrait of each man and also an unavoidable comparison between them.<br />

This evolution of information, built up through units of action, points out what they have<br />

in common and where their physical histories set them apart.<br />

Wed 11 – Sat 14 March<br />

Wed 11 & Thu 12, 7.30pm<br />

Fri 13, 6.30pm & 9.30pm<br />

Sat 14, 4pm & 7.30pm<br />

Post show artist talk Thurs 12 March<br />

60 minutes – no interval<br />

Arts House, Meat Market<br />

5 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne<br />

Tickets: $25 / $18<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9639 0096<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Presented by Arts House and Lucy Guerin Inc<br />

Concept/Direction: Lucy Guerin<br />

Performers: Ross Coulter, Antony Hamilton,<br />

Simon Obarzanek, Byron Perry<br />

Producer: Michaela Coventry<br />

Photo: Untrained artists<br />

lucyguerin.com<br />

Lucy Guerin Inc is supported by the <strong>Australian</strong> Government<br />

through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.<br />

Untrained was developed in the CultureLAB.<br />

7


8<br />

a VoluMe ProbleM, tHe counting, Puck Rogue<br />

“Intricate… sublime… an important new force in Melbourne’s<br />

<strong>dance</strong> scene.” Realtime<br />

After exploding out of the 2008 Next Wave Festival, Rogue have created a triptych of<br />

intimate and intelligent <strong>dance</strong>, reigniting two high impact works alongside a brand<br />

new ensemble piece. The Counting dissects circadian rhythms set to a blistering<br />

underscore of driving beats while A Volume Problem draws parallels between<br />

population growth and the auditory phenomenon of feedback. And, as for Puck<br />

– Rogue’s latest offering… well… every good story has a prankster. Puck has been<br />

imagined throughout history, mischievous, curious and cheekily outlandish.<br />

Wed 11 – Sun 15 March<br />

Wed 11 (Preview), Thu 12 & Fri 13, 7pm<br />

Sat 14, 2.30pm & 7pm<br />

Sun 15, 4.30pm<br />

50 minutes – no interval<br />

Tower Theatre<br />

at the C.U.B Malthouse<br />

113 Sturt Street, Southbank<br />

Tickets: $20 – $30<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9685 5111<br />

Presented by Malthouse Theatre<br />

A Volume Problem – Choreography: Byron Perry,<br />

Composer: Luke Smiles, Set Construction: Anita Holloway<br />

The Counting – Choreography: Antony Hamilton and Rogue<br />

Sound Designer: Pansonic, Costume Designer: Doyle Barrow<br />

Puck – Choreography: Rogue, Costume Designer:<br />

Doyle Barrow<br />

Rogue are: Derrick Amanatidis, Sara Black, Danielle Canavan,<br />

Holly Durrant, Laura Levitus, Kathryn Newnham, Harriet<br />

Ritchie, Production/Stage Manager: Bluebottle3 – Frog,<br />

Project Management: Moriarty’s Project<br />

Photo: Byron Perry


MorPHia series Helen Herbertson & Ben Cobham<br />

Described as one of the quietest, smallest <strong>dance</strong> pieces ever seen, yet one of<br />

the bravest and most compelling.<br />

Another remarkable work from the award-winning creative partnership behind<br />

‘Sunstruck’ (Melbourne Festival, 2008). This intimate, boutique performance<br />

transports the audience through a series of sensory experiences. Inspired by<br />

Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams, the piece is a vivid encounter with image,<br />

sound, text and movement, which will surprise and enchant.<br />

The highly acclaimed Morphia Series has been performed for Melbourne and<br />

Adelaide audiences, and internationally; in Dublin, Glasgow, Zurich, Singapore<br />

and Portland.<br />

Tues 10 – Sun 15 March<br />

Tues 10 – Sat 14, 7.30pm, 8.15pm & 9pm<br />

Sun 15, 5.30pm, 6.15pm & 7pm<br />

18 minutes – no interval<br />

Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall<br />

521 Queensberry Street,<br />

North Melbourne<br />

Tickets: $22.50<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9639 0096<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Presented by Arts House<br />

Artists: Helen Herbertson, Ben Cobham<br />

Photo: Rachelle Roberts<br />

Morphia Series has been assisted by the <strong>Australian</strong> Government<br />

through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.<br />

9


10<br />

180 seconds in (disco) HeaVen or Hell<br />

Infusing a little ‘Night Fever’ into <strong>Dance</strong> <strong>Massive</strong>, 180<br />

Seconds in (Disco) Heaven or Hell presents a night of<br />

choreographic speed-dating meets po-mo disco.<br />

Hosted by the glamorous and calamitous, The Fondue Set,<br />

180 Seconds in (Disco) Heaven or Hell puts the TEMPO back<br />

in to <strong>contemporary</strong> <strong>dance</strong> with three-minute showcases of<br />

solid gold. In six arranged marriages, a handful of red-hot<br />

local choreographers add their signature groove to the likes<br />

of ballroom, breaking and bhangra.<br />

It’s the bomb, it’s time limited, it’s disco, it’s crazy - 180<br />

Seconds of SOLID GOLD


Sun 8 March<br />

8pm – til late with intervals<br />

Arts House, Meat Market<br />

5 Blackwood Street, North Melbourne<br />

Tickets: $10<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9639 0096<br />

Warnings: Strobe lighting, smoke, possible<br />

nudity and bad <strong>dance</strong> moves. Over 18 only. Guest artists: The Fondue Set –<br />

Emma Saunders, Elizabeth Ryan,<br />

Jane McKernan. Panther, WickidForce<br />

Breakers, Byron Perry, Kelly Ryall,<br />

Moth Design and many more.<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Photo: Byron Perry<br />

11


12<br />

no success like Failure The Fondue Set<br />

“Failure never looked so good, so silly, so successful...and so intelligent as The Fondue<br />

Set achieve a new level of wit in a bizarrely coherent show that is as carefully paced<br />

as it is manic...” RealTime<br />

Part talent quest, part educational forum and part cabaret, No Success Like Failure is an<br />

hilarious ‘how-to’ show that expertly leads <strong>dance</strong> in to new and playful territory.<br />

With the help of UK director and performer Wendy Houstoun, (Desert Island <strong>Dance</strong>s and<br />

Happy Hour, Melbourne Festival, 2008), The Fondue Set embark on a post, post-modern<br />

exploration of loss, emptiness, giving up, giving in and letting go.<br />

At times both hilarious and poignant, No Success Like Failure returns for a strictly<br />

limited Melbourne season.<br />

Thu 5 – Sat 7 March<br />

7.30pm<br />

70 minutes – no interval<br />

Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall<br />

521 Queensberry Street,<br />

North Melbourne<br />

Tickets: $25 / $18<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9639 0096<br />

Warning: Smoke effects<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Presented by Arts House<br />

Creators/Performers: Emma Saunders, Elizabeth Ryan,<br />

Jane McKernan<br />

Collaborating Director: Wendy Houstoun,<br />

Outside Eye: Julie-Anne Long, Original Lighting<br />

Design/Production Manager: Neil Simpson,<br />

Collaborating Designer: Agatha Gothe-Snape<br />

Producer: Rosalind Richards, Artful Management<br />

Photo: Iren Skaarnes<br />

thefondueset.com.au<br />

No Success Like Failure has been assisted by the <strong>Australian</strong><br />

Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and<br />

advisory body and by Arts NSW.


inert a collaboration<br />

Two performers.<br />

Two viewers.<br />

Love in two parts.<br />

“...an intimate, intricately made work” The <strong>Australian</strong><br />

How close is too close?<br />

Inert is a performance experience that delves into the psychology of love and<br />

loss when one is heard and seen—or not—by an intimate other. Small in scale,<br />

yet broad in its sensory scope, Inert offers a boutique performance experience<br />

immersing its audience in a subtle and moving world.<br />

Tue 3 – Sun 15 March<br />

Tue 3 – Fri 6 & Tue 10 – Fri 13, 6pm, 6.30pm, 7pm,<br />

8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm<br />

Sat 7 & Sat 14, 4pm, 4.30pm, 5pm, 6pm,<br />

6.30pm, 7pm<br />

Sun 8 & Sun 15, 4pm, 4.30pm, 5pm, 5.30pm<br />

20 minutes – no interval<br />

Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall<br />

521 Queensberry Street,<br />

North Melbourne<br />

Tickets: $22.50<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au or 03 9639 0096<br />

Warning: Audiences will be moved<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Presented by Arts House<br />

Choreography/Performers: Simon Ellis, Shannon Bott,<br />

Sound Design: David Corbet, Environment: Scott Mitchell,<br />

Video: Cormac Lally<br />

Photo: Natalie Cursio<br />

skellis.net/Inert<br />

Inert was first developed with the support of Arts Victoria,<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house and the University of Northampton.<br />

13


14<br />

liMina Michaela Pegum Melbourne sPawned<br />

a Monster Jo Lloyd<br />

At the point where one thing becomes another, for a<br />

moment it is both. Limina explores these threshold<br />

moments, merging psychological and physical spaces,<br />

memory and present, dream and reality, to create an<br />

environment where linearity is re-arranged and we<br />

exist in multiple places at once.<br />

30 minutes – no interval<br />

Choreography/Performer: Michaela Pegum<br />

Sound: Julia Mant, Video: Cherie Green,<br />

Original Lighting Design: Jennifer Hector<br />

Photo: Michaela Pegum<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Sat 7 March<br />

9.30pm Limina<br />

10pm Melbourne<br />

Spawned a Monster<br />

Sun 8 March<br />

2.30pm Limina<br />

3pm Melbourne<br />

Spawned a Monster<br />

DOUBLE<br />

BILL<br />

“Complete. Dizzying. Satisfying...Melbourne<br />

Spawned a Monster is far and away the best<br />

original work we’ve seen from (Jo) Lloyd.”<br />

Chris Boyd<br />

Melbourne Spawned a Monster takes an intimate<br />

and confronting look at the monster that lurks within.<br />

Jo Lloyd’s strong and multi-directional choreography<br />

creates a powerful and fragile performance that<br />

explores the layers of the public/private self.<br />

30 minutes – no interval<br />

Choreography: Jo Lloyd<br />

Performer: Luke George, Costume: Tim Jomartz,<br />

Set: Rob McCredie, Sound: Duane Morrison<br />

Image: Famous Visual Services<br />

jolloyd.alphalink.com.au<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

150 Princes Street<br />

North Carlton<br />

Limina and Melbourne Spawned a Monster were<br />

produced and presented by <strong>Dance</strong>house through<br />

the Housemate Residency Program.<br />

Tickets: Double Bill<br />

$12 – $22<br />

Single show $10 – $15<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9347 2860


Vianne Shelley Lasica<br />

Vianne is ‘about the space and the place one holds within, that is also inhabited<br />

with other people: it is about knowing and how one knows. Where is Vianne,<br />

what does Vianne know and how does she know it?’<br />

Vianne imagines a world created by luminous shapes that create the appearance<br />

of solid forms in a theatricalised landscape.<br />

Sound images fly through an electronic world that simulates another time, a lost<br />

memory. The <strong>dance</strong> is the map by which we can orient ourselves in Vianne’s<br />

world.<br />

Tue 10 & Wed March 11, 7.30pm<br />

50 minutes – no interval<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

150 Princes Street<br />

North Carlton<br />

Tickets: $10 – $18<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9347 2860<br />

Presented by <strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

Choreography: Shelley Lasica<br />

Performers: Deanne Butterworth, Jo Lloyd,<br />

Timothy Harvey, Lee Serle, Bonnie Paskas,<br />

Music: PEACE OUT! (Milo Kossowski and<br />

Morgan McWaters, from Melbourne band The<br />

Emergency), Set: Anne-Marie May, Costumes: Shelley<br />

Lasica & Kara Baker for Project, Lighting: Ben Cobham<br />

Photo: Rohan Young<br />

Shelley Lasica is represented by Anna Schwartz Gallery<br />

15


16<br />

liFesiZe Luke George<br />

“…bordering on the pornographic… It intrigues, titillates and leaves one<br />

wondering whether one should be watching; (George) craftily sucks us all in.”<br />

The Age<br />

Described as a cross-artform orgy of <strong>dance</strong>, sound, video and light, LIFESIZE<br />

explores the new worlds we create in seeking personal connection and expression.<br />

The textures and tactics of the work glean ideas from popular and media culture.<br />

With tones of visceral drama and brutal subversions, two performers explore the<br />

substitution of real life with imitation.<br />

Thu 12 & Fri 13 March<br />

9.30pm<br />

45 minutes – no interval<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

150 Princes Street<br />

North Carlton<br />

Tickets: $10 - $18<br />

<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

or 03 9347 2860<br />

Presented by <strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

Choreography: Luke George<br />

Performers: Luke George, Kristy Ayre,<br />

Sound: Luke Smiles, Video: Martyn Coutts<br />

Lighting: Benjamin Cisterne<br />

Photo: Dean Grennan<br />

lukegeorge.net | myspace.com/lifesizemeup<br />

LIFESIZE has been assisted by the <strong>Australian</strong> Government through the<br />

Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and auspiced by<br />

Aus<strong>dance</strong> Victoria.


EVENT PLANNER<br />

Event Pg Artist / Company Name Venue Tue 3 Wed 4<br />

180 Seconds in Disco Heaven or Hell 10 & 11 Arts House<br />

A Volume Problem/The Counting/Puck 8 Rogue Malthouse Theatre<br />

Huit à Huit 6 Russell Dumas <strong>Dance</strong>house ★ ★<br />

Inert 13 a collaboration Arts House ★ ★<br />

lawn 3 Splintergroup Malthouse Theatre<br />

Limina 14 Michaela Pegum <strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

LIFESIZE 16 Luke George <strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

Melbourne Spawned A Monster 14 Jo Lloyd <strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

Morphia Series 9 Helen Herbertson & Ben Cobham Arts House<br />

Mortal Engine 4 & 5 Chunky Move Malthouse Theatre ★<br />

No Success Like Failure 12 The Fondue Set Arts House<br />

roadkill 2 Splintergroup Arts House<br />

Untrained 7 Lucy Guerin Inc Arts House<br />

Vianne 15 Shelley Lasica <strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

DANCE MASSIVE PRESENTERS<br />

developed in the CultureLAB<br />

Presenting Partners


Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tues 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15<br />

★ ★<br />

★<br />

★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />

★ ★<br />

★ ★<br />

★ ★ ★ ★<br />

★ ★ ★<br />

★ ★ ★ ★<br />

BOOKINGS<br />

★ ★ ★ ★<br />

★ ★<br />

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />

★ ★<br />

★ ★ ★ ★<br />

Tickets can be purchased online, over the phone, or in person at venue box offices<br />

and agency outlets.<br />

To purchase multiple tickets across the 3 venues contact Arts House<br />

on 03 9322 3713 or tickets@<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

On line<br />

www.<strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au<br />

Ticketing agencies vary according to venue.<br />

Arts House shows<br />

Inert<br />

No Success Like Failure<br />

roadkill<br />

180 Seconds in (Disco) Heaven or Hell<br />

Morphia Series<br />

Untrained<br />

Back cover: Morphia Series, photo: Rachelle Roberts<br />

In person /phone:<br />

Arts House – Easytix, 03 9639 0096<br />

Malthouse Theatre – M-Tix, 03 9685 5111<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house – 03 9347 2860<br />

Malthouse Theatre shows<br />

Mortal Engine<br />

lawn<br />

The Counting / A Volume Problem /<br />

Puck<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house shows<br />

Huit á Huit<br />

Limina<br />

Melbourne Spawned a Monster<br />

Vianne<br />

LIFESIZE


VENUE LOCATIONS<br />

��������<br />

�����������<br />

�����<br />

���������<br />

�����<br />

���������<br />

���������<br />

����������<br />

��������������<br />

�������������<br />

����<br />

������<br />

������������<br />

�����������<br />

Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall<br />

521 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne<br />

Tel: 03 9322 3713<br />

Mel Ref: 2A J 10<br />

Arts House, Meat Market<br />

5 Blackwood Street,<br />

���������<br />

North Melbourne<br />

Tel: 03 9322 3713<br />

Mel Ref: 2B A9<br />

��������<br />

����������������<br />

��������<br />

��������<br />

���������<br />

��������<br />

�����<br />

�������<br />

��������<br />

����������<br />

�����������<br />

������<br />

��������<br />

�������<br />

�����������<br />

���������<br />

�����������<br />

����������<br />

<strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

150 Princes Street, North Carlton<br />

Tel: 03 9347 2860<br />

Mel Ref: 2B H4<br />

������������<br />

������������<br />

�����������<br />

��������<br />

�����<br />

�����<br />

���������<br />

���������<br />

������<br />

���������<br />

�����<br />

�������<br />

��������<br />

����������������<br />

��������<br />

���������<br />

��������<br />

����������<br />

�����������<br />

�����������<br />

����������<br />

��������<br />

��������<br />

Malthouse Theatre<br />

At the C.U.B Malthouse<br />

113 Sturt Street, Southbank<br />

Tel: 03 9685 5100<br />

Mel Ref: 1D Q10<br />

�������<br />

�����������<br />

���������<br />

������������<br />

�����������<br />

Accessible info.<br />

Arts House, Malthouse Theatre and <strong>Dance</strong>house<br />

have made every effort to offer wheelchair and<br />

limited mobility access throughout the program.<br />

Please contact each venue for further information.<br />

�����������<br />

��


�������<br />

����������<br />

3–15 March <strong>2009</strong> <strong>dance</strong>massive.com.au

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!