Collision

I can wear what you wear and become you, someone else can be me.

The undertaking of this stillness is epic.

This encounter is both brief and permanent.

A perfect ordeal.

A compelling contemporary dance work by Jo Lloyd in collaboration with an exceptional cast of 26 dancers (Tasdance and GUTS Dance), designer Andrew Treloar, and composer Duane Morrison. Featuring a monumental sculpture by blacksmith Pete Mattila.

Choreographer – Jo Lloyd
Costume Designer – Andrew Treloar
Blacksmith – Pete Mattila
Composer – Duane Morrison
Dancers – Gabriel Comerford, Jenni Large, Amber McCartney, Kyall Shanks, Madeleine Krenek, Frankie Snowdon, David Prakash, Keia McGrady, Sophie Gargan, Amelia Jean O'Leary, Oliver Savariego, Maddy Bowman, Eloise Wright, Nikki Tarling, Isabella stone, Mara Galagher, Emily Laursen, Caitlin Mewett, Mason Kelly, Emma Riches, Thomas Woodman, Rachel Mackie, Alex Dobson, Jenn Ma, Feras Shaheen, Samakshi Sidhu
Lighting and Production – Chris Jackson
Videographer – Michael O’Neill

COLLISION was supported by Arts Tasmania, Australia Council for the Arts, QVMAG (City of Launceston), Junction Arts Festival.

Video by Michael O’Neill

BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT COLLISION

Video by Michael O’Neill

COLLISION AT THE UNCONFORMITY 2021

The ephemeral nature of dance contrasted with the permanency of a metallic sculpture has an impact, both brief and permanent. Contrasting metals forge and repel with oscillating timelines.

These elements collide to pose the question: What is possible here for those who are present?

COLLISION at The Unconformity was supported by Arts Tasmania, Australia Council for the Arts, The Unconformity, GUTS Dance.

Video by Michael O’Neill

”The choreographic states I developed with the six cast members of COLLISION involve active stillness, hyper perception and imagined histories. The work sustained anatomical perception and accuracy, the ability to make nonverbal compositional choices in live performance whilst supporting each other, and attention to movement reference and representation.” - Choreographer, Jo Lloyd