One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
Six short diverse works by contemporary choreographers
October 2008 Tour
Flinders Island - Whitemark Hall
Friday 10 Oct, 1:30pm - Schools Performance
Saturday 11 Oct, 7:30pm - Public show
Cost for public show: $12 Adults/$2 Children
Bookings: ph Tasdance 6331 6644 or info@tasdance.com.au
King Island - Town Hall
Friday 17 Oct, 1:30pm - Schools performance
Saturday 18 Oct, 7:30pm - Public show
Cost for public show: $12 Adults/$2 Children
Bookings: ph Tasdance 6331 6644 or info@tasdance.com.au
Devonport - DECC
Thursday 23 Oct, 7:30pm
Tickets: Adults $25/Concession $20/students $12/Tasdance friends 20% discount
Bookings: DECC ph: 6420 2900
Schools Performance: Friday 24 Oct, 11:00am
Suitable for upper primary and secondary
Cost: $8
Bookings: contact Tasdance on 6331 6644 or info@tasdance.com.au
Parramatta, NSW - Riverside Theatres
Lennox Theatre, cnr Church & Market St's
October 29 - November 1
Wed 29, Fri 31, Sat 1 @ 8:15pm
Thur 30 @ 11am and 6:30pm
Tickets Adults $32/Conc $27/30 or under $22/16 or under $17
Bookings ph (02) 8839 3399 or www.riversideparramatta.com.au
Previous Tour
Launceston March 6
Devonport March 9
Moonah March 12
Hobart March 13
Bagdad March 14
Cygnet March 15
Deloraine March 19
George Town March 20
St Marys March 27
Swansea March 28
Port Arthur March 30
Colac, Victoria April 4
Frankston, Victoria April 9
Portland, Victoria April 12
Artistic Director: Annie Greig
Choreography: Anna Smith, Raewyn Hill, Natalie Cursio, Malcolm McMillan and Trisha Dunn
Costume and Set Design: Greg Clarke
Dancers: Floeur Alder, Carlie Angel, Malcolm McMillan, James Shannon and Laura Levitus
This season will feature a series of six physical and inventive works by five choreographers including company members Trisha Dunn and Malcolm McMillan, nationally respected choreographers Anna Smith and Natalie Cursio and internationally renowned New Zealand choreographer Raewyn Hill. The title has come from the old counting rhyme, with each work taking inspiration from one of the six lines.
One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for a boy
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a story never been told
Tasdance promises an engaging evening of dance with a unique choreographic mix.
One for Sorrow choreographed by Raewyn Hill is Floeur Alder's solo from Mercy: A dance for the forgotten which was featured as part of Ten Days on the Island in 2007. The work explored the universal theme of survival in the face of unimaginable hardship, through Tasmania's convict past to imprisonment under repressive regimes of the present.
Trisha Dunn has been dancing with Tasdance for nearly nine years. She has created a duo for two men from the starting point of Two for Joy. This piece explores the polarities of joy and grief and the fragility of happiness. The dancers are required to push themselves to their extremes rolling, spinning and flying in the air contradicted with difficult static balances which require great control. Trisha also explores happiness in the context of our connections with others and within ourselves and this is played out in the dancers' relationships to each other in the space.
Three for a Girl is the choreographic work of Malcolm McMillan who has performed with Tasdance for the past seven years. Malcolm has created a beautiful and lyrical work for three women who indulge in Malcolm's luscious and expressive movement style. This section is Malcolm's tribute to Trisha Dunn.
Four for a Boy has been choreographed by Anna Smith who has a long history with Tasdance having created several works for the company in recent years. Anna is well known for her detailed and articulate movement style and creates dynamic works which stretch the dancers' abilities.
Anna Smith's Five for Silver features an inventive costume design by Brisbane based designer Greg Clarke that provides a unique performance environment, as it literally connects the dancers in the one costume. Anna's work is intricate and expressive, and the movement fluid, like mercury: the only metallic element liquid at room temperature.
Six for Gold will be developed in a creative development happening later in the year with Natalie Cursio, an independent choreographer from Melbourne. Natalie creates live dance performances from the contexts of public space, film, photography and fashion and Tasdance can't wait to see where this theme takes her.
Education/Schools Suitability: Grade 4 and over
Duration: 60 minutes (no interval)