One for Sorrow, Two for Joy
Six short diverse works by contemporary choreographers
Victoria 2009 Tour
Swan Hill Performing Arts Centre
Tuesday 12 May, 7:00pm
Bookings: 03 5036 2444
Drum Theatre, Dandenong
Saturday 16 May, 8pm
Bookings: 03 9771 6666
Kyneton Town Hall
Tuesday 19 May, 8pm
Bookings: 1300 888 802
Warnambool Entertainment Centre
Friday 22 May, 11am
Saturday 23 May, 8pm
Bookings: 03 5559 4999
Karralyka Centre
Tuesday 26 May, 8pm
Wednesday 27 May, 2pm
Bookings: 03 9879 2933
John Leslie Theatre, Sale
Saturday 30 May, 8pm
Bookings: 03 5143 3200
Knox Community Arts Centre
Wednesday 4 June, 8pm
Bookings: 03 9729 7287
Upper Yarra Arts Centre
Saturday 6 June, 8pm
Bookings: 03 5966 5040
Plenty Ranges Arts & Convention Centre
Thursday 11 June, 8pm
Bookings: 03 9271 2317
Westside Performing Arts Centre
Saturday 13 June, 8pm
Bookings: 03 5832 9511
The Paramount, Echuca
Tuesday 17 June, 8pm
Bookings: 03 5482 3399
Mildura Arts Centre
Saturday 20 June, 8pm
Bookings: 03 5018 8330
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
Tuesday 23 June, 8pm
Bookings: 03 5573 0429
Horsham Town Hall
Friday 26 June, 8pm
Bookings: 03 5382 4343
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Credits
- Artistic Director: Annie Greig
- Choreography: Anna Smith, Raewyn Hill, Natalie Cursio, Malcolm McMillan and Trisha Dunn
- Costume and Set Design: Greg Clarke
- Lighting and production: Darren Willmott
- Dancers: Floeur Alder, Carlie Angel, Malcolm McMillan, Anthony Trojman and Trish Wood.
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)
