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A mother of a show
Launceston 3 - 5 July and 10 - 12 July at 8pm
Tuesday 8 July at 1pm and Wednesday 9 July at 11am - Schools Shows
Saturday 12 July at 2pm
Earl Arts Centre
Bookings: 03 6323 3666 or www.theatrenorth.com.au
Hobart 18 - 19 July at 8pm
17 July at 1pm - Schools Show
Theatre Royal
Bookings: 03 6233 2299 or www.theatreroyal.com.au
Melbourne 31 July - 2 August 8pm
2 August at 2pm
Gasworks Theatre
Bookings: 03 9699 3253 or www.gasworks.org.au
With parenting and motherhood as their inspiration, choreographers Natalie Weir and Kate Denborough have devised a poignant and humorous program.
Natalie draws on an eclectic range of movement sources and her vocabulary most commonly blends both contemporary dance and ballet. Kate brings another dimension to the program with her focus on dance theatre work that is rich and raw in its physicality and humour.
Natalie originally created work for Tasdance in 2001 with Dirt for Treasured Island and again in 2003 with Fair Game. She has choreographed works for most Australian dance companies including the Australian Ballet, the Dancers Company, Dance North, Expressions Dance Company, The Queensland Ballet and WA Ballet. She has also worked extensively overseas.
Kate Denborough's achievements as a performer, choreographer and director have been recognised at the Australian Dance Awards receiving an award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance. She and her partner, Gerard Van Dyck, have established their own dance company, KAGE, and have been acclaimed for their most recent work, Headlock.
Choreographers: Kate Denborough and Natalie Weir
Composer: Paula Lewis
Dancers: Floeur Alder, Malcolm McMillan, Amelia McQueen, Jason Northam, James Shannon, Charmene Yap
This program from TasDance is moving and thought provoking and will resonate loudly for all those people who have children of any age in their lives.
Kate Reilly, The Examiner, 5 July 2008
Download the Program for Parenthesis here
Australian Dance Awards
The annual Australian Dance Awards recognise and honour professional Australian dance artists. You can nominate an outstanding performance or achievement by a company, choreographer, teacher, designer or dancer for an Australian Dance Award. Go to the Ausdance website www.ausdance.org.au to find out how.