Image by FenLan ChuangPresented by QUT Precincts for the Creative Industries FacultyCRICOS No. 00213J © QUT 2012. Produced by QUT Precincts

QUT DANCE 35th ANNIVERSARY

5 - 9 NOVEMBER 2013

GARDENS ThEATRE

2 George Street

BRISBANE QLD Australia 4000

Ph. (07) 3138 4455 or gardenstheatre@qut.edu.au

www.gardenstheatre.qut.edu.au

PATRONS PLEASE NOTE

To ensure that all patrons enjoy the performance Management asks you to note:

• Camera, tape recorders and paging devices should not be used inside the auditorium.

• Switch off alarms and mobile phones prior to the performance.

• Management reserves the right to refuse admission, also to make any alterations in the program which may be

rendered necessary by illness or other unavoidable causes.

EVACUATION

PATRONS are advised that GARDENS ThEATRE has an EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE, a FIRE ALARM

system and EXIT escape signs. In the case of an alert, patrons should remain calm, look for the closest EXIT sign in

GREEN, listen to and comply with the directions given by theatre staff, and move in an orderly manner to the open

spaces outside GARDENS ThEATRE

INDUSTRY PARTNERShIPSQUT Dance acknowledges the ongoing collaborations and passion for dance that is shared with our industry

partners - Expressions Dance Company (EDC) and Queensland Ballet (QB). We are very proud of our

relationships with these exceptional professional dance companies, and look forward to continuing to cultivate

innovative initiatives that are of benefit to our organisations in addition to the broader dance community.

RUNNING TIME (APPROXIMATE)ACT I: 1 hOURINTERVAL: 20 MINSACT II: 1 hOUR, 20 MINS

WARNINGShaze effect, strobe lighting

IMAGE CREDITSFront cover: 10 Bruised Moments - Essentially Dance 2013, FenLan Chuang Page 9: Fascia - Essentially Dance 2013, FenLan ChuangPage 7 & 8: 10 Bruised Moments - Essentially Dance 2013, FenLan ChuangPage 14: 10 Bruised Moments - Essentially Dance 2013, FenLan Chuang

Image: 10 Bruised Moments, FenLan Chuang, 2013

FOREWORD

Welcome to QUT Dance’s 35th Anniversary celebrations including our 2013 graduation season!

With over three decades of contributions to the dance industry both here in Australia and overseas, QUT Dance takes great pleasure in recognising the achievements of our graduates, in addition to our former and current staff and students. As a result, Dance 13 continues the Alumni theme initiated in our mid-year season of Essentially Dance by extending an invitation to the following wonderful choreographers to contribute to this milestone event: Natalie Weir, Daniel Riley McKinley, Graeme Collins, Shaaron Boughen, Gareth Belling, Jason Robert, Csaba Buday, and Graeme Murphy AO – whose piece BERLIN has been restaged by QUT Alumnus Tracey Carrodus.

A key focus of our programming is to ensure we provide students with real world experiences, working across different genres of dance and with various choreographers and professional artists. Dance 13 has certainly met this aim with gusto and is something we are confident the students would attest to as well! I am personally very grateful to each of the choreographers for being so ready and willing to contribute their creative talents and provide our students with such fantastic career building experiences – particularly when many of them were fitting creative development periods in amongst their own touring, performance schedules, and even holidays! A special heartfelt thank you to the dancers from EDC who assisted with rehearsals for Natalie Weir’s works; but particularly to Graeme Murphy AO and Janet Vernon AM who not only so generously shared Graeme’s repertoire for the first time with a dance training institution, but flew up from Sydney for an afternoon just to rehearse our students in between their very hectic schedule!

As with any of our performance seasons, there are a range of additional individuals, teams and departments that make significant contributions to getting a show like this up and running. I would therefore like to share my gratitude with: Drama – Technical Production, QUT Precincts, QUT Media and Communications, QUT/CIF Marketing, Ben hughes (Lighting Designer), Rosa hirakata (Costume Designer), and the School of MECA in helping to produce, stage and promote Dance 13. A BIG thank you also goes to our Dance Team and Dance health Team members, who have invested considerable time, energy and care into supporting the students in their performance preparation and learning journey.

Lastly, thank you very much for your patronage, support and encouragement of our students as audience members, family and friends. They have worked incredibly hard this Semester (let alone all year!) and we are very proud of the effort they have made to take on the challenges presented to them. We hope you enjoy the show.

Associate Professor Gene Moyle ARAD MAPShead of Discipline – DanceSchool of Media, Entertainment and Creative ArtsQUT Creative Industries Faculty

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SUE CAULFIELD-LECLERCQ Production Coordinator (Dance)BEN hUGhES Lighting DesignerROSA hIRAKATA Costume Designer

AShLEIGh BOULDEN* Production Stage ManagerAMY hAUSER* Deputy Stage ManagerARIANA O’BRIEN* Deputy Stage ManagerJULIA MORWOOD Deputy Stage ManagerJOSh LLOYD* Assistant Stage Manager

MIChAEL ROGERSON* head ElectricianBRITTANY WRIGhT* Lighting OperatorNICOLE NEIL* Floor ElectricianANDREW WhITTAKER* Sound Designer/CoordinatorChRISTINE FELMINGhAM* Sound and Vision Operator BRENTON SLATTERY* head of Set and Flys

* Indicates Creative Industries Technical Production student

QUT CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TECHNICAL PRODUCTION STAFF CARLY O’NEILL Coordinator - Technical Production Major, Lecturer - Stage ManagementMATT DELBRIDGE Lecturer - Technical ProductionGEORGE MEIJER Lecturer - Technical Production

PRODUCED FOR THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FACULTY BY QUT PRECINCTS PROFESSOR SUSAN STREET Executive DirectorJILL STANDFIELD Operations ManagerNhI PhAM Acting Senior Marketing OfficerThOMAS EDMISTON Production CoordinatorANDREW EARLE Senior Theatre TechnicianROSS AITKENhEAD Theatre TechnicianBRENDAN WRIGhT Set ConstructionJESSICA WALSh Customer Service Coordinator hEAThER JAMES Front-of-house Officer

PRODUCTION TEAM

CLAIRE BAThGATE-PETERSENCARA BETTY

AIDEN BIRNEY-KILNERLESLIE BROWN

EN RUI FOOALLY FRAzERVICTORIA KIM

ChLOE LINDBECKSAMUEL MARCON

BONNIE ROSSGEORGIA TAYLOR

LAURA–KATE TERRY

STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS : MARIELLE NESS (NORWAY)

KRISTINE SANDSMARK (NORWAY)ALEKSANDRA SWIDERSKA (USA)

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BAChELOR OF FINE ARTS (DANCE PERFORMANCE) - 1ST YEAR STUDENTS

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PERMANENTassociate professor gene moyle

head of Dance, Postgraduate Study Area Coordinator

csaBa BUDay Lecturer in Contemporary, Resident

Choreographer, UG Study Area Coordinator

sUe caUlfielD-leclercQ Production

Coordinator, Associate Lecturer in Ballet

aVril HUDDy Lecturer in Contemporary,

Alignment, Conditioning

eVan Jones Lecturer in Ballet

racHael peDro Lecturer in Dance Theory,

Latin Dance

Dr Jennifer rocHe Lecturer in Dance

Kym steVens Lecturer in Dance Education

associate professor cHeryl stocK

Dance Researcher

aDJUnct professor sHaaron BoUgHen

Postgraduate Supervisor

DANCE ADMINISTRATIONKRISTINE BLACK

SUE DANCE

KAREN hENDRY

SANDRA KAMINSKI

RENUKA ShARMA

DANCE HEALTH TEAMASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GENE MOYLE

Performance Psychologist

BOAz OzERI Provisional Psychologist (UQ Placement)

MELANIE FULLER Physiotherapist & Exercise

Physiologist (Pondera)

ACCOMPANISTS BRIAN ADAMSON

LOVINIA DICKENS

STEVE FRANCIS

BRETT FOWLER

JOhN REEVES

SESSIONALmarK BrinKley Ballet Technique

tracey carroDUs Ballet Technique &

Rehearsal Director

fiona cUllen Contemporary Technique

MALI DE GOEY Tumbling

roD fergUson Tai Chi

nicole galea Academic Lecturer

KeitH HaWley Guest Commercial Examiner

lUcia HarKin Alexander Technique

racHelle HicKson Contemporary Technique

sUsan HogarD Ballet Technique

DALE JOhNSTON Guest Male Coaching

MARIETTA LAM hip hop Examiner

WenDy laragHy Ballet Technique

Vanessa mafe-Keane Academic Lecturer,

Ballet Technique & Examiner

maJestic Conditioning

CLAIRE MARShALL Guest Lecturer

grant mclay Contemporary Technique

RIANNON MCLEAN Contemporary Technique

renee place Dance Education

lUis pinto Funk

Jason roBert Jazz & Choreographer

antHony sHearsmitH Male Coaching

eDWina sHaW Yoga

LISA WILSON Guest Lecturer

rocHelle yeenD hip hop

QUT CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DANCE STAFF SEMESTER 2, 2013

NATALIE KOLOBARIC

TzU-YU PAN

zhI-LING LIN

ChUI-JU WANG

CLOUDIA ELDERChARLES BALL

LEANE UNGERER

LISA BARRY

JAKE hARRISON

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BAChELOR OF FINE ARTS (DANCE PERFORMANCE) - 2ND YEAR STUDENTS

JASON ROBERT, ChOREOGRAPhERA graduate of the Australian Ballet School, Jason was the first Australian recipient of a scholarship and exchange to the prestigious Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival and the Bolshoi Ballet School, before joining the Australian Ballet Company where he performed Soloist and Principal roles. After finishing his ballet career with the West Australian Ballet under the Direction of Barry Moreland, whom choreographed Hello Dolly for Gordon Frost Organization in Jason’s first musical, he entered the world of commercial dance performing at the Lido de Paris in France, The Royal Palace in Kirrwiller Alsace, and on many cruise line companies as Dance Captain and Company Manager. Assisting Broadway choreographer Sergio Trujillo for Norwegian Cruise Lines, in 2009 he was offered the position of Resident Choreographer for the Sydney and Melbourne season of the successful Jersey Boys. Jason has performed with

numerous Australian idols including Christine Anu, Rhonda Burchmore, Jimmy Barnes, Kylie Minogue and international pop diva Tina Cousins. he is now happily retired and teaching fulltime at numerous Queensland performing arts institutions, passing on knowledge and inspiration to aspiring young artists wanting to pursue dance as a career.

TRACEY CARRODUS, REhEARSAL DIRECTORBrisbane-born Tracey Carrodus trained with the Queensland Ballet School and received an Associate Diploma in Dance from QUT. She spent six years dancing at Expressions Dance Company before joining Sydney Dance Company in 1996 where she was Principal for nearly 14 years. her high profile in the arts has been publicly rewarded through multiple awards and nominations as Best Female Dancer and Outstanding Performances by an Individual via the Critics’ Choice Awards, Australian Dance Awards, Australian Green Room Awards, helpmann Awards, and MO Awards. Tracey has performed extensively throughout the world during her 20-year career. Since retiring at the end of 2007, Tracey has been teaching and coaching Professionals and Pre-Professionals in Classical Ballet and Contemporary Technique at

Sydney Dance Company, Australian Ballet, Expressions, Queensland Ballet, QUT, 2ballerinas, ProDance, Ausdance and The Australian and Queensland Opera. She was also Rehearsal Director for the collaboration of Queensland Ballet and Expressions for 2012 Brisbane Festival. her greatest achievement is being a Mum to her daughter and son.

ARTIST BIOGRAPhIES

BEN hUGhES, LIGhTING DESIGNERBen has created the lighting for over 100 original productions for companies including Queensland Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, La Boite Theatre Company, Queensland Ballet, Expressions Dance Company, The Danger Ensemble, hothouse Theatre, The Nest Ensemble, zen zen zo Physical Theatre, JUTE Theatre, Stella Electrika, QPAC, Gold Coast Arts Centre and Kooemba Jdarra. As Associate Lighting Designer his work includes productions with Meryl Tankard and Barrie Kosky. Ben is Associate Artistic Director of The Danger Ensemble and in 2013 is Resident Lighting Designer at Queensland Theatre Company. Ben is a member of the Association of Lighting Designers and the United States Institute of Theatre Technology.

ROSA hIRAKATA, COSTUME DESIGNERRosa’s long career in Costume Making & Designing has seen her working on over 100 drama and dance shows and festivals around Brisbane. From humble beginnings working at QUT Technical Production’s old shed on Merivale Street (demolished long ago), her involvement with QUT has been long and most gratifying. Working with and mentoring Technical Production students, many of whom are now very successful professionals, are her fondest memories. Rosa had a two year “retirement” from theatre when she “hung up” her scissors, thinking that this chapter was closed and it was time to pursue another adventure! Somehow the yellow brick road brought her back to theatre, where she realised her heart is.

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BAChELOR OF FINE ARTS (DANCE PERFORMANCE) - GRADUATING STUDENTS

AShER BOWEN-SAUNDERS

ChLOE LANhAM

AMELIA SKIN

hAYLEY KERR

hSIAO-TING ChEN

GEORGIA WhITE

JAKE ChAPMAN

ROBERT FLEhR

SKYE BURKIN

MIChAEL SMITh

zAChARY LOPEz

KhADIWOLF-BROOKE

MATThEW NGUYEN

ARTIST BIOGRAPhIES

ShAARON BOUGhEN, ChOREOGRAPhER Shaaron Boughen has an established practice as a choreographer, designer and curator. She is currently involved in research projects around the dancer’s body and image, teaching artistry, and interdisciplinarity. She continues to supervise postgraduate students and act as a mentor to many in the dance profession. Shaaron is the Queensland dance critic for The Australian, serves on the Arts Queensland Arts Assessment Panel and as a peer reviewer for the Australia Council, and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Creative Industries Faculty, QUT.

GARETh BELLING, ChOREOGRAPhERAustralian choreographer Gareth Belling danced with Queensland Ballet between 2002 and 2012. he made his choreographic debut with Collusion Music in Evocations 2005. Since then he has created works for Queensland Ballet, Collusion Music, Expressions Dance Company & Queensland University of Technology. In 2011 Gareth was mentored by Nils Christe and his participation in the Swiss International Coaching Project for Choreographers and an Impulstanz Research Project was co-funded by a JUMP Mentorship and Arts Queensland. Gareth created bittersweet for Queensland Ballet’s International Gala and Scorched Earth for Brisbane Festival in 2012. he premiered his first full-length work, Transient Beauty with Collusion Music in Restrung Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse. Now pursuing a freelance career, he is undertaking

a Master of Fine Arts (Dance) at QUT. Intimate Distance premiered in Ausdance QLD Dance Indie Dance showcase and excerpts of Something Said were performed by QUT Dance at the 2013 Beijing Dance Festival. Sweet Beginnings was commissioned for Queensland Ballet’s Elegance season. he is the recipient of an Australia China Council grant to undertake a study tour of Chinese ballet institutions in 2013/14.

DANIEL RILEY MCKINLEY, ChOREOGRAPhERDaniel graduated from Queensland University of Technology with an Associate Degree in Dance in 2006. Since then he has danced for Leigh Warren & Dancers (2005-2006) and Bangarra Dance Theatre (2007-2013). Whilst at Bangarra he toured internationally, nationally and regionally throughout Australia. In 2010 he was commissioned to create his first work on Bangarra titled Riley. In 2013 Daniel collaborated with Artistic Director Stephen Page on Blak, including his second commission Scar, as well as working with Page on Keepers. Daniel has also been nominated for an Australian Dance Award (2010 & 2013) and to apply for the Rolex Mentor & Protégé Initiative (2009).

CSABA BUDAY, ChOREOGRAPhERA graduate of the Australian Ballet School, Csaba has had an extensive career as a performer, choreographer and teacher spanning over 30 years. he has worked with many of Australia’s leading professional dance companies (Ballet and Contemporary) performing numerous works by notable Australian and International choreographers including world acclaimed dance maker William Forsythe (Forsythe Company and Frankfurt Ballet). Csaba has toured extensively throughout Australia and Asia performing at major International Arts Festivals as well as appearing at the Turning World Festival in London. Csaba has choreographed a total of 41 major works that have been presented in Australia, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United Kingdom. Csaba is a 1999 Choreographic Fellowship recipient (Choreographic Centre, Canberra). Between 2000

and 2003 Csaba held the position of Artist-in-Residence at the hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Csaba graduated

from QUT with a Master of Arts (Research) and The Australian Ballet School with a Diploma (Dance).

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PROGRAM

OVERTUREChoreographer JASON ROBERTRehearsal Director SUE LECLERCQLighting Designer BEN hUGhESCostume Designer JASON ROBERTMusic BROADWAY CAST RECORDINGS FROM A CHORUS LINE, WEST SIDE STORY, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, LA CAGE UX FOLLIES, BOY FROM OZ, CABARET, OKLAHOMA, CHICAGO, GYPSY, SWEET CHARITY AND CRAZY FOR YOUCast 1ST YEAR BFA DANCE PERFORMANCE

This is a Broadway piece dedicated to some of the most famous dancing musicals of all time, showcasing colour and high cardio paced movement! It’s been a grueling rehearsal period — some of the students have never put on a pair of 3-inch high chorus heels or character shoes for the men. A first and last time for everything! Enjoy.

R&J ACT IIChoreographer NATALIE WEIRRehearsal Director AVRIL hUDDY Designer BRUCE MCKINVENMusic JOhN BABBAGE, performed by TopologyCast AShER BOWEN-SAUNDERS & MIChAEL SMITh or ChLOE LANhAM & JAKE ChAPMAN or hAYLEY KERR & zAChARY LOPEz

Winner of Outstanding Achievement in Choreography at the 2012 Australian Dance Awards, Natalie Weir’s R&J featured three versions of events inspired by the star-crossed lovers at the heart of Shakespeare’s greatest love story. Act II R&J sees romance blossom in a tale of young love and divided households. Romeo and Juliet meet in secret and promises are made, however Fate hands them a devastating blow.

hERSELF/hIMSELFChoreographer NATALIE WEIROriginally performed by RIANNON MCLEANRehearsal Director AVRIL hUDDYDesigner LIBBY MCDONNELLMusic Gortoz A Ran - J’attends hANS zIMMERCast SKYE BURKIN or zAChARY LOPEz or AShER BOWEN-SAUNDERS

Choreographed by Natalie Weir specifically for Riannon McLean as part of EDC’s SOLO Festival in 2011, Herself combines bold dramatics with great subtlety and control. This is a solo that invites the dancer to take ownership – it’s personal, gutsy, and beautiful.

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GRAEME MURPhY AO, ChOREOGRAPhERGraeme Murphy AO was born in Melbourne and studied at The Australian Ballet School. he has danced with The Australian Ballet, Sadler’s Wells Ballet (London) and Ballets Félix Blaska (France). In 1971, he received an Australia Council Grant to study overseas. he returned to Australia in 1975 as a freelance choreographer. The following year, he was appointed artistic director of Sydney Dance Company (then known as The Dance Company NSW), a position he held until 2007. During his 31-year tenure, he created more than 50 works, including 30 full-length productions. Graeme is the recipient of an AO (2012) for distinguished service to the performing arts, and three honorary doctorates

– hon. D. Lit. Tas (1990), hon. D. Phil. Qld (1992) and hon. D. Lit. UNSW (1999).

he was honored at the Inaugural Sydney Opera house honor’s (1993) and named a National Living Treasure (1999) by the National Trust of Australia. he has received a helpmann Award for Best Choreography, Body of Work – a Retrospective (2001); the prestigious James Cassius Award (2002); the Green Room Award for Concept and Realisation, Swan Lake (2003); a Centenary Medal (2003); named Cultural Leader of the Year by the Australian Business Arts Foundation, receiving the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award (2004) and was listed among Australia’s 50 Most Glamorous Exports at a special celebration hosted by the Australian Government and Austrade (2005). he received the Award for Contribution to Cultural Exchange by the Ministry of Culture, the People’s Republic of China (2008) and the Fred & Adele Astaire Award for Excellence in Choreography in Film for Mao’s Last Dancer (New York, 2011).

Graeme’s directing and choreographic credits include Metamorphosis, Turandot, Salome, The Trojans, Aida (Opera Australia); Ainadamar (The Adelaide Festival of Arts); Beyond Twelve, Nutcracker-The Story of Clara, Swan Lake, Firebird, The Silver Rose, Romeo & Juliet and The Narrative of Nothing (The Australian Ballet); Tivoli (a Sydney Dance Company and The Australian Ballet co-production); VAST (The Australian Bicentennial Authority); Hua Mulan (a Sydney Dance Company and Shanghai Song and Dance Ensemble co-production); Die Silberne Rose (Bayerisches Staatsballett, Munich); Water (Shanghai Ballet); Forty Miles–A River of Dreams (Tasdance); Embodied (Mikhail Baryshnikov) and The Torvill and Dean World Tour Company. he also choreographed Death in Venice (Canadian Opera Company); Samson et Dalila (The Metropolitan Opera, New York); the movie Mao’s Last Dancer and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Love Never Dies.

ARTIST BIOGRAPhIES

NATALIE WEIR, ChOREOGRAPhERChoreographer Natalie Weir is known internationally for her highly physical partner work, her organic movement style and her touching insight into humanity. Natalie trained at QUT and was a founding member of Expressions Dance Company, receiving her first choreographic commission by EDC’s Artistic Director, Maggi Sietsma, at 18. Natalie has created over 160 professional works in her 25+ year career, including major international collaborations with companies such as houston Ballet, Singapore Dance Theatre, hong Kong Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Natalie was appointed EDC’s Artistic Director in January 2009, fulfilling her dream to build an ensemble of dancers and contribute to the future of Australian Dance. Natalie Weir received QUT’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 2009.

REBEGINNINGS

Choreographer GARETh BELLINGRehearsal Director EVAN JONESLighting Designer Original concept by BEN hUGhESCostume Designer NOELENE hILLMusic VIVALDI: Violin Concerto In G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315; The Four Seasons (Summer) - 1. Allegro Non Molto NIGEL KENNEDY: ENGLISh ChAMBER ORChESTRACast AShER BOWEN-SAUNDERS, ChLOE LANhAM, zAChARY LOPEz, MIChAEL SMITh

This duet forms the second public outcome of Gareth Belling’s Master of Fine Arts (Dance) research into gender and audience perception of meaning. This is a re-gendering of the first movement of Sweet Beginnings, commissioned by Queensland Ballet for Elegance in August, 2013. My thanks go to the dancers for their commitment to this research project, and to Evan Jones for his Rehearsal Direction.

TWELVE ASCENSIONS

Choreographer DANIEL RILEY MCKINLEYRehearsal Director AVRIL hUDDY Lighting Designer BEN hUGhESCostume Designer ROSA hIRAKATAMusic Black History Month SAUL WILLIAMS; Optimistic Voices MGM STUDIO ORChESTRA; Hammer CLIFF MARTINEz; Sarajevo MAX RIChTER, BBC PhILhARMONIC ORChESTRA & RUMON GAMBQCast 3RD YEAR BFA DANCE PERFORMANCE

I thought long and hard for weeks about what to explore with these graduating dancers. I decided on something that we all fight for, claim, and strive to have for ourselves in our lives. Freedom. Whether that be freedom of speech, political freedom, freedom to choose who you love regardless of sex, freedom to choose where you live and ultimately having the power to act, speak and think as you want without hindrance or restraint. I need to thank the graduating dancers for sharing and opening themselves up to this idea. It has been a pleasure and a joy to be back at QUT, my place of study, to create this work for these inspiring dancers.

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ÉLET [LIFE]

Choreographer CSABA BUDAY IN COLLABORATION WITh ThE DANCERSLighting Designer BEN hUGhESCostume Designer CSABA BUDAY & ROSA hIRAKATAMusic NOUVELLE VAGUEDigital images compiled by CSABA BUDAYCast 2ND YEAR BFA DANCE PERFORMANCE & ROBERT FLEhR (3RD YEAR BFA DANCE PERFORMANCE)

Élet [pronounced air-let] is the hungarian word for Life.

The work is informed by the lyrics of six songs performed by French cover band Nouvelle Vague. Whilst Élet [Life] is created to be absorbed and interpreted openly by each individual, at the core of the choreography lies a desire to move forward, to communicate – to be seen and heard. The work embraces aspects such as loneliness, joy and tension that we experience in our lives and relationships. As the movement opens out from these ideas, the physical shapes of our personal moments are infused with the elements of sound, colour and rhythm. A rich translation of personal movements through life. Nouvelle Vague is a French cover band masterminded by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux, and fronted by a bevy of honey-voiced chanteuses. The source of their songs are all covers of punk rock, post punk and New Wave songs, which are reinterpreted incorporating both ‘60s bossa nova style, as well as American styles (particularly blues and country) into the arrangements.

QUARTET

Choreographer ShAARON BOUGhEN & DANCERSRehearsal Director AVRIL hUDDYLighting Designer BEN hUGhESCostume Designer ShAARON BOUGhENMusic Death and the Maiden SCUBERT, performed by 1) ThE hELSINKI STRINGS and 2) MURCOFCast AShER BOWEN-SAUNDERS, ChLOE LANhAM, zAChARY LOPEz, MIChAEL SMITh

INTERVAL20 minutes

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4MvtF (FOURTh MOVEMENT)

Choreographer GRAEME COLLINS Rehearsal Director EVAN JONESLighting Design BEN hUGhESCostume Design GRAEME COLLINS, SUE LECLERCQCAST 3RD YEAR BFA DANCE PERFORMANCE

Inspiration for this ballet came from the music - as occurs with most of my choreographic works. In late 2012 I came across this rare BBC recording by two of the twentieth century’s great music masters - Yehudi Menuhin and Benjamin Britten playing sonatas for violin and piano by Joseph haydn, Franz Schubert, and Claude Debussy. I was immediately inspired and excited at the prospect of creating a new ballet using selected pieces from the recording. I also realised that the playing of Menuhin and Britten was a masterwork of interpretation requiring skill and precision combined with control and spontaneity, the same characteristics I wanted in the dance.

The ballet was initially created on students from the School of Dance at the Taipei National University of the Arts in Taiwan, and premiered in May 2013. The ballet’s dominant theme centers on the basic form and structure of a sonata - hence the title! While in four separate parts, development of the overall dance is shaped by the music’s rhythmical momentum. Each part is discrete and does not necessarily follow on, as the music is by three composers whose work reflects trends from different eras.

Creatively, the work is underscored by the melodies, harmonies and overall sound of the music, as well as inherent lyrical and expressive qualities as I see or “feel” them. Basic compositional structure is formed by choreographic ideas that I believe can both celebrate and reflect those qualities.

Whether the dancers are transitioning into or out of movements, or performing complex steps and sequences, or performing in unison or fragmented, the interpretative qualities in the music drive the momentum.

EXCERPTS FROM BERLIN

Choreographer GRAEME MURPhY AORemounted by TRACEY CARRODUSRehearsal Director CSABA BUDAYLighting remounted by BEN hUGhESOriginal Costumes JENNIFER IRWIN Music IVA DAVIES, MAX LAMBERT Cast Chaos - 2ND YEAR BFA DANCE PERFORMANCE Melancholy piano solo - NATALIE KOLOBARIC heaven - JAKE hARRISON, LEANE UNGERER & ChARLES BALL WITh 2ND YEAR BFA DANCE PERFORMANCE Loving the Alien - CLOUDIA ELDER & ROBERT FLEhR Complicated Game - 2ND YEAR BFA DANCE PERFORMANCE

In 1995 Iva Davies proposed a work for Sydney Dance Company based on songs pertaining to, or inspired by, the city of Berlin. For some years, this work was a mainstay of SDC’s repertoire performed with Iva Davies, then in more recent times, with singer/actor iOTA. The city of Berlin continues to exude intrigue and interest and I hope in 2013 (18 years after its premiere) still holds a dark charm for audiences and challenges aplenty for a new generation of dancers. Janet Vernon and I express gratitude to Associate Professor Gene Moyle for this opportunity to enjoy the hard-working dancers at QUT and love and thanks to Tracey Carrodus (an enduring part of so much of our creative legacy) for instigating this project and meticulously reproducing these excerpts. - Graeme Murphy AO

[4MvtF continued] In continuing to follow the sonata theme - usually for a solo instrumental part accompanied by piano - the dance itself is intended as the fundamental feature and therefore, is also devoid of all decoration apart from lighting. Along with simple costumes and staging, the dancers and the movements they create support the idea of the work. The lines and shapes created by the dancers are also purposefully intended to provide a clarity of form, and the work’s clear association to classical dance.