Dance Massive - A contemporary dance festival Melbourne 12

the life in the work – REALTIME

26/03/2013

philipa rothfield: tracie mitchell, dance screen retrospective

youtubing live – REALTIME

26/03/2013

varia karipoff: ben speth, wetubelive

dance & disorientation – REALTIME

24/03/2013

keith gallasch: tim darbyshire, more or less concrete

more or less monstrous – REALTIME

24/03/2013

jana perkovic: atlanta eke, monster body

24/03/2013

Choreographer Tim Darbyshire discusses his work More of Less Concrete with Keith Gallasch, presented by Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall for Dance Massive 2013.

ritual entwining – REALTIME

22/03/2013

philipa rothfield: soo yeun you, [gu:t] [work-in-progress]

22/03/2013

keith gallasch: jo lloyd, future perfect

21/03/2013

Choreographer Antony Hamilton in conversation with Keith Gallasch about Black Projects 1 & 2, Dance Massive 2013.

something ends, something begins – REALTIME

21/03/2013

virginia baxter: dance exchange, dance for the time being – southern exposure

the perfection of submission – REALTIME

20/03/2013

varia karipoff: jo lloyd, future perfect

inner fury, seductive skill – REALTIME

20/03/2013

philipa rothfield: anouk van dijk, chunky move, 247 days

old tropes & the new disconnect – REALTIME

20/03/2013

carl nilsson-polias: lucy guerin inc & belvoir, conversation piece

now, then, now – REALTIME

19/03/2013

keith gallasch: sandra parker, the recording

19/03/2013

Chunky Move choreographer and director Anouk van Dijk discusses the creation of 247 Days, presented by Malthouse as part for Dance Massive 2013.

fun and the damage done – REALTIME

18/03/2013

keith gallasch: larissa mcgowan, skeleton

realtime tv: lee serle, p.o.v., dance massive 2013

18/03/2013

Choreographer Lee Serle in conversation with Keith Gallasch about P.O.V presented at Arts House, North Melbourne Town Hall, as part of Dance Massive 2013.

Skeleton – BEAT

18/03/2013

Dance Massive is awash with edgy and innovative works and Larissa McGowan’s Skeleton a stunning example of the festival’s ethos. Death and the extremes of the body collide (literally and metaphorically) with all manner of nostalgic pop culture icons, pushing the limits of the human form to astonishing and sometimes devastating ends. Having just premiered at the Adelaide Fringe, Skeleton slides into Dance Massive before a trip to the Dublin Dance Festival in May.

17/03/2013

Dalisa Pigram in conversation with Keith Gallasch about Gudirr Gudirr presented by Arts House & Marrugeku for Dance Massive 2013. Watch here.

the origins of feeling – Realtime

17/03/2013

philipa rothfield: sandra parker, the recording ACCORDING TO MICHEL FOUCAULT, DISSECTION OFFERED MODERN MEDICINE A CERTAIN CONCEPTION OF THE BODY, THE RESULT OF OPENING IT UP TO THE SCALPEL. FOUCAULT’S POINT IS THAT SLICING THE BODY IN THIS WAY CREATED A MODE OF THOUGHT. SANDRA PARKER’S THE RECORDING MAKES ITS OWN CUT INTO THE FIELD OF FILM AND MOVEMENT.

16/03/2013

Watch Stephanie Lake in conversation with Keith Gallasch about her work Dual, co-presented with Arts House, for Dance Massive 2013. Watch here.

a dance for dark times – Realtime

15/03/2013

virginia baxter: dalisa pigram, gudirr gudirr WHEN DALISA PIGRAM TAKES A WELL-EARNED BOW AT THE END OF GUDIRR GUDIRR, INVITING A LINE OF COLLABORATORS TO JOIN HER, WE ARE SUDDENLY AWARE OF HER DIMINUTIVE STATURE.

brittle bones & internal electricity – Realtime

15/03/2013

carl nilsson-polias: larissa mcgowan, skeleton SKELETON IS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN STRENGTH AND FRAGILITY. LIKE ITS NAMESAKE, THE PRODUCTION ITSELF IS HARD BUT BRITTLE. HARD IN THE DEMANDS IT PLACES ON THE ATHLETIC DANCERS, BRITTLE IN ITS UNDERNOURISHED OVERALL VISION.

in the thick of it – Realtime

15/03/2013

philipa rothfield: lee serle, p.o.v. SEEN FROM ON HIGH, HUMAN LIFE CAN SEEM ALMOST ABSTRACT. PERHAPS THAT’S WHY THE GREEK GODS WERE SO UNCARING. IT’S DIFFERENT UP CLOSE. EVEN MORE SO WHEN YOU’RE IN THE THICK OF IT.

the poetry of pain – Realtime

15/03/2013

keith gallasch: stephanie lake, dual TWO VERY DIFFERENT BODIES, QUITE DIFFERENTLY ATTIRED, TWO SOLOS, SEEMINGLY IDENTICAL, AND A THIRD DANCE BRINGING THE TWO PERFORMERS TOGETHER COMPRISE CHOREOGRAPHER STEPHANIE LAKE’S DIALECTICAL DUAL, A RIVETING PHYSICAL AND AURAL EXPLORATION OF AFFINITY AND DIFFERENCE.

when two become one – Realtime

15/03/2013

varia karipoff: stephanie lake, dual DUAL, SAYS CHOREOGRAPHER STEPHANIE LAKE, IS A PUZZLE OR MATHEMATICAL EQUATION WHERE 1 + 1 DOESN’T NECESSARILY EQUAL THE SUM OF ITS PARTS (PROGRAM NOTE). IT ALL SOUNDS A BIT LEFT BRAIN BUT IS ACTUALLY A SIMPLE IDEA—TWO SOLOS WHOSE PERPLEXING PIECES CLICK TOGETHER IN THE THIRD ACT.

blacker than black – Realtime

14/03/2013

keith gallasch: antony hamilton, black projects 1 & 2 ENTANGLED, ASLEEP IN THE STREET, A MAN AND WOMAN SLOWLY WAKE TO THE SOUND OF PERPETUAL DOWNPOUR AND RACKING STORM, CLOUDS WASHING OVER THE WALL AND THE ROAD THEY MOMENTARILY OCCUPY. THESE SILVERY, CHARCOAL BURNISHED CREATURES ESCHEW CONVENTIONAL HUMAN MOVEMENT AND INTIMACY FOR RITUALISTIC SYNCHRONICITY AND STRANGE SIGNALLING.

life in a puff – Realtime

14/03/2013

carl nilsson-polias: ashley dyer, life support SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU’RE AT DANCE MASSIVE AND HAVEN’T SEEN LIFE SUPPORT YET, WE RECOMMEND YOU READ CARL’S RESPONSE AFTER THE SHOW. THE EDITORS.

lines of flight – Realtime

13/03/2013

philipa rothfield: dalisa pigram, gudirr gudirr. LOCATED IN THE AUSTRALIAN NORTH-WEST, BROOME HAS AN ABUNDANT HISTORY OF MANY PEOPLES COMING TO LIVE TOGETHER. IT WAS EXEMPTED FROM THE WHITE AUSTRALIA POLICY BECAUSE IT WAS THE HUB OF AUSTRALIA’S PEARLING INDUSTRY. AS A RESULT, MANY CHILDREN LIKE DALISA PIGRAM HAVE GROWN UP PROUD OF THEIR MIXED, CULTURAL HERITAGE.

suggestive formalism – Realtime

13/03/2013

jana perkovic: natalie abbot, physical fractals. EVER SINCE MODERN DANCE BUILT ITS MANIFESTO ON THE REJECTION OF REALISTIC STORYTELLING, CONTEMPORARY DANCE HAS BEEN A BIT OF A HARD SLOG FOR UNACCUSTOMED AUDIENCES. A DEEPLY ABSTRACT ART—AND NATALIE ABBOTT’S PHYSICAL FRACTALS IS RIGHT UP THERE WITH THE MOST ABSTRACT —CONTEMPORARY DANCE OFTEN HINGES ON A CAPACITY FOR SUGGESTIVENESS AND THE DESIRE TO CULTIVATE A RICH INTERIOR LIFE.

unsettling the audience – Realtime

13/03/2013

varia karipoff: natalie abbott, physical fractals. IN NATALIE ABBOTT AND REBECCA JENSEN’S PHYSICAL FRACTALS, TIME BECOMES ELASTIC, STRETCHING ITS LIMITS TO CREATE PHYSICALLY PALPABLE TENSION.

dark symmetries – Realtime

13/03/2013

Tis the era of the coda, the recapitulation, of book-ending. It was kinda cool when the era began. But now, you know, it’s become all too predictable. So, when you see a show that has a trajectory, a vector, an arc — and it’s all one way — it’s exciting. No knowing what’s coming. If you haven’t seen Lee Serle’s P.O.V. before, you’re in for a surprise. Guaranteed.

13/03/2013

March 13, 2013

an intense manifestation of dance – Realtime

11/03/2013

Beauty moves in unusual ways

03/03/2013

In the lead-up to Melbourne’s Dance Massive festival, John Bailey considers the diverse ideas inspiring contemporary choreographer.

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