RIPPLEEFFECT Celebrating 21 Years of Excellence in Contemporary Dance
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TasDance presents RIPPLEEFFECT Celebrating 21 Years of Excellence in Contemporary Dance Earl Arts Centre Launceston 26 September to 01 October 2002 Theatre Royal Hobart 04 October to 05 October 2002 Civic Centre Burnie 11 October 2002 2 Introduction Turning 21 is a great landmark for the company and I am truly proud to be a part 3 of its history. Many have contributed to making the company what it is today and I acknowledge all those who have had a part to play. In my time as director I have seen the ensemble of dancers mature and develop their artistry. You are about to witness an exceptional group of performers who have worked extremely hard to ensure this unique birthday program will thrill and excite you. Ripple Effect includes the work of four Designers Katy Warnock and Sonja wonderful choreographers and I thank Hindrum have contributed their special each of them sincerely and offer my costume elements while Joseph congratulations for the work they have Mercurio has collaborated closely with created or recreated. Both Neil Adams the choreographers to shed the right and Anna Smith had the privilege of light on the program. creating new works on this ensemble of dancers and the resulting pieces The I would also like to acknowledge the Darkling and Incandescence are valued incredible support provided behind additions to our already rich repertoire. the scenes from Administrative It was also wonderful to be able to include Manager Angela Driver and an original composition by talented Production and Stage Manager, composer Ben Walsh and this was made Theresa O’Connnor. possible by the generosity of The Estate of the late WD Booth. TasDance continues to work with passion, and the hard work, dedication Sue Healey and Leigh Warren have and commitment results recreated works that were choreographed in a refined artistry. TasDance has specifically for TasDance over a decade touched many lives in the 21 years ago. These works are as alive and and that is part of the ripple effect enthralling now as they were then. that you are about to experience. Happy Birthday TasDance… let the celebrations begin. Annie Greig, Artistic Director Performance Program The Darkling Seinn O! (Sing the Past) Choreography: Neil Adams Choreography: Sue Healey World Premiere Premiered: Tasmania 1991 Music: Michael Gordon Music: Dead Can Dance Weather Test Department Costumes: Sonja Hindrum Mouth Music Performers: Craig Bary Costumes: Sue Healey Trisha Dunn Sonja Hindrum Lisa Griffiths Performers: Craig Bary Malcolm McMillan Joel Corpuz Tania Tabacchi Trisha Dunn Alternative Cast: Joel Corpuz Lisa Griffiths Chloe Smethurst Malcolm McMillan Chloe Smethurst Tania Tabacchi The Darkling was inspired by autumn's A work to acknowledge my Celtic ancestry - whirling descent into winter's stark beauty. to celebrate the past and the extraordinary dancers of this company. Interval RIPPLEEFFECTCelebrating 21 Years of Contemporary Dance Road Kill Incandescence - white with heat Choreography: Leigh Warren Choreography: Anna Smith in Premiered: as Fast Yarns collaboration with Tasmania 1992 the dancers Music: Ian Chia World Premiere Performers: Craig Bary Music: Ben Walsh Joel Corpuz Costumes: Katy Warnock Trisha Dunn Performers: Craig Bary Lisa Griffiths Joel Corpuz Malcolm McMillan Trisha Dunn Tania Tabacchi Lisa Griffiths Alternative Cast: Chloe Smethurst Malcolm McMillan Tania Tabacchi Alternative Cast: Chloe Smethurst 10 years later the reasons for making ‘All the elements of the earth except this work are just as relevant today as hydrogen and some helium have been they were then. I am elated how the cooked by a kind of stellar alchemy billions next generation of dancers bring a new of years ago in stars; some of which are and refreshing interpretation to the today inconspicuous white dwarfs on the choreography. Underlying the satirical other side of the Milky Way Galaxy. The layer is the political point that we need nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our to pay attention to the Australian native teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in fauna and the land. our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of stars.’ Carl Sagan If we are all made of the same matter, all originate from the same place, what is the seed of animosity? Annie Greig Artistic Director 6 Annie began her Program Officer with Arts Tasmania. dance training in She was on the Tasmanian Cultural Launceston, Tasmania Industry Council and is presently a and went on to National Vice-President of Ausdance, study in Adelaide the Australian Dance Council, on the with the Australian Advisory Committee for The Australian Dance Theatre Choreographic Centre in Canberra under the direction of Elizabeth Dalman. and Secretary for the Asia Pacific Annie received a Fulbright scholarship in Performing Arts Network. 1979, enabling her to complete a Master of Arts Degree in Dance at New York In 2001 Annie undertook an AsiaLink University. As well as extending her dance residency in Korea and worked with practice, Annie developed skills in dance Dr Sun Ock Lee and the Son Mu Ga video production and won awards in Dance Company. This resulted in Experimental Dance Video at the American TasDance being invited to perform Dance Film and Video Festival (1981 at the Asia Pacific Performing Arts and 1982). She benefited greatly from Network in Seoul, South Korea in May working with internationally acclaimed this year. This trip was supported choreographers Alwin Nikolais and Murray by AsiaLink and the Australia-Korea Louis. Foundation. Annie has worked in many capacities: Course Director with the National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Development Association; freelance teacher and video maker; Liaison Officer with TasDance under Jenny Kinder; lecturing at the University of Tasmania for the Bachelor of Performing Arts Dance students and Performing Arts EFFECT RIPPLECelebrating 21 Years of Contemporary Dance Neil Adams Choreographer Neil Adams Melbourne 1996, Out of the Box Festival 7 graduated from in Brisbane 1996, and at the Dance On Rusden College in 97 Festival, Hong Kong 1997. In 1997 1980 with major Neil mounted the highly successful WA studies in dance and Academy performance tour, Export drama and became Ozdance to Kuala Lumpur. Whilst in Kuala a founding member Lumpur Neil was invited by Ramili Ibrahim, of TasDance where he worked from 1981 Artistic Director of Sutra Dance Theatre, to 1990. Initially Neil worked as a teacher/ to choreograph for his company. dancer and later as rehearsal director and resident choreographer. During this time In 2002 Neil mounted a full-length work Neil created over twenty original works Triptych to critical acclaim at the Perth for both young and adult audiences and Institute for Contemporary Art with performed in the works of emerging and students from the Western Australian leading contemporary Australian and Academy of the Arts. international guest choreographers. Neil has just completed a Masters of From 1991 to 1994 Neil freelanced as a Choreography degree at the Victorian teacher, choreographer, and performer, College of the Arts, University of working with tertiary institutions and Melbourne and has now taken up a companies including Queensland University position as a PhD candidate. of Technology, University of Tasmania, 2 Dance Plus, Outlet Dance, and TasDance. Neil’s Nocturnus was showcased by TasDance at the WUDAO Festival in Beijing in 1994, the year that also saw him return to performing in his solo programme, Solo Flight. Neil has taught and mounted his choreography at the Korean International Dance Event, Seoul 1995, The Greenmill Festival/World Dance Alliance Conference, Sue Healey Choreographer 8 Sue Healey is a She was awarded a prestigious dance artist based Choreographic Fellowship from the in Sydney. Her Australia Council for 1999/2000 and gained work over the past her Masters Degree in Choreography from two decades has Victorian College of the Arts (2000). been extensive – as performer, teacher Her work has toured internationally to and choreographer. the United States, Great Britain, China, Japan and New Zealand. She has created Originally from New Zealand, Sue several large-scale performances for the graduated from the Victorian College of Aichi Arts Centre in Nagoya, Japan and will the Arts and became a founding member return there this year to create a new work of Nanette Hassall’s Danceworks (1983-88). with a company of Japanese dancers and Since then she has created over 30 works Australian Shona Erskine. for live performance and film, in Australia and overseas. Sue has been creating dance for the screen since 1992. Her films Slipped (1997), Sue was Artistic Director of Vis-à-Vis Dance Fugue (1995), Knee Deep in Thin Air (1994) Canberra from 1993-95 and as a freelance and Niche (2002) have been screened artist she has received many commissions internationally with critical acclaim, with – including Victorian Arts Centre, Aichi Arts Niche recently winning Highly Commended Centre (Japan), Dance North, Melbourne in the dance video competition, Reeldance. Symphony Orchestra, Danceworks and TasDance. She was a member of the Dance Board of the Australia Council from 1999/2001. Her son Benjamin was born in 1999. Currently Sue is company teacher for Bangarra Dance Theatre and choreographing an installation performance for projected film and a solo dancer. EFFECT RIPPLECelebrating 21 Years of Contemporary Dance Anna Smith Choreographer Anna Smith is In 1998 she performed the solo Equilibre in 9 recognised as an Montreal before returning to Australia to “independent dance form the Melbourne based dance company maker who matters” co.motion, opening with a premier season and “an artist who Liquid, at Gasworks Theatre. will lead us into the 21st century” (The During 1999 Anna Smith presented Australian newspaper). Dance Australia another season of work with co.motion, magazine credits Smith as a “rising star” Bloodwood, and was rehearsal director with a “unique movement language” with Chunky Move for the Body Parts and “a consummate capacity to imagine season.