Presented by Arts House Nightdance A Melanie Lane Image: Jody Hutchinson H S 7.30pm, Thu 24 – Sat 26 Aug 2pm, Sat 26 Aug 3pm, Sun 27 Aug 60 mins 2 artshouse.com.au Creative Team Artist Statement Choreographer/Director: Nightdance is a project that has I am drawn to these spaces because Melanie Lane Co-Creation/Performance: evolved after having realised that they are full of bodies that are Lilian Steiner, Gregory my dancing body had spent much of performing, dancing and watching Lorenzutti, Melanie Lane its history jiving in clubs at night, each other. Realms where we Guest Artists/Coaches: Holly Durant, Benjamin and that I had shared this experience simultaneously become an actor and Hancock, Lily Paskas, Ryan with so many other bodies, both audience. A primal ritual that has Ritchie, Lauren Runge, friends and strangers. I became been cultivated across a global Sidney Saayman Costume: interested in this collective spirit culture and has potential to speak Melanie Lane and the social spaces that are about the very human longing for Costume (Guest Artists): designed to stimulate our emotions connection, seduction and Benjamin Hancock, Ryan Ritchie, Sidney Saayman and senses. transformation. Sound Design & Composition: Chris Clark Nightdance speaks about the The forms of entertainment that are Lighting Designer & Production Manager: experiential consumption and spatial alive in these spaces reflect our Ben ‘Bosco’ Shaw practices that are shared in night human desires and fantasies, and Technical Advisor: club environments and the potential the entertainers themselves are Robin Fox Producer: for temporary identities to manifest, masterfully armed with the tools and Freya Waterson beyond what we know of ourselves. It techniques to embody them. Producer (CultureLAB is a place to feel an affection or Development): Jessica Morris Payne affiliation with each other, forging — Melanie Lane and re-forging self and group identities. 2 3 Biographies Melanie Lane Lilian Steiner Ben ‘Bosco’ Shaw Ryan Ritchie Choreographer/Director Co-Creator/Performer Lighting Designer & Production Manager Guest Artist � � � � Melanie Lane is a Javanese/Australian choreographer Lilian Steiner is a Melbourne-based dancer and Bosco Shaw works primarily as a Lighting and Ryan Ritchie is a Melbourne based singer, producer, and performer. Based in Europe from 2000–2014, choreographer working across independent and Set Designer. His interest is in work that involves musician, and songwriter whose original work draws Melanie worked with artists such as Arco Renz, company environments within both dance and bodies and movement, how light feeds and influences influence from the traditions of popular, jazz, classical, Club Guy and Roni, and Tino Seghal performing the visual arts. She has been a dancer with Lucy the performing space and collaborations that propose 20th Century music, soul, RnB, hip hop and dance. As internationally. Her choreographic work has been Guerin Inc. across many projects since 2011 and alternate light sources and means. He recently a performer, Ritchie is the vocalist for international presented in international festivals and theatres such amongst others has worked with choreographers joined with Paul Lim and Tom Wright to create touring bands True Live and The RaAh Project with as Tanz im August, Uzes Danse Festival, Arts House, Phillip Adams’ Balletlab, Shelley Lasica, Brooke ADDITIVE. A collaborative lighting design whom he has headlined the Melbourne International Taipei Arts Festival, Spring Dance Festival, O Espaco Stamp, Rennie McDougall, visual artists Ash Keating, company. Design projects include; Antony Jazz Festival, Musiques en stock – Cluses (France), do Tempo, Festival Antigel, Dance Massive and HAU Brook Andrew and Mikala Dwyer and architect Hamilton - Meeting. Tim Darbyshire - Stampede the Festival de La Cité at Lausanne (Switzerland), Fun Hebbel am Ufer among others. Matthew Bird. Lilian’s own choreographic projects Stampede. Dance North - Attractor, Syncing Feeling, Festival (Beijing), Big Day Out, and supported Moby, include Admission into the Everyday Sublime (Next IF__Was__. Chunky Move - It Cannot Be Stopped, The Roots and Justin Timberlake among others. Her collaborative work extends to artists such as Wave Festival, 2016), BUNKER (Melbourne Fringe, Matthew Sleeth - A Drone Opera. Stephanie Lake As a producer and arranger, he has won four ARIA musician Clark, choreographer Morgan Belenguer, 2015), Noise Quartet Meditation (Melbourne Fringe, - Double Blind. Luke George - Erotic Dance. Chamber awards (Troye Sivan, KIMBRA, and Oh Mercy) and the video artist Amos Gebhardt and visual artists Martin 2014 & Dance Massive 2017), Meditation (Melbourne Made Opera - Permission to Speak, Between 8 International Songwriting Contest twice. Published by Boettger, Ash Keating and Bridie Lunney. Now, NGV, 2014) and The Call to Connect – Voyager and 9. Asia TOPA - XO State. Mushroom Music Australia, Ritchie operates a studio Recordings (Lucy Guerin Inc.’s Pieces for Small Spaces, out of Melbourne and has produced and arranged for Melanie was appointed 2015 resident director at Lucy 2012). In 2015 Noise Quartet Meditation received Benjamin Hancock a diverse range of artists. He is currently working on a Guerin Inc. and has performed with Lucy Guerin Inc., the Green Room Award for Concept and Realisation. Guest Artist dance music project under the pseudonym RICCI. Antony Hamilton Projects and Chunky Move. In 2016 In 2017 Lilian was awarded both the Helpmann Award � she created Re-make for the Chunky Move’s Next and the Green Room Award for Best Female Dancer. Benjamin Hancock is a Melbourne dancer and Sidney Saayman Move season and premiered her work Wonderwomen choreographer. He graduated from the Victorian Guest Artist at HAU and LOFFT theatres in Germany. Chris Clark College of the Arts (VCA) in 2008 with a Bachelor � Sound Designer & Composer of Dance. He is a much sought after performer and Choreographer, host and performer of MenXclusive Gregory Lorenzutti � collaborator featuring in works by some of Australia’s International, Sidney Saayman started out as a model Co-Creator/Performer Chris Clark is a music producer signed to the British leading choreographers including Lucy Guerin, Lee and his career quickly lead him to international waters � indie label Warp Records. His live show has toured Serle, Sue Healey, Prue Lang, Antony Hamilton, and he’s now based in Melbourne, Australia. Sidney has Gregory Lorenzutti is a Brazilian-Australian artist clubs and festivals extensively throughout Europe, Martin del Amo, Narelle Benjamin, Gideon Obarzanek/ performed in Street, Cabaret, Burlesque, commercial based in Melbourne (Australia) working between the Asia, Australia and the United States. His composition Chunky Move. Benjamin is also a prolific solo shows for clubs and product launches. He has created spaces of photography and dance. His career spans for dance includes a number of projects with Melanie performer, having presented work for Kirsha Kaechele pieces for Dracula’s (Melbourne) and the latest across a vast range of performances , from ballet Lane, namely Tilted Fawn, Merge and Wonderwomen, MONA Gallery & Prospect 3 New Orleans Biennale, MenXclusive Live show. As an actor, he has appeared companies, contemporary dance, tv & film and Rio de and Antony Hamilton’s Sentinel. In 2011 Chris has Chunky Move’s Next Move, Melbourne Now National in Underbelly Return to the Black Forest and Burlesque Janeiro Carnival parade. He has worked as a dancer collaborated as sound designer for location based Gallery of Victoria, and Lucy Guerin Inc.’s Pieces 54, The Left-Overs and Winners and Losers. Sidney and rehearsal manager in Brazil, Australia and Europe digital artists Blast Theory in Brighton, UK and for For Small Spaces. Benjamin has also engaged performs regularly at venues including Lus Melbourne, in companies such as Renato Vieira Cia de Dança, Saatchi & Saatchi’s Cannes Lions ‘New Directors with the performance/club scene for a number of Red Love, Sexpo, Love Machine and GH Hotel. Atelie Coreográfico, Nós da Dança, Ballet de Niterói, Showcase’. He has completed re-mixes for Massive years extending to reach audiences beyond dance Chunky Move and BalletLab. As a photographer he has Attack, Depeche Mode, Max Richter and Battles a.o. In performing in venues, nightclubs, outdoor festivals, worked for major dance companies and independent 2014, Chris composed the score for Macbeth, directed corporate and non-arts commercial organisations. performers documenting and developing exclusive by Carrie Cracknell and Lucy Guerin at The Young Vic, Benjamin recently received a 2016 Green Room image concepts where he explores ideas of continuum and has composed scores for television and film such Award for Outstanding Male Dancer for The Dark in and out of the frame. Gregory holds a degree in as UK/French mini-series The Last Panthers. He has Chorus Lucy Guerin Inc. Theatre at UniRio (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) recently released his 9th studio album Death Peak for 2004 and Digital / Analog Photography at SENAC - Warp Records, currently touring internationally. Rio de Janeiro 2011 and Atelie da Imagem (RJ), and specialised in contemporary narratives in photography at the International Centre of Photography in New York. 4 5 Biographies Freya Waterson Producer � Freya Waterson is a Melbourne based Producer working across art-forms. She has previously held key roles at Insite Arts, Melbourne Fringe and the UK’s largest documentary forum,