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Jeff Busby NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK WORLD Premiere Lucy Guerin Inc Corridor One of Australia’s most innovative dance companies moves through the confines of physical and psychological space in a highly anticipated, intelligent new work Choreographer Lucy Guerin is known for the high level of detail in her work and for its ability to synthesise the conceptual and the physical. She has received numerous awards including the Helpmann Award for Best Dance Work for Structure and Sadness, which premiered at Melbourne Festival in 2006. Corridor looks at our ability to live together according to the accepted laws of humanity. It questions whether we can respond adequately to the increasing demands of our individual lifestyles as well as to the greater problems that threaten our world. The audience sits in a corridor formation of two long single rows facing each other, effectively becoming part of the set. Each viewer has a unique perspective of the work, with the performers seen at very close range or at a distance as they move up and down the corridor. Corridor is an investigation into human activity, both mental and physical, in places of waiting and transit. It is an intimate performance work which connects audience to performer and explores the individual’s place within the sphere of public interaction. A connecting space reflects the way people view themselves, what they aspire to be, and what they feel is expected of them in relation to standards set by society and the media. Warning: Latecomers Not Admitted Choreography Lucy Guerin Dancers Sara Black, Antony Hamilton, Kirstie McCracken, Byron Perry, Harriet Ritchie, Lee Serle Sound Design Haco Set Design Donald Holt Lighting Design Keith Tucker Costume Design Paula Levis & Susie Gerraty Producer Michaela Coventry “Guerin has a unique capacity to illuminate deep human emotions through abs