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