AUSTRALIA | DANCE
AM I
MELBOURNE FESTIVAL PRESENTS
SHAUN PARKER & COMPANY
“Bursting with
cosmic ambition
and joyous
revelation.”
TIME OUT SYDNEY
“Meticulous,
elegant and
sophisticated.”
THE AUSTRALIAN
ARTISTS IN
CONVERSATION – FREE
Sun 26 Oct at 1pm
FOXTEL FESTIVAL HUB
Shaun Parker discusses AM I,
his fusion of dance, spoken
word and music. (See page 97)
POST-SHOW Q&A
Fri 24 Oct, post 1pm show
THE COOPERS MALTHOUSE,
BAGGING ROOM
Shaun Parker and Nick Wales
take part in a Q&A about their
cross-disciplinary work.
THE COOPERS MALTHOUSE,
MERLYN THEATRE
Thu 23 – Sun 26 Oct
Thu – Sat at 7.30pm
Fri also at 1pm
Sat also at 3pm
Sun at 3pm
1 hr 15 mins, no interval
A Reserve $79 / $69
B Reserve $69 / $59
Students $25
Transaction fees may apply
melbournefestival.com.au/ami
The Coopers Malthouse 03 9685 5111
malthousetheatre.com.au
Ticketmaster 136 100
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CHOREOGRAPHY BY
SHAUN PARKER
MUSIC BY NICK WALES
From award-winning Australian
choreographer Shaun Parker comes
an ambitious new dance work: a
stunning collision of movement
and music, spirituality and science.
Acclaimed international performer
Shantala Shivalingappa leads a
cast of 14 musicians, singers and
dancers, bringing to life an inspired
blend of spoken word, razor-sharp
choreography and stunning original
live music.
Beginning with the elemental
question of identity – ‘Who am
I?’ – Parker’s work expands to
range across the entire history of
humanity, from the genesis of life
to the fall of empires.
Fuelled by an inspired score from
composer Nick Wales that weaves
together musical traditions from
across the globe, AM I burrows to
the very heart of what it is to be
human.
This project has been assisted by the
Australian Government's Major Festivals
Initiative managed by the Australia Council, its
arts funding and advisory body, in association
with the Confederation of Australian
International Arts Festivals, Adelaide Festival,
Melbourne Festival a