the days allottted to me travelled deep into the heart of disability culture and tackled the paradox that having a disability is often assumed to be gloomy – a misconception the company has worked hard to counter – and yet the sorrowful side of the culture is bordering on being taboo.

The work looked at the idea that we are a product of past generations and at how we deal with what we inherit genetically and socially, and whether we choose to rebel against this, deny it or celebrate our individuality.

the days allotted to me was performed at the Space Theatre as part of the High Beam Festival in March 2000.

‘It was an amazing and liberating experience. After seeing rather a lot of shallow contemporary dance recently, I felt that I had come home again to dance which dared to express what other art forms cannot. Its rough, sculptural beauty, the repeated challenging question of whether fate is written in the hand and the daring confrontation with suffering and disability, were an affirmation of the power of dance to get to the heart of the matter. The symbolism was simple, but convincing; the 17 dancers were at the centre of their own drama which was at times electrifying.’

Shirley Stott Despoja
The Adelaide Review, June 2000

Directors:
Ingrid Voorendt
James Winter

Designer:
Gaelle Mellis

Lighting Designer:
David Gadsden

Music Composer:
Stuart Day

Music performers:
Stuart Day
and Steve Fleming