Guttered - restless Dance

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Guttered

Guttered explores the notion of being a winner or a loser within the context of ten pin bowling and reunites the award-winning creative team from Intimate Space. Set in a classic bowling alley, with the mesmerising sights and sounds, the audience are up close to the action as the performers put themselves on the line for success or failure.

Set in a classic bowling alley, with the mesmerising sights and sounds, the audience are immersed in the competitive and social interaction of a game.

Guttered further develops the presentation of work in non-traditional venues, which Restless explored so successfully in the work: Intimate Space set in a working hotel.

The unusual venue helps audiences sidestep their own prejudices and see the dancers as what they are: dancers performing exceptional work – who happen to have disability.

Michelle Ryan with her quirky and emotionally charged directing style questions how a social game can bring out the best and worst in people and explores the sometimes delicate edge between competitiveness and camaraderie.

Think Pina Bausch meets Punchdrunk!

“Why don’t we allow people with disability to have the dignity of risk? Disability Service lanes restrict failure. Failure is a key motivation to develop and learn. A bowling alley is such a theatrical setting, the noise of the pins falling, the smell of the oil from the hot chips, the classic bowling shirts and shoes and the raucous interaction of the bowlers, it is almost a sensory overload. In this work we share the dancer’s intimate stories of winning and losing is this intimate but public context.” Michelle Ryan

 

CREATIVE TEAM

Director Michelle Ryan 

Assistant Director Josephine Fitzgerald 

Music Soundscape Jason Sweeney 

Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham 

Designer Meg Wilson

Rehearsal Director Larissa McGowan

Creative Producer Roz Hervey

 

CAST & CREW Sydney Festival 2023 Season

Darcy Carpenter, Jianna Georgiou, Michael Hodyl, Madalene Macera, Michael Noble, Rowan Rossi, Charlie Wilkins.

Front of House Performer Ashton Malcolm

Understudy  Zoe Gay 

Production Manager/Stage Manager Françoise Piron

Technical Manager Johnathon Edwards

 

CAST Brisbane Festival 2022 Season

Darcy Carpenter, Jianna Georgiou, Michael Hodyl, Alexis Luke, Madelene Macera, Rowan Rossi, Charlie Wilkins.

FOH Performer Ashton Malcolm

Understudy

Michael Noble

 

CAST Adelaide Festival 2021 Season

Kathryn Adams, Jianna Georgiou, Michael Hodyl, Alexis Luke, Michael Noble, Charlie Wilkins.

FOH Performer Ashton Malcolm


Duration: 60 mins
Age Suitability: All ages
Educator Notes: Education Resource
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