On Dancing: Origami Refolded by Philip Adams and Nuti by Meryl Tankard

Second year Dance students perform two iconic works by Australian choreographers.

Nuti, choreographed by Meryl Tankard, with visual projections by Regis Lansac and music by Colin Offord, premiered in Canberra at the National Gallery of Australia in 1990. Performed by members of the Meryl Tankard Company, Nuti was originally presented in conjunction with the exhibition, Civilization: Ancient Treasures from the British Museum. Drawing upon the figures of ancient Egyptian sculptures, the work is an exploration of opposite forces – light and dark, light and death, creation and destruction.

Adams’ 2006 work Origami is inspired by the ancient Japanese art of folding paper and the intricate, tactile, and intimate nature of pop-up books. The choreography becomes a landscape of origami, exploding like an orientalist fantasia.

Thursday 11 June 7:30PM
Friday 12 June 7:30PM
Saturday 13 June 2:00PM
Saturday 13 June 7:30PM