From the womb to the tomb.
Pulsing with energy and sensuality, The Chronicles explores the cycles of life and the inevitability of change.
Twelve of the country’s top contemporary dancers meet a masterful electro-acoustic score by Robin Fox, which blends driving rhythms with the stirring, ethereal sounds of a children’s choir (the Voices of Birralee) and singer Oliver Mann performing live on stage.
The Chronicles begins with the tiniest embryonic movement, through explosive, pulsating life-force, and back to the final quiet. The show grapples with life, mortality and what it means to be human.
Stephanie Lake is one of Australia’s most prolific visionaries of contemporary dance. She is a multi-award-winning choreographer, dancer, and artistic director of Stephanie Lake Company (Colossus, Manifesto).
Lake’s choreography — her signature blend of explosive dynamism and poetic introspection — navigates the cycles of life in The Chronicles with tenderness and power.
Dates & Times
10 - 13 Sep
Duration: 70 minutes
Venue
Prices & Ticket Info
Adult -$69.00
Concession - $55.00
Important Info
This production contains flashing lights, strobe lights, moving lights, loud sounds and smoke/haze.
Credits
Choreographer: Stephanie Lake
Composer: Robin Fox
Lighting Designer: Bosco Shaw
Set Designer: Charles Davis
Costume Designer: Harriet Oxley
Dancers
Max Burgess, Rachel Coulson, Tra Mi Dinh, Tyrel Dulvarie, Marni Green, Ashley McLellan, Darci O’Rourke, Harrison Ritchie-Jones, Robert Tinning, Georgia Van Gils, Kimball Wong, Jack Ziesing
Solo Vocalist: Oliver Mann
Children’s Choir (Brisbane Festival): Voices of Birralee
Producer: Beth Raywood Cross
Production Manager: Emily O'Brien
Rehearsal Director and Bodywork Therapist: Paea Leach
Associate Lighting Designer and Console Programmer: Rhys Pottinger
Sound Engineer: James Wilkinson
Stage Manager: Lyndie Li Wan Po
Choir Consultant: Renee Heron
Costume Makers: Jo Foley, Fiona Holley, Emma Ikin, Kym Yeow
Financial Manager: Bree Nurse
Additional Music:
Ah Poor Bird (trad) - Arranged by Robin Fox
Forever Young (Alphaville)
Image by Daniel Boud
Supported By
This project is supported through the Giving Program by Liz Pidgeon and Graeme Wikman.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc, commissioned by RISING, Sydney Festival, Brisbane Festival and Adelaide Festival.
The Chronicles is also generously supported by Creative Australia, Creative Victoria, Sidney Myer Foundation, Canny Quine Foundation, The Humanity Foundation, Michael Kantor, Arts Projects Australia, Barry and Deborah Conyngham, Masha Lewis and Stephanie Lake Company’s Commissioning Circle of donors: Linda Herd, James McCaughey, Zoe & Vafa Ferdowsian, Fiona Griffiths & Tony Osmond, Fiona Sweet, Jenny Kinder, Rosemary Walls, Ziyin Gantner, Carole Lander and Anonymous.
Stephanie Lake Company would like to acknowledge and thank the Stephanie Lake Company Board, Arcitecta, The Australian Ballet for providing studio residencies, Lisa Osborn, co-Production Manager for the creative development and Sydney and RISING Festival seasons, and dancer Samantha Hines from the original cast for her creative contributions.
Artists
Stephanie Lake Company
Stephanie Lake Company is a multi-award winning contemporary dance company based in Melbourne. Known for a gutsy, original choreographic style and striking visual aesthetic, Stephanie Lake Company’s highly acclaimed works include Manifesto, Colossus, Monsters, Skeleton Tree, Replica and Pile of Bones. Working in collaboration with Australia’s leading dancers and designers, the company has performed in major festivals and venues across Australia and the world, touring internationally to France, Germany, Hong Kong, Denmark, Singapore, Scotland, Ireland and Taiwan.