Limbs

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Event Limbs
Venue University of Sydney, Footbridge Theatre, Camperdown, NSW
Umbrella Event Festival of Sydney 1984
First Date 18 January 1984
Last Date 21 January 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Three Boxes - a technically demanding dance for three women to music by her next-door neighbour. Dominos - a group catch-and-fall to music by Auckland composer Graeme Gash. Knee Dance - A haunting dance. Ranterstantrum - A hypnotic tribal dance. Land of A Thousand Dances - A humorous/sad look at adolescence. This Is A Love Song - An intense angry pas de deux with clowns chorus. Poi - an exploration of spatial effects of movement. Tangos - two tongue in cheek solo pieces to music by Stavinsky.
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Dance Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mary-Jane O'Reilly Artistic Director
Mary-Jane O'Reilly Choreographer This Is A Love Song, Poi, Tangos
Ruby Shang Choreographer Three Boxes, Domino
Douglas Wright Choreographer Knee Dance, Ranterstantrum, Land Of A Thousand Dances
Laurie Anderson Composer Knee Dance
Jack Body Composer Poi
Glenn Branca Composer Ranterstantrum
Graeme Gash Composer Domino
Don McGlashan Composer This Is A Love Song
Wilson Picket Composer Land Of A Thousand Dances
Milly Small Composer Land Of A Thousand Dances
Igor Stravinsky Composer Tangos
Ivan Zagni Composer This Is A Love Song
Adrian Batchelor Dancer Guest from Sydney Dance Company
Ruth Hopkins Dancer
Felicity Molloy Dancer
Moana Nepia Dancer Graduate of VCA
Mary-Jane O'Reilly Dancer
Susan Peacock Dancer (ex ADT)
Wendy Preston Dancer
Susan Trainor Dancer
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Sydney Festival
Event Identifier 118058
Dataset AusStage