 Event |
Blkdog
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| Venue |
Her Majesty's Theatre (1962-1977 & 1988-), Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 2021 |
| First Date |
6 March 2021 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
In their padded hoods, Far From The Norm looks like a street gang, and on one level the piece is about urban black youth and their ways of coping with hopelessness and fear. But impossible as it may seem, this is an exhilarating work about despair: they appear to be literally pressured from above as they jerk and pulse, largely on their haunches, with release coming in flashes of violent activity, co-ordinated with split-second precision as if by electric current. In some sequences, brilliantly synched to the score laced with menacing gun loading and cocking samples, you will swear the moveme |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Secondary Genre |
Contemporary
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| Related Events |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
Australian Premiere/Australian Exclusive. Live from Sadler’s Wells in London.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Adelaide Festival Guide |
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| Event Identifier |
160494 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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