 Event |
Ribbons Of Steel: The Battery
|
| Venue |
BHP Steelworks, Mayfield North, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Ribbons Of Steel |
| First Date |
26 August 1999 |
| Opening Date |
26 August 1999 |
| Last Date |
1 September 1999 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Ribbons Of Steel was a series of large scale, visually spectacular performances commemorating and celebrating the 84 years of BHP steelmaking in Newcastle, marking the day of closure. The Battery was presented by Body Weather and was produced in conjunction with BHP workers at the coke ovens. It is about the way in which repeated activity in the work environment impacts upon the body and its movement. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
|
| Secondary Genre |
Butoh
|
| Organisations |
-
Australia Council for the Arts, Grant Body, Unknown
-
NSW Ministry for the Arts, Grant Body, Unknown
-
Festivals Australia, Grant Body, Unknown
-
Newcastle City Council, [Unknown], Unknown
-
Arts Hunter, [Unknown], Unknown
-
Body Weather, Other, Dance Group
-
BHP, Investor, Unknown
|
| Contributors |
|
| Text Nationality |
Australia
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
|
| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Correspondence |
|
| Programme |
|
|
| Event Identifier |
64674 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
Provide feedback on Ribbons Of Steel: The Battery