Three

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Event Three
Venue The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Arts Festival 2008
First Date 10 October 2008
Opening Date 10 October 2008
Last Date 11 October 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description One of the world's most prestigious dance companies returns to Melbourne Festival with a bold new work that explores three very basic and yet profound themes: beauty, nature and existence

In 2000 Batsheva Dance Company impressed Festival audiences with its award-winning Anaphase. It returns with Three, an expansive three-part work that lays bare its dancers' unique kinetic abilities. In 'Bellus', the opening section, a sequence of solos is performed to Glenn Gould's Goldberg Variations. The movements range from the virtuosic to the intriguingly awkward. This is followed by a sensual interl
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Dance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ohad Naharin Choreographer
Brian Eno Composer
Glenn Gould Composer
Rakefet Levy Costume Designer
Batsheva De Rothschild Devisor Co-Founder of Batsheva Dance Company
Martha Graham Devisor Co-Founder of Batsheva Dance Company
Avi Yona Bueno Lighting Designer
Ohad Fishof Sound Designer
Ohad Fishof
Text Nationality Israel
Production Nationality Israel
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Melbourne International Arts Festival 2008 Online Guide
Event Identifier 78585
Dataset AusStage