That Was Fast

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Event That Was Fast
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 5 June 1986
Last Date 8 June 1986
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description This dance work is described as a 'deconstruction of dance codes...not simply a criticism of language, it is a way of using language, of manipulating a multiplicity of codes to construct new meaning. Their style is vigorous, atheletic and allusive, emphasizing precision and technique but performed with energy and passion, sometimes violence. Life at the centre of the world and the end of history is evoked in a language of irony punctuated by moments of lyricism and brutality. The dance was interspersed with video projections using Fairlight video effects generator and voice recordings o
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Poetry
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Richard James Allen Choreographer
Richard James Allen Choreographer
Paul Lansky Composer
Irit Batsry Computer Graphics Designer
Karen Pearlman Dancer
Karen Pearlman Dancer
Paul Zimet Voice Over Artist
Richard James Allen Writer
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer June-July1986 program flyer, Performance Space
Mike Mullins Archives http://mikemullins.com.au
Performance Space Database
Event Identifier 79630
Dataset AusStage