CO_EX_EN
SEASON
-MELBOURNE, VIC, MARCH 2019 @ DANCE MASSIVE - WORLD PREMIERE
-BRISBANE, QLD, FEBRUARY 2020 @ QPAC
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REVIEWS
WITNESS PERFORMANCE - JACOB BOHEME
THIS PROJECT WAS CREATED WITH THE SUPPORT FROM;
AUSTRALIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
ARTS HOUSE
DIRTY FEET
There’s a site, where the physical and spiritual meet. Where the passing of lore between two coexisting worlds occurs. Boomerangs clap, possum skin drums thud, singing and chanting echo while feet rhythmically stomp. And then silence.
Conversation has been disconnected and commutes have ceased. The site is suspended; no longer activated.
CO_EX_EN is exploring sites where ceremony, culture, exchange and celebrations were held. Sites where connection between multiple worlds coexisted but now the conversation has ceased. Sites where thresholds of physical and spiritual frequented now lay barren and void. Some sites never remembered, some fenced with signposts explaining their past uses. How do we maintain and honour these sites? How do we continue the stories in these sites of significance? How do we reactivate these sites and transpose as our ancestors once did?
Karul Projects invite you to experience the story of this site as a physical being in CO_EX_EN, a riveting First Nations contemporary dance creation by Thomas E.S. Kelly.
CHOREOGRAPHER
THOMAS E.S. KELLY
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CAST
THOMAS E.S. KELLY
TAREE SANSBURY
AMALIE OBITZ
NEVILLE WILLIAMS BONEY
NADIA MARTICH
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ADDITIONAL CAST
LIBBY MONTILLA
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SOUND DESIGN
ALYX DENNISON
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LIGHTING DESIGN
CHERYN FROST
CHLOE OGILVIE
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PHOTO CREDIT
ZAN WIMBERLEY