Depth of Field

Production still for "Depth of Field". L-R: James Vu Anh Pham, Tara Jade Samaya. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Depth of Field

By Anouk Van Dijk

06 March 2015 – 14 March 2015 ACCA Forecourt

Malthouse Theatre, Chunky Move Dance Company, Dance Massive,

Dance Co-Production

Created as an outdoor site-specific work, Depth of Field was a heroic and poetic interaction between three dancers and a city. Throughout the performance, as the city changed tempo, ordinary life shifted and morphed to reveal the unseen. Slowly, across the duration of a sunset, the connections between the dancers and the city emerged as 15 volunteers, two dogs and a toddler joined the random traffic of passers-by. These parallel realities signalled a city that rarely stops; the dancers becoming warriors in a quest for urban survival.

 

"CHUNKY MOVE FEELS, EXCITINGLY, LIKE A CELEBRATION AND EXPLORATION OF CURRENT DANCE PRACTICE IN ALL ITS COMPLEX FORMS."

— The Herald Sun

Production still for "Depth of Field". L-R: Niharika Senapati, James Vu Anh Pham, Tara Jade Samaya. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Depth of Field". L-R: James Vu Anh Pham, Niharika Senapati, Tara Jade Samaya. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Production still for "Depth of Field". L-R: Niharika Senapati, Tara Jade Samaya, James Vu Anh Pham. Photographer: Jeff Busby
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Production still for "Depth of Field". L-R: Niharika Senapati, James Vu Anh Pham, Tara Jade Samaya. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Depth of Field". L-R: James Vu Anh Pham, Niharika Senapati, Tara Jade Samaya. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Production still for "Depth of Field". L-R: Niharika Senapati, Tara Jade Samaya, James Vu Anh Pham. Photographer: Jeff Busby

Cast

Niharika Senapati

Niharika Senapati

Dancer, Ballerina, Ballet Dancer, Ballroom Dancer

Tara Jade Samaya

Tara Jade Samaya

Dancer, Ballerina, Ballet Dancer, Ballroom Dancer

James Vu Anh Pham

James Vu Anh Pham

Dancer, Ballerina, Ballet Dancer, Ballroom Dancer

Creatives

Ben Frost

Ben Frost

Composer

Anouk Van Dijk

Anouk Van Dijk

Director, Creator, Choreographer

Kevin Martin

Composer

Melissa Page

Melissa Page

Costume Designer

Michael Carr

Michael Carr

Production Manager, Consultant

Marco Cher-Gibard

Marco Cher-Gibard

Sound Designer

Anny Mokotow

Dramaturg

Daniel Bjarnason

Composer

Blair Hart

Blair Hart

Consultant, Stage Manager

Acknowledgements

A new work by Chunky Move. Presented by Malthouse Theatre and Chunky Move. Presented in association with Dance Massive.

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