Skeleton Tree

Production still for "Skeleton Tree". L-R: Nicola Leahey, James O'Hara, Marlo Benjamin. Photographer: Pippa Samaya

Skeleton Tree

By Stephanie Lake

16 March 2019 – 23 March 2019 Beckett Theatre

Malthouse Theatre, Stephanie Lake Company,

Dance

In Skeleton Tree, Stephanie Lake draws inspiration from the punch and poeticism of funeral songs and dances for the dead, to create a powerful new work about the primary human experience that language constantly fails to articulate: the ecstasy of grief. With her signature virtuosic movement, Skeleton Tree is an exhilarating union of dance, music and theatre.

Skeleton Tree is part of Malthouse Theatre's Dance Massive 2019. This one of two moving experiences is a compelling political allegory, and a quest into the labyrinth of the human heart, come to life.

★★★★★
"A MONUMENTAL TALENT…LAKE’S WORK HARNESSES THE KINETIC ENERGY OF HER EXTRAORDINARY DANCERS TO ENDURING EFFECT"
— Time Out (for Stephanie Lake’s Colossus)

Production still for "Skeleton Tree". L-R: James O'Hara, Marlo Benjamin, Nicola Leahey. Photographer: Pippa Samaya
Production still for "Skeleton Tree". L-R: Nicola Leahey, James O'Hara. Photographer: Pippa Samaya
Production still for "Skeleton Tree". L-R: Nicola Leahey, Marlo Benjamin. Photographer: Pippa Samaya
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Production still for "Skeleton Tree". L-R: James O'Hara, Marlo Benjamin, Nicola Leahey. Photographer: Pippa Samaya

Production still for "Skeleton Tree". L-R: Nicola Leahey, James O'Hara. Photographer: Pippa Samaya

Production still for "Skeleton Tree". L-R: Nicola Leahey, Marlo Benjamin. Photographer: Pippa Samaya

Cast

Marlo Benjamin

Marlo Benjamin

Dancer, Ballerina, Ballet Dancer, Ballroom Dancer

James O'Hara

James O'Hara

Dancer, Ballerina, Ballet Dancer, Ballroom Dancer

Nicola Leahey

Nicola Leahey

Dancer, Ballerina, Ballet Dancer, Ballroom Dancer

Creatives

Stephanie Lake

Stephanie Lake

Creator, Choreographer

Paula Levis

Paula Levis

Costume Designer

Matthew Lutton

Matthew Lutton

Dramaturg

Niklas Pajanti

Niklas Pajanti

Lighting Designer

Glenn Dulihanty

Glenn Dulihanty

Production Manager

Robin Fox

Robin Fox

Sound Designer

Acknowledgements

Malthouse Theatre and Stephanie Lake Company present – SKELETON TREE in association with Dance Massive. Generously supported by Linda Herd.

Production Program