Fifty dancers. One stage. Endless possibilities.
From darkness they emerge, a dizzying mass of pulsating bodies. The push and pull of humanity is embodied by this heaving throng of life, but can a crowd be more than the sum of its parts? As complex patterns ripple through the flood of figures, a single movement triggers a chain reaction wheeling the fragile whole from chaos to order. This riveting, hypnotic dance work explores relationships between the individual and the collective, solitary striving and joyous union, with a cast of 50 performing as one.
In recent years Melbourne-based choreographer Stephanie Lake has cemented a reputation as one of the most exciting and prolific talents of her generation, and Colossus is her biggest achievement in every sense. The monumental scale of this work is matched only by the talents of the collaborators assembled to realise this bold production. The sheer energy of Lake’s mass of performers brings an infectious edge, bound to leave you changed.
Winner
2019 Green Room Awards
Best Visual Design
PHOTO | Mark Gambino
★★★★ Emotional and human.
- Choreographer
- Stephanie Lake
- Lighting Designer
- Bosco Shaw
- Composition & Sound Designer
- Robin Fox
- Costume Designer
- Harriet Oxley
- Production Manager
- Emily O'Brien
- Producer
- Claire Bradley Duke
- Dancers
- Gabriel Sinclair, Adrien Tucker, Aimee Schollum, Annaleise Gaffney, Rebecca Berry, Dominique Cowden, Eloise Brodie, Emily Sterry, Gabrielle Loveridge, Hayley Roe, Hannah Billingham, Jazmyn Carter, Jennifer Ma, Kady Mansour, Kaitlin Malone, Kayla Douglas, Lachlan Hall, Larissa Anthony, Lauren Stanley, Marni Green, Michaela Tancheff, Molly Davies, Nicholas Eva, Nicole Muscat, Nikki Tarling, Olivia Yeo, Phaedra Brown, Rachel Mackie, Rowan Jobling, Sarah Bourne, Samuel Hammat, Sarah McCrorie, Sophia Van Gent, Sophie Gould, Surekha Krishnan, Tammy Bouman, Thalia Livingstone, Tiffany Hislop, Vanessa Northcote, Damian Meredith, Felicity Boyd, Angelica Menta, Miles Lee, Yvonne Huang, Claudia Busetti
Partners
Presenting Partner
With support from
This project was originally commissioned by Arts Centre Melbourne and Melbourne Fringe as part of the Take Over Program.
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