Malthouse Theatre
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Malthouse Theatre
at The C.U.B. Malthouse
113 Sturt Street
Southbank Victoria 3006
Australia
Phone: +61 3 9685 5111
NOVEMBER 25 - NOVEMBER 29
MALTHOUSE THEATRE PRESENTS
A LUCY GUERIN INC PRODUCTION
STRUCTURE AND SADNESS
CHOREOGRAPHER LUCY GUERIN
ORIGINAL MUSIC GERALD MAIR
MOTION GRAPHICS MICHAELA FRENCH
SET AND LIGHTING DESIGNERS
BLUEBOTTLE: BEN COBHAM AND ANDREW LIVINGSTON
COSTUMES PAULA LEVIS
DRAMATURGE MARYANNE LYNCH
PRODUCERS FOR LUCY GUERIN INC MICHAELA COVENTRY
AND ANGHARAD WYNNE-JONES
PERFORMED BY
FIONA CAMERON
KYLE KREMERSKOTHEN
LINA LIMOSANI
HARRIET RITCHIE
BYRON PERRY
LEE SERLE
On 15 October 1970, a 367-ft section of the West Gate Bridge, known as ‘span 10–11’, collapsed during construction. Approximately 2,000 tonnes of steel and concrete came crashing down into the muddy banks of the Yarra below, taking the lives of 35 workers, their machinery, tools and sheds with them.
In Structure and Sadness, Guerin’s unique movement vocabulary is based on the engineering principles of compression, suspension, torsion and failure. On stage, the six performers construct a precarious world teetering on the point of collapse.
Since its world premiere for the 2006 Melbourne International Arts Festival, this arresting production has been presented at the Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and in 2009 toured the globe to Frankfurt, Ludwigsberg, Dublin and New York. Malthouse Theatre is thrilled to invite Lucy Guerin Inc to perform this muchanticipated and exclusive Melbourne return season in the Merlyn Theatre.
STRUCTURE AND SADNESS
NOVEMBER 25 - NOVEMBER 29
MERLYN THEATRE
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SESSION TIMES / PRICES
“A CHOREOGRAPHER IN RIGOROUS CONTROL OF HER MATERIAL, CREATING BEAUTIFULLY FOCUSED, POWERFULLY EVOCATIVE WORKS... GUERIN HAS CREATED A QUIETLY DEVESTATING AND POTENT WORK. NEW YORK'S LOSS HAS BEEN MELBOURNE'S GAIN.”
NEW YORK PRESS
“GUERIN LETS HER DANCERS' BODIES EXPRESS THE PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CATASTROPHE AND EMBODY THE FRAGILE CONSTRUCTS THAT MOSTLY HOLD US UP.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
WINNER:
2008 AUSTRALIAN DANCE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A COMPANY
2007 HELPMANN AWARD FOR BEST DANCE WORK
2006 GREEN ROOM AWARD FOR CHOREOGRAPHY