Chamisa 4ºC
Choreography Kota Yamazaki
Performed by Phoebe Robinson, Lee Serle, Nick Sommerville
and Joanne White
Composition Masahiro Sugaya
Lighting Design Ben Cobham
Costume Design Ess-Hoshika Laboratory

Setting
Choreography Lucy Guerin
Performed by Michiyo Akamatsu and Jun Mori
Composition Haco
Lighting Design Masakazu Itoh

Chamisa 4ºC/Setting showcases the renowned talents of Japan’s Kota
Yamazaki and Australia’s Lucy Guerin.

Set to a score by Japanese composer Haco and performed by two Japanese
dancers, Guerin – who wowed Malthouse Theatre audiences with a sell-out
season of Love Me – has choreographed Setting, a study of the interactions
and desires of an unnamed couple who unveil their own unique compatibility.

Yamazaki has worked with Australian designer Ben Cobham to create
Chamisa 4ºC, a triumphant display of physical endurance set in a stark desert
landscape and performed by four Australian dancers.

After a world premiere in Kyoto in August, this dance double-bill arrives at
Malthouse Theatre to continue an exhilarating cultural conversation as part of
the Melbourne International Arts Festival.

Supported by Japan Foundation, Bunka-cho, Australia Council through its
Community Partnerships and Market Development Division and Dance Board,
Arts Victoria and 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange.

Co-produced by JCDN & Hirano Productions as part of
Australia-Japan Dance Exchange 2006.