Against a shimmering terrain of shadow and sand, a ritual inspired by ancient Java, is danced and sung of mountains, ghostly rivers and the resilience of colour-shifting opals.
A collaboration with director/choregrapher Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal and Paula van Beek
A collaboration with director/choregrapher Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal and Paula van Beek
'It is a gem of a dance work, elusive in style and influences, one dissolving into the next.'
Jill Sykes, Sydney Morning Herald (June 24 2013)
'This is a celebration of heritage begun with the chime of a bell and hallowed by the melancholy song and movement meeting as one - women of the earth, the sea and the sky in perfect harmony.'
Jordan Beth Vincent, The Age (October 5, 2012)
The premier season at the Malthouse Theatre won Best Dance Award at the 2012 Melbourne Fringe Festival, short-listed for Best Music Composition for Dance in the 2012 Green Room Awards and shortlisted for an 2013 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance.
Direction and choreography - Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal
Dance performance - Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal
Music composition and performance - Ria Soemardjo
Textile and costume design - Ria Soemardjo
Lighting and projection - Paula van Beek
Set design - Paula van Beek
Sound design consultant Kelly Ryall
PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS -
Performance Space, Sydney
Powerhouse, Brisbane
Street Theatre, Canberra
Contemporary Art Centre, Cairns
Mackay Entertainment Centre
Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth
Vitalstatistix, Adelaide
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Arts Centre, Melbourne
Toured by Performing Lines for Mobile States with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria.
Opal Vapour was originally presented with Malthouse Theatre as part of Helium with support from the Australia Council, Arts Victoria, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Arts Centre Melbourne, Kultour, Glasshouse Arts and Entertainment Centre, Salamanca Arts Centre and Indonesia Contemporary Art Network.
Dance performance - Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal
Music composition and performance - Ria Soemardjo
Textile and costume design - Ria Soemardjo
Lighting and projection - Paula van Beek
Set design - Paula van Beek
Sound design consultant Kelly Ryall
PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS -
Performance Space, Sydney
Powerhouse, Brisbane
Street Theatre, Canberra
Contemporary Art Centre, Cairns
Mackay Entertainment Centre
Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart
Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth
Vitalstatistix, Adelaide
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Arts Centre, Melbourne
Toured by Performing Lines for Mobile States with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria.
Opal Vapour was originally presented with Malthouse Theatre as part of Helium with support from the Australia Council, Arts Victoria, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Arts Centre Melbourne, Kultour, Glasshouse Arts and Entertainment Centre, Salamanca Arts Centre and Indonesia Contemporary Art Network.