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Chaos in Concert
Three women entangle themselves in a press conference of microphones and a cacophony of loop systems.
Dates
23 Oct - 3 Nov 2023Location
Metro Arts Studios, West EndWorking in collaboration, sound designer and composer Anna Whitaker, dancer and choreographer Jenni Large and dancer, choreographer and dramaturg Ashleigh Musk explore the connection between sound and dance.
Chaos in Concert is action and consequence, a reverberative questioning of the repercussions of our behaviour. We question the scale of our impact – from our intimate relationships, our broader communities and our environment. Crucially confronting our human footprint, as we bear witness to social and environmental emergencies we ask – “how can we maintain progression without harm?”
‘A web of cables, a press conference of microphones and a cacophony of loop systems are the centrepiece of order and chaos. Sequences of distortion and manipulation accumulate and dissolve, exploring the power, violence and vulnerability in amplification.’
The artists
JENNI LARGE - Lead Creative/Performer
Jenni Large is an independent dancer, performer, choreographer, teacher and rehearsal director based on unceded palawa country in lutruwita/Tasmania.
A 2010 graduate of WAAPA and TNUA/Taipei exchange program, she has collaborated, performed and toured extensively with artists and companies including; Tasdance (2012-13 and 2019-present performing works by Jo Lloyd, Larissa McGowan, Anna Smith, Byron Perry), Dancenorth (2015-2020 performing works by Kyle Page, Amber Haines, Lee Searle, Alisdair Macindoe, Lucy Guerin, Gideon Obarzanek, Stephanie Lake, Ross McCormack and Jo Lloyd) as well as Legs On The Wall, Leigh Warren & Dancers, GUTS Dance, Aimee Smith, Sue Peacock and Isabella Stone.
Recent engagements include choreographer/performer in ‘Faux Mo House Party’ – Mona Foma and ‘Wet Hard’ – winner of the 2022 Keir Choreographic ‘People’s Choice Award’. Jenni performed in ‘From Infancy’ by Ashleigh Musk, choreographed ‘Flesh Net’ for WAAPA and will premiere a new work for Sydney Dance Company’s New Breed Season.
ASHLEIGH MUSK - Lead Creative/Performer
Ashleigh is a dancer, choreographer, dramaturg and community arts facilitator based on unceded Arrernte Country (Mparntwe/Alice Springs) in the Northern Territory (so-called Australia).
She has performed with artists and companies around the world including Marrugeku, GUTS Dance, Jenni Large, Liesel Zink, Daniele Constance, STOMPIN, Jamaal Burkmaar, Denada Dance Theatre and Tami Dance Company. Her work ‘Fertile Ground’, co-created with Michael Smith, premiered at Metro Arts (Meanjin) before touring to SPRING.LOADED.DANCE (Mparntwe) and MONA FOMA 2022 (lutruwita).
She is currently developing SUB (with GUTS Dance, Darwin Festival, Tasdance) and From Infancy (with Red Hot Arts Central Australia, Desert Festival).
ANNA WHITAKER - Lead Creative/Performer
Anna is is a multi award-winning Meanjin/Brisbane based sound designer and
composer with a palate for experimental, acousmatic works and surround sound composition.
She graduated from Queensland Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Technology, and since has designed and composed for productions including MONA FOMA, Australasian Dance Company, Bleach* Festival, The Farm, tasdance, Stompin’, La Boite Theatre Company, Brisbane Festival, HOTA Gold Coast, Festival 2018, Vulcana Circus and Playlab. Her vast background in classical music and technology-based sound art result in musical concoctions from the traditional and contemporary worlds.
Anna received the 2020/2021 and 2019 Matilda Award for Best Sound Design for her work on Michael Smith’s ‘Cowboy’ and The Farm’s ‘Throttle’ respectively. Anna’s unique voice is also evident in her installation works which have exhibited at Bleach* Festival, HOTA, MetroArts and QPAC Museum.
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Chaos in Concert is part of Metro Arts 2023 Creative Development Program.