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Choreography by
Rosetta Cook Graeme Watson John Utans26-29 November 8.oopm
OUT Theatre,
Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane City
Foreword
Welcome to the new OUT Theatre and to the 1997 Dance Graduation season Heaven's Place.
It is our pleasure to present three works by Australian choreographers Rosetta Cook, Graeme Watson and QUT Academy staff member John Utans. Rosetta won the Robert Helpmann Award for Professional Choreographers in 1996 for Tangled Heart and Bodyline , by Graeme Watson, was originally choreographed for Netherlands Dance Theatre.
Heaven's Place is an entirely new work by John Utans which involves all current performance students from the Associate Degree and Bachelor of Arts courses.
It has been a particularly busy and exciting year with the visit of the Tsoying School dance students. In September, the sell-out season of West Side Story proved to be a great experience for all the cast. In August, four students performed brilliantly in Hong Kong as part of the Dance On '97 Festival of Dance Academies. The achievements of our students are a testament to the quality ofteaching and the course design and content. I would like to thank all of the full-time and part-time stafffortheir commitment and energy throughout the year.
Once again this year's graduate are up to the challenge of performing demanding works. The staff are proud of the graduating students' commitment and achievements. Please show them your warmest and most generous support.
Susan Street Head of Dance
Academy of the Arts - Dance
Head of Dance/Associate Degree in Dance Coordinator Associate Professor Susan Street Bachelor of Arts (Dance) Coordinator
Lecturers in Dance
Administration Officer Part-time Lecturers
Guest Lecturers
Accompanists
Physiotherapist Costumier
Dawn Albinger Rosetta Cook Harold Collins Cathy James Dale Johnston Heather Keens Francois Klaus Yvonne KQINer Wendy Laraghy Peter Luton
Kristen Bell Shaaron Boughen Sue Caulfield-Leclercq Janet Donald
Evan Jones JohnUtans Colleen Brydges Angela Anderson Fiona Cullen Leah Doherty
Dianna Laska-Moore Elizabeth Prenzler Judith Smith Cheryl Stock Sanford McMurry Morag Morrison John O'Connell Lisa O'Neill NigeiPeam Shay Ryan Jean Tally Garry Stevvart Graeme Watson
Reg Black Lovinia Dickens Gary Dionysius Stephen Francis David Muller MattheN Rofe Chi Wang Cheryl Ellison Marlene Lind
Caution and Advice
Remember, in case of emergency, the greatest danger lies in being crushed; therefore, BE CALM, stand up, QUIETLY WALK to and leave by the nearest door marked with an EXIT sign. DO NOT PUSH any person in front of you. Escape doors are all unlocked and the whole audience can leave in less than five minutes. Patrons are reminded that smoking and drinking are not permitted in the theatre during performances. Use of audio and/or video equipment and the taking of photographs is prohibited.
Heaven's Place
1997 Dance Graduation Performance
Bodyline
Choreographer: Graeme Watson
Tangled Heart
Choreographer: Rosetta Cook
-20 minute interval-
Heaven's Place
Choreographer: John Utans
Queensland University of Technology
Academy of the Arts
Bodyline
Bodyline was created in 1987 for Nederlands Dans Theater 2 and remounted for the Australian Dance Theatre in 1989. The work investigates dance as a sensory activity which can evoke in the spectator images which transcend the contours, physical presence and motions of the dancer's body. Bodyline attempts to challenge held notions of dance as merely an optical and aural experience. Through detailing the haptic in the choreography it is intended that the distance between the performance and the spectators is reduced and a dance of intimacy experienced. I am indebted to Australian Indigenous Cultures and Asian Cultures in the realisation of Bodyline.
Choreographer: Graeme Watson Composer: Steve Reich
Costume Design: Michael Pearce Lighting Design: David Whitworth
First Cast ShonaRye Greg Cathcart LeanneYoul Shannon Anderson Stevvart Thistlethwaite Danielle Lugton Sung-Yu Chen Shacrllee Katherine Newton Joel Corpuz Hsiacrlan Wang
Tangled Heart
Second Cast Joanna McMenamin Shannon Anderson Nicole McCreedy Melissa Hart Greg Cathcart Joel Corpuz ShonaRye Emily Warhurst Danielle Lugton Stevvart Thistlethwaite LeanneYoul
People meet ... and dance. Hidden in the dance are aspects of their relationship usually secret. Revealed is fear, longing, passion, anger, ecstasy, loss and ... love.
Tangled Heart was inspired by the music of the Tango and the contrasting emotions it evokes. The work was originally created for the AI CD Dance Creation '96 Choreographic Competition and won the major prize, The Robert Helpmann Award for Professional Choreographers.
Choreographer: Rosetta Cook
Composers: Astor Piazolla (T res Tangos), David Binelli (Tango), The Armadillo String Quartet (Kika) Lighting Design: David Whitworth
Cast
1st Duet: Hsiacrlan Wang, Sam Scheggetman 2nd Duet Nicole McCreedy, Shannon Anderson 3rd Duet Emily Warhurst, Greg Cathcart
Covers Tara Hickey Gavin Thorley Kristy-Lee Crane TimOhl
Olivia Ansell Steven Watson
Heaven's Place
In the world today, levels of production and consumption have almost nothing to do with the fulfilment of human needs and everything to do with the gratification of human desires. J.H. Macdonald
When thinking about Heaven many thoughts and images come to mind. Take these thoughts and images and multiply them by the number of people from all the places of this world. An infinite number of possibilities and ideas are revealed. There are however, certain qualities and essences that are universal. A sense of purity, of light, fulfilment, inner peace, knowledge, transcendence and release. Constructs oftime and space evaporate. Order and calm prevail. This can be achieved through meditation, prayer, a long journey, indulging in chocolate or diving into a pool of crystal water. There are times in performance where a dancer may transcend reality and find themselves in moments of pure exhilaration. It is these thoughts and feelings that are portrayed in this work. I hope to take you to another place. I ask you to look, to listen and most importantly to feel.
This work is dedicated with love to William, with whom I have recognised a glimpse of a place called Heaven.
Choreography/Direction/Design: John Utans Additional Choreography: Janet Donald, Sue Street Design Realisation: Brendan Wright
Costumes based upon designs by: Shaaron Boughen Costume Realisation: Marlene Lind
Lighting Design: David Whitworth
Music: John Tavener, Philip Glass, Chopin, Mozart, Gavin Bryars, Codex, Robert Moran, Clare Connors, Alexander Balanescu, Dvorak, Arvo Part, Hildegard Von Bingen.
Cast
Associate Degree in Dance - First Year
Alicia Adsett
Associate Degree in Dance - Second Year Shannon Anderson
Olivia Ansell Victoria Corcoran Kristy-Lee Crane Kate Fitzgerald Kerri Hammond Tara Hickey Lee Dong Hwan AnnaUnd Tzu-ChunKo Ko-PeiUn TimothyOhl Gavin Thorley Steven Watson Georgia Webb
Bachelor of Arts {Dance) - Performance Second Year
Yolande Brown Joseph Lau Jason Wellington
Greg Cathcart Sung-Yu Chen Fang-Ju Chou Joel Corpuz Melissa Hart Phoebe Kam Shao-1 Lee Danielle Lugton Nicole McCreedy Joanna McMenamin Shona Rye
Samuel Scheggetman Tsyon Sofo
Yalan Tang
Stewart Thistlethwaite Hsiao-Lan Tang Emily Warhurst
Bachelor of Arts {Dance) - Performance Third Year
Katherine Newton Leanne You!
Choreographers
Graeme Watson
Rosetta Cook
As a dancer and choreographer, Graeme has worked in dance, drama, abstract dance, film, television, rock'n'roll, video, fashion and corporate promotion. He has worked with most Australian dance companies and performed with the Sydney Dance Company from 1973 to 1980. Graeme was Artistic Director of The One Extra Company from 1992 to 1996.
Rosetta was Principal Dancer with the Queensland Ballet from 1984 to 1992.
She was a member of Sydney Dance Company and has performed as guest artist with many other companies and on television. Rosetta
received an Advance Australia Award for her outstanding contribution to dance in Australia.
She has choreographed for the Queensland Ballet, the Queensland Performing Arts Trust, the Australian Ballet Dancers Company, Sydney Dance Company, and for film and video, independent projects, and various institutions such as art galleries, universities, orchestras and festivals.
The Queensland Ballet commissioned four works from her-Drifters, Shaman, Nathaniel and Rapture. In 1992, she was commissioned by the Queensland Performing Arts Trust to create Angels and Devils, a 50-minute work for children as part of the Early Childhood Festival, in collaboration with designer Bill Haycock. In 1995, Rosetta choreographed sections of Flame of Freedon, The Australian Remembers Tribute televised on the ABC.
Wishing to broaden her performance base, she has recently been acting and dancing in the ballroom comedy MrCha Cha Says Dance in Sydney and for the Melbourne Comedy Festival. She also performed with the Sydney Theatre Company in Fall of Singapore and with The Australian Opera's production of Alcina as Principal Dancer. Last year she performed as soloist for the closing ceremony at the '96 Atlanta Para- Oiympics.
Choreographers
JohnUtans
Production Staff
John has choreographed for and performed with various dance companies throughout Australia including the West Australian Ballet Company, the Australian Opera, the Australian Contemporary Dance Company, the Dancers' Company of the Australian Ballet, Human Veins Dance Theatre, Australian Dance Theatre, Danceworks, and Expressions Dance Company. As an independent performer/
choreographer he co-devised the Reel to Real dance project funded by the Australia Council, worked on performance projects with Don Asker, Lynda! Jones and Nanette Hassall and is currently an active member of The Cherry Herring in Brisbane.
He has taught at the Victorian College of the Arts, Deakin University (Rusden) and at the QUT Academy for the past three years.
Production Manager Production Coordinator Lighting Designer Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Managers
Costumier
Wardrobe Supervision Set Design & Construction Sound Operator
Lighting Operator Mechanist Stage Hand Publicity
Stafford Mortensen Susan Street David Whitworth Amanda Tye Cindy Bryzak Monica Girard Alison Kirkpatrick Marlene Lind
Susan Caulfield-Leclercq Brendan Wright
David Joel Jason Raft Sam Parisi Paul Harrold Leanne Cutler
Associate Degree in Dance Graduates 1997
Shannon Anderson Greg Cathcart Sung-Yu Chen Fang-Ju Chou
Joel Corpuz Melissa Hart PhoebeKam Shao-1 Lee
Danielle Lugton Nicole McCreedy Joanna McMenamin Samuel Scheggetman
ShonaRye TysonSofo YalanTang Stewart Thistlethwaite
Hsiao-Lan Tang Emily Warhurst
Bachelor of Arts (Dance)- Performance Graduates 1997
Katherine Newton LeanneYoul
Bachelor of Arts (Dance) - Performance Second Year Yolande Brown
Joseph Lau Jason Wellington
Associate Degree in Dance - First Year Alicia Adsett
Olivia Ansell Victoria Corcoran Kristy-Lee Crane Kate Fitzgerald Kerri Hammond Tara Hickey Lee Dong Hwan Anna Lind Tzu-Chun Ko Ko-Pei Lin TimothyOhl Gavin Thorley Steven Watson Georgia Webb
Special Thanks to:
Queensland Ballet
Queensland Performing Arts Trust Queensland Theatre Company
Technical and Production Management students - Bump-in Crew Janice Crawford and Sonja de Sterke, TALSS - Photography
QUT Publications
The QUT Academy of the Arts thanks
Rosemount Estate Wines Lactos Australia
for their year-round support of the Academy 's showcase events.
Photography: Statue face by William Dealy, Theme shot by Sonja de Sterke, TALSS - QUT
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