RED

About the show

Time is running out.

Air is emptying from a massive translucent dome, threatening to seal its inhabitants in preserved isolation. They twist together and apart. Their elastic vitality, shrink-wrapped before our eyes.

The dance mavericks from Queensland, Dancenorth, use the plight of their duo as an allegory for a contracting world, where biodiversity is being suffocated. Epic and intimate, RED illuminates the universal challenge of preserving our humanity in a world under pressure.

Red is part of the inaugural Australian Dance Biennale, curated and hosted by RISING.

Artistic Team

Concept, Direction and Choreography: Amber Haines and Kyle Page 

Composition/Sound Design: Alisdair Macindoe, featuring Music by Ellen Arkbro and Vocals by Sara Black 

Lighting Design: Niklas Pajanti 

Costume Design: Harriet Oxley 

Inflatable Set Design Consultant: David Cross

Dramaturgy: Gideon Obarzanek 

Performers/Choreographers: Sabine Crompton-Ward and Michael Smith 

Understudy: Nikki Tarling 

Production Manager: Candice Marshall 

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Presented by RISING

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by RISING, Brisbane Festival, Darwin Festival, Ten Days on the Island, and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Dancenorth Australia is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and by Townsville City Council. Dancenorth is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund.