Humbled by the lineage of all who came before, in this work we pay respect to street dance as a gift allowing us means for self-expression, community, play and protest.

Working with complex scores and rapid-fire choices, no two runs are the same. The dancers are faced to make choices, using freestyle dances (Hip hop freestyle & Krump), to reflect the reality they want to see, whilst tending to the collective responsibility.

Audiences are invited to move in close, pay attention and HYPE!

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This production is presented within a program of three New Dance Works by David Prakash, Chimene Steele-Prior, Sarah Aiken and Luke George collectively titled ‘(Un) Tethered’.

“Tethered to a reality that is in a state of accelerating precarity, we perceive the fragile beauty that surrounds us with a heightened awareness of Dance as an act of assembly and renewal. For our 2024 Graduation Season, four new contemporary dance works by Melbourne-based choreographers affirm VCA’s commitment to constantly evolving creativity, to the power of intergenerational learning, and the transformative potential of the choreographic.”

Carol Brown, Head of Dance

CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM

Choreography: David Prakash

Composer: Merrick Craven

Set & Costume Designer: Sarah Browne

Stage Manager: Alicia Guiney

Video Designer: Alice Huxtable

Lighting Designer: Finnegan Comte-Harvey

Associate Vision Designer: Jimmy Dikranian^

Rehearsal Director: Nicole Corea

Head Electrician: Madelaine Garwood

Costume Manager: Alannah Citino

Technical Manager: Georgie Donnelly

Costume Assistant: Asha Robinson

Lighting Crew: Karin Chen, Samantha Martin

Deputy Head Electrician, Lighting Programmer & Operator: Andrew Thompson

DANCERS

Indiana Gordon, Stephanie Kewley, Anastassia Krstevska, Jaden Lal, Elliana Martelli, Toby McKnight, Kamryn Mcrae, Bei Preston Taylor, Opal Russell, Melody Zhang