A Trial by Video

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Event A Trial by Video
Venue RMIT University, The Former Magistrates Court, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Festival 1998
First Date 22 October 1998
Last Date 31 October 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description An interactive dance work.
Intense, detailed, confusing and surreal: A Trial by Video immerses the Magistrates Court into contemporary debates on culture, race and power.
Intergrated video projection with interactive sound and image technology create a powerful work viewed simultaneously by audiences in Melbourne and London. The audience experiences the intensity of the video performance, switching from terror to comfort like the switch from actuality to video screen.
Company in Space occupies actual, virtual and spiritual space, extending concepts of dance and technology.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Multimedia
Subjects Culture
Power
Race relations
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John McCormick Choreographer
Wayne McGregor Choreographer
Hellen Sky Choreographer
Garth Paine Composer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne Festival 1998 guide
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100722