 Event |
Forcefield
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| Venue |
Castlemaine Town Hall, Castlemaine, VIC |
| First Date |
11 June 1983 |
| Opening Date |
11 June 1983 |
| Last Date |
11 June 1983 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
First performed by the students of VCA and subsequently included in the repertoire of DanceWorks and Tasdance.
Forcefield explores the elements of wind or air. The score was created by Nanette's husband Les Gilbert, uses sounds of aeroplanes recorded at Avalon, Victoria, mixed with short wave radio signals and a recording of a gale made in the Antarctic by David Parer. The dancing has a high energy and a very aerial quality. It is densely layered, using rapid entrances and exits, to give the feeling of turbulence in an extended space. The work included images of hovering; moving but not a |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Dance
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| CV |
Tasdance - Australian Choreographic Series |
|
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
102699 |
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