As the Crow Flies

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Event As the Crow Flies
Venue Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 16 September 1988
Opening Date 16 September 1988
Last Date 26 September 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description First performed by DanceWorks at the Dance Umbrella, London. In a book entitled Arctic Dreams, the author takes an imaginary walk along a meridian line running from the Arctic Circle to Mexico City. It is the day of the summer solstice. Six months later, the author repeats the journey in winter. He describes what he sees and the way the changes that occur e.g. from even, regular, diurnal patterns of day and night over Mexico to almost permanent light of an arctic summer, affects one's perspective about the earth we inhabit. As the Crow Flies tries to imagine the performance area from a differ
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Dance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nanette Hassall Choreographer
John Adams Composer
Mathew Bergan Dancer
Jon Burtt Dancer
Sean Curham Dancer
Felicity McDonald Dancer
Trevor Patrick Dancer
Linda Sastradipradya Dancer
Delia Sylvan Dancer
Kamizol Designer
Mark Howett Lighting Designer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
CV Tasdance- Australian Choreographic Series
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 102761