Event | Talking Down | ||||||||||||||||
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Venue | South Australia, SA | ||||||||||||||||
First Date | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Youth Theatre | ||||||||||||||||
World Premiere | No | ||||||||||||||||
Description | Talking Down was the company’s first explicit exploration of the concept of cultures of disability, inspired by the thoughts of dancer Melanie Creaser. At the time Melanie was exploring ideas about having a culture of Down Syndrome through her language and her personal expression using dance. Talking Down built a gestural language among each of the dancers, weaving this into a series of images expressing the energy and the imagination of the company members. | ||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Dance | ||||||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Modern Dance
Theatre in Education Integrated ensemble |
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Subjects |
Disability
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Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||
Event Identifier | 147568 | ||||||||||||||||
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