The Scorpionfish: Song and Dance in Tropical Downtown

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Event The Scorpionfish: Song and Dance in Tropical Downtown
Venue Space Theatre, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event OzAsia Festival 2007
First Date 1 October 2007
Opening Date 1 October 2007
Last Date 2 October 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Joanna Dudley is The Scorpionfish - a solitary, strikingly strange and unusual species. The Scorpionfish morphs from one creature to another blurring the parameters between the environment, the woman, artificiality and reality. The Scorpionfish sings the beautiful and sentimental kroncong - Javanese pop of the 1960s and a heady mixture of South East Asian, Hawaiian and American croon. The Scorpionfish dances ancient Javanese court dances which had been kept secret for centuries and performed only for the King alone. The environment she feels most at ease is in her electric sound garden, accom
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Dance
Music
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nicola Mascia Choreographer
Bernd Skodzig Costume Designer
Rufus Didwiszus Creator
Joanna Dudley Performer
Adolphe Binder Producer
Dirk Dresselhaus Sound Designer
Resources
Text Nationality Germany
Indonesia
Production Nationality Germany
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 72020