If I Sing To You

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Event If I Sing To You
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Arts Festival 2008
First Date 19 October 2008
Last Date 21 October 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description If I Sing To You is composed of movements that fall almost exclusively into three separate or combined categories that challenge and confront each dancer's separate experiences in the field. Deborah Hay's instructions are to create movements that are 1) impossible to realise, 2) embarrassing to consider and 3) alarmingly simple.

Commissioned by the renowned William Forsythe Company, If I Sing To You is a dance that is also a song, music, poetry and voice. It experiments with the effectiveness of non-linear meaning and form. For each performance, the dancers have the option to appear in a m
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Dance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Laurent Pichaud Assistant Choreographer
Deborah Hay Choreographer
Michelle Boulé Dancer
Jeanine Durning Dancer
Catherine Legrand Dancer
Juliette Mapp Dancer
Chrysa Parkinson Dancer
Amelia Reeber Dancer
Moritz G Make-up Artist
Tricia Pierson Production Manager
William Forsythe Commissioner
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Melbourne International Arts Festival 2008 Online Guide
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 78587