NICK CAVE: HEARD·BRISBANE 2016

Image: Nick Cave: HEARD·DETROIT 2015. Image courtesy of the artist and James Prinz photography.

Renowned American artist Nick Cave will present his performance HEARD·BRISBANE 2016 taking place in December and presented by QAGOMA.

HEARD·BRISBANE 2016 is a major performance work for inclusion in exhibition entitled ‘Sugar Spin: You, me, art and everything’ at Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia opening on 3 December 2016 and closing on 17 April 2017.

‘Sugar Spin’ is the major, free exhibition headlining the Gallery of Modern Art’s tenth anniversary celebrations this year. The performance work will be a major feature of the exhibition which will also draw from across the Gallery’s holdings of contemporary art. Playful and seductive ‘Sugar Spin’ will bring moments of joy and dizziness together with a deeper sense of unease. It will reflect the beauty of the world we live in, as well as the complex challenges of these turbulent times. The exhibition will occupy three quarters of the Gallery of Modern Art building, the largest contemporary art space in Australia, and its opening will coincide with the building’s 10th birthday.

HEARD·BRISBANE 2016, is a dynamic, site-specific performance, involving 60 local dancers and musicians animating the elaborate ‘soundsuits’ made by American artist Nick Cave. HEARD·BRISBANE 2016 is a choreographed performance involving 30 life-sized horse suits, each of which is inhabited by 2 dancers at a time. The suits are constructed from coloured raffia and found materials and produce a distinctive sound when activated.

 

DANCERS’ CALL-OUT

QAGOMA are inviting you perform in the Brisbane season of Nick Cave’s HEARD·BRISBANE. This is an incredible opportunity for students to work with an internationally renowned artist, performing a major work at The Queensland Art Gallery/ Galley of Modern Art. The work has previously been performed in New York (with students from The Ailey School in NYC), Detroit and Tampa.

All professional dancers engaged in the project will be working with Nick Cave Will Gill (http://willgill.net/meet.php) ,and local coordinating choreographer Nerida Matthaei. You will performing side by side with pre -professional students from Brisbane, and may responsible for providing mentoring throughout the project.

There will be a project fee for all professional dancers of $950 for the engagement.

The project will run across two weeks (including rehearsal times)

Sunday 13th November – Thursday 17th November + Friday 1st of December – Sunday 4th December.

(2 x 25min performances over 2 days)

Information of Production Schedule and Rehearsals

• Artists will need to be available for the dates listed below • Height Requirement – 165cm – due to costuming restrictions • Rehearsals will take place at QAGOMA + The Edge, located in South Brisbane between 9am and

5pm

o Sunday 13th November – rehearsals o Monday 14th November – rehearsals o Tuesday 15th – rehearsals o Wednesday 16th – rehearsals o Thursday 17th – rehearsals o Thursday 31st - rehearsals o Friday 1st December – dress rehearsal o Saturday 2rd December – PERFORMANCE (25 minute performance) o Sunday 3rd December – PERFORMANCE (25 minute performance)

Auditions to take place on Sunday 30 October 7-9pm at Raw Dance Venue, Studio 1, 46 Evesham St Moorooka

To register for the audition please send a 1 page CV with dancing experience, headshot, contact details and height to the Coordinating Choreographer by 5pm on Saturday 29th October.

Nerida Matthaei, Coordinating Choreographer ad@phluxus2.com 0410 560 921