★★★★★
Thrilling, frightening and
entirely unforgettable.
— TIME OUT
★★★★
Emotional and human.
— THE AGE
Stephanie Lake Company
Colossus
Arts Centre Melbourne
Fairfax Studio
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Thu—Sun 7.30pm
Sat also 2.30pm
50 mins no interval
Tickets from $39
Eligible for
Transaction fees may apply
festival.melbourne
Arts Centre Melbourne
1300 182 183
Presenting
Partner
Fifty dancers. One stage. Endless possibilities.
From darkness they emerge, a dizzying
mass of pulsating bodies. The push and pull
of humanity is embodied by this heaving
throng of life, but can a crowd be more than
the sum of its parts? As complex patterns
ripple through the flood of figures, a single
movement triggers a chain reaction wheeling
the fragile whole from chaos to order. This
riveting, hypnotic dance work explores
relationships between the individual and the
collective, solitary striving and joyous union,
with a cast of 50 performing as one.
In recent years Melbourne-based
choreographer Stephanie Lake has cemented
a reputation as one of the most exciting
and prolific talents of her generation, and
Colossus is her biggest achievement in every
sense. The sheer energy of Lake’s mass of
performers brings an infectious edge, bound
to leave you changed.
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