Ausdance WA is funded by the State Government of Western Australia through the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industry.
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The Ferrymen
November 26, 2014 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$25 – $30
Andrew Morrish and Peter Trotman (AUS)
“They’re a bloody scream” – RRR FM, Melb
“Adroit and beguiling” – Village Voice, New York
“An absolute delight” – Sydney Morning Herald
Two wild-eyed ferrymen dip their oars into dark swirling currents of imagination. With silver tongues, movements that beguile, and boats that pitch and sway, they blithely promise the impossible. Daring to travel in such company, will you see your way tonight’s end?
Background:
Andrew Morrish and Peter Trotman first met in 1981 during the dawn of the “improvisational performance” scene in Melbourne, working mostly with Al Wunder in his company “Theatre of the Ordinary”. Later Peter and Andrew set up a practice together that investigating how abstract choreographic ideas could translate to the realm of language, how language could be viewed as dance and dance as language, or not.
Out of this practice came such iconic works as The Charlatan’s Web, Avalanche, Grist For The Mill and Of Bliss and Blunder.
Image Credit: Lisa Larsdotter Petersson
The community of Ausdance WA acknowledges the Traditional Owners of all Lands and Countries on this continent. We pay particular respect to Elders, Cultural and Community Leaders, and emerging leaders. With this understanding of the country’s First Peoples, we are grateful for our place in learning and serving dance, Arts and Culture in Western Australia.
Always Was. Always Will Be.