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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MAXIMUM
May 26, 2015 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
A DUET BETWEEN A DANCER AND A BODYBUILDER.
GET READY TO SWEAT.
Two highly trained performers, a female contemporary dancer and a male bodybuilder, combine forces in a compelling and impossibly physical feat of strength and stamina. Challenging the limits of the body, the two performers move in sync continuously with every tiny action repeated and intensified.
A combination of dance and live performance, MAXIMUM tests the boundaries between dance and sport. As the performers reach the limits of exhaustion, the composed forms of bodybuilding and dance unravel to reveal the vulnerabilities and endurance of the performers and audience alike.
MAXIMUM is a visceral live experience not for the faint hearted. Do you have what it takes?
“Coming together, Abbott and Henderson-Smith give a strange and intriguing meditation into the degradation of bodies through exercise, but also in the ability for the body to keep pushing through.”
The Guardian
Directed & Choreographed by Natalie Abbott
Performed by Natalie Abbott & Donny Henderson-Smith
Lighting Design by Matthew Adey
Sound Design by Daniel Arnott
Dramaturgy by Matthew Day
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.