An Act of Now – Chunky Move

Overview

Chunky Move are always doing bold things with dance but An Act of Now marks a new step even for them.

It’s taking place in the Sidney Myer Music Bowl but it will be a more intimate experience than that venue would normally suggest.  Audience will be seated on the stage, up close to a glasshouse in which the performers will be dancing, constrained by close quarters and wreathed in smoke.  The soundtrack will be played through headphones, along with the slightest noises of the dancers recorded by a microphone inside the glasshouse.

A statement on co-existence in an overcrowded world, An Act of Now is the first piece for Chunky Move by the company’s new Artistic Director Anouk Van Dijk.  Fresh from the Netherlands and keen to make her mark in Australia, Van Dijk is set to open her tenure with a bang with this audacious show.