Luminous Flux – Tasdance

Overview

Step into the light with Tasmania’s leading modern dance company, in a one night only production at Monash University. Presented by Tasdance along with the Monash University Academy of Performing Arts, Luminous Flux will see the group explore two very different takes on the concept of light; as interpreted by two of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary choreographers.

The first section of the show pays tribute to late German choreographer Tanja Liedtke, whose life was tragically cut short in 2007 at the age of just 29 — just after she'd been appointed artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company, succeeding founder Graeme Murphy. First debuted by Tasdance in 2004, the critically acclaimed Enter Twilight is one of Liedtke’s earliest works, touching on the delicate balance between good and evil as represented through darkness and light.

As a counterpoint to Liedtke’s piece, Melbourne-based choreographer Byron Perry explores light in the abstract, in his fittingly named Light Entertainment. The work highlights the playfulness and physicality of the Tasdance ensemble, and like Enter Twilight has received no shortage of critical success.

Image: Jen Brown