Suspended

Overview

Suspended is an original site-specific dance work by choreographer and dancer Yahna Fookes, developed exclusively for the City of Melbourne Arts Program for 2013. Inspired by iconic American modern dancer Trisha Brown’s Roof Piece (1971), it seems only fitting for Fookes’ performance to be realised at Melbourne’s own beloved Rooftop Bar over three nights. This open-air space is as important as the piece itself, allowing the anticipated boundaries between audience, stage and performer to dissolve by encouraging a sense of equality and balance within these pre-determined roles.

Through the integration of pre-recorded film, sound and design, Suspended pushes our traditional perceptions of dance, and pulls the complementary nature of these areas together to create a highly conceptual collaborative performance.

Drawing from a curated selection of promising Australian talent, the piece embraces the creativity and expression of each individual response to the work from dancers Jessica Wong and James Shannon, sound designer Matthew Brown, costume deisgners and winners of the LMFF National Designer Award From Britten, cinematographer Rudi Siira and post-producer Ana Jimenez.

This harmony of creative fields is an aspect of the performance that is bound to elevate — or suspend it — to a place of heightened sensory experience.

Suspended will be performed over three nights at the Rooftop Bar. Check out a sneak peek of the show here.