Kaldor Public Art Project 31 Has Been Announced
World renowned choreographer Xavier Le Roy is heading back to Sydney, this time without props or costumes.
They've just wrapped up one of their most successful projects to date, but Kaldor Public Art Projects aren't ones to rest on their laurels. Following the wildly popular Marina Abramovic: In Residence, they've announced their next project, a groundbreaking new work with world renowned choreographer Xavier Le Roy.
Working in collaboration with Kaldor Public Art Projects and Carriageworks, Le Roy will develop a brand new exhibition called (rather ambiguously) Temporary Title, 2015. Premiering on Friday, November 20, the project will be the result of a series of open rehearsals (which you’ll be able to peek at for free) and will involve Hong Kong-based choreographer and dancer Scarlet Yu, along with 18 Australian performers. There'll be no props, no costumes, and all performers will be naked for the whole thing. Inhibitions, leave 'em at the door.
The legendary French choreographer has picked a solid crew of Australian performers, a diverse group of different ages, demographic and performance experience hailing from Sydney and Melbourne. They’ll be very closely involved in the development of the exhibition, encouraged by Le Roy to discuss ideas and realised them through movement, instead of simply being directed with specific instructions — a pretty unique, organic process. Visitors to the rehearsals and performances change position between observer and participator — so expect anything and everything.
Le Roy will also present three performances of his seminal solo work Self Unfinished, staged over three nights at Carriageworks at 8pm, November 17, 18 and 19. It's a must-see if you're a big fan of Le Roy or you're completely new to his work — this piece was first performed in 1988 and marked his very early experiments with the body and performer/spectator dynamic.
With Temporary Title, 2015 being staged as an unconventional exhibition and Self Unfinished in a more traditional theatre setting, this will be quite the well-rounded intro for many Sydneysiders to the celebrated choreographer's work. It's not the first time Le Roy's performed in Sydney either — his work Untitled, 2012 was one of the most talked about pieces in the 27th Kaldor Public Art Project, 13 Rooms.
KALDOR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS PRESENTS XAVIER LE ROY
Open rehearsals — Thu 5, Thu 12, Wed 18 and Thu 19 November
Keynote address — Sun 15 November
Self Unfinished, 1998 — Tue 17, Wed 18 and Thu 19 November
Temporary Title, 2015 — Fri 20 November 3-9pm, Sat 21 November, 12-6pm, Sun 22 November, 12-6pm
All be presented at Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh. Head to the Kaldor Projects website for more info.
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