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 "The twenty-one dancers begin as
pulsating foetal buds, gradually unfurling to greet their fellow beings in a
richly choreographed ensemble piece that sets the reflective tone of the
succeeding eight dances. That this production can proudly assert the
appellation of Zeitgeist - meaning 'the spirit (geist) of our times
(Zeit)' - is a testament to this company's continual striving for avant-garde
excellence and exploratory awareness of contemporary issues."
RAVE
MAGAZINE, 2008.
Zeitgeist was a retrospective of Zen Zen Zo's Butoh inspired dance-theatre works
since 2000 with several new works created specifically for the 2008 season.
Drawing from productions such as Unleashed, Those with Lucifer,
and most recently Zen Zen Zo's international collaborations with Punk-Cabaret
band The Dresden Dolls, the aim of Zeitgeist was to explore how
we as human beings are "meeting" ourselves, each other, and the earth at this
point in history. The nine dances wove together the big issues of our age -
spiritual apathy, terrorism, global warming - with universal themes, archetype
and myth. It was an apocalyptic vision of our future, realised through the
maelstrom of 21 Butoh bodies on stage.
Title:
Zeitgeist
Dates:
25 June - 12 July,
2008
Venue:
The Old Museum Building, Brisbane (IN THE RAW Studio Season)
Director:
Lynne
Bradley
Choreograhpers:
Lynne Bradley, Carly Rees & Steven Mitchell
Wright
Costume Designer:
Angela White
Lighting Designer:
Ben
Hughes
Composer:
Colin
Webber, Emma Dean & Jacob Diefenbach
Musicians/Singers:
Adam Deusien, Jeremy Guttman, Jeremy Neideck, Janine Watson
Performers:
Aslam Abdus-samad, Damian
Bernardo, Emma Bleaney, Jessica Brown-White, Katrina Cornwell, Drew der
Kinderen, Adam Deusien, Hannah Fox, Jeremy Guttman, Mark Hill, Tora Hylands,
Jamie Kendall, Frances Marrington, Jeremy Neideck, Fleur Noble, Jena Prince, Ellen
Rijs, Polly Sara, Dale Thorburn, Andrew Townsend, Janine Watson
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