Critical Path and FORM Dance Projects are excited to present two workshops with 2 international artists and a talk at The Drill Hall as a part of IDEA’24.
IDEA is a new Sydney based festival of creative ideas, workshops and performances delivered by local and global leaders from First Nations practice, contemporary dance, circus, physical theatre, queer performance and disability arts.
WORKSHOP 1: CRYSTAL PITE REPERTOIRE & KIDD PIVOT IMPROVISATION TOOLS
26-30 AUG // 2-6 SEPT
9:30AM – 3PM
DRILL HALL, CRITICAL PATH
Canadian choreographer and director Crystal Pite is one of the most innovative and influential choreographic voices of the 21st Century. Her Vancouver-based company, Kidd Pivot is world-renowned for radical hybrids of dance and theatre, and their creations are assembled with a keen sense of wit and invention.
Pite is known for works that courageously address themes such as trauma, addiction, conflict, consciousness and mortality. Her bold and original vision has earned her international acclaim and inspired an entire generation of dance artists.
This workshop will be led by former Kidd Pivot dancer, Jiří Pokorný, sharing Crystal Pite’s phenomenal repertoire and the Kidd Pivot improvisation tools that underpin and support her creative practice.
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The program is made possible by the generous support of Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot, Jiří Pokorný, Create NSW, FORM Dance Projects, Critical Path, Brand X and Lucas Newland.
WORKSHOP 2: DOYLE + NANKIVELL – PHYSICAL LANGUAGES OF STORYTELLING
2-6 SEPT // 4PM – 9PM
9-14 SEPT // 10:30AM – 3:30PM
DRILL HALL, CRITICAL PATH
Maxine and Gabrielle share an interest in creative process as a site of collaborative experimentation – working with people and environments to create distinctive, dramatic worlds and experiences that resonate personally and globally. Their shared curiosity in the relational dynamics between performers, audience and the work are the starting point for the questions of their collaboration.
How do we amplify the human condition, through dance and theatre? How can we unlock an individual language of tension and rhythm to tell stories, reveal characters and charge atmospheres?
In this workshop Gabrielle and Maxine will share their artistic dialogue through extended improvisation scores and creative practice, including both studio and site-based work.
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The program is made possible by the generous support of Maxine Doyle, Gabrielle Nankivell, Create NSW, FORM Dance Projects, Critical Path, Lucas Newland and the British Council.
IDEA WATERCOOLER #1
31 AUG // 6PM – 9PM
DRILL HALL, CRITICAL PATH
Join leading artists from across the IDEA’24 program for a fire-side chat to share current creative practices, challenges and discoveries in an informal Q&A setting.
ARTISTS: Marc Brew, Vicki Van Hout, Jiří Pokorný (Crystal Pite), Alon Ilsar, Imogen Yang
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This program is made possible by the generous support of Create NSW, Critical Path and the British Council.