It continues my fascination with the relationship between humans and the constructed environment.
The work uses bodies, machines and everyday objects, to create a visual arc of images and choreographic vignettes, that explore notions of the ‘natural’ and the ‘artificial’.
The work attempts to expose the duality of the ‘natural’ and the ‘artificial’ as a fiction, by decentralising humans, democratising them with objects, and upturning the usual symbolism associated with conscious entities against their inanimate surroundings.
The work results from the first two stages of an inaugural three year International Artist Residency with Dancemakers- centre for the development of the field of contemporary dance located Toronto, Canada.
Natural Orders is a co production between Dancemakers and Luminato Festival. It was presented in June 2017 in the Dancemakers MiniFest and Luminato Festival.
Artistic Director – Antony Hamilton
Robot Design and Construction – Alisdair Macindoe
Sound Design – Alisdair Macindoe
Lighting Design – Antony Hamilton & Alisdair Macindoe
Performers – Michael Caldwell, Tia Kushniruk, Jolyane Langlois, Sahara Morimoto
Production Manager – Tanya Bregstein
Stage Manager – Yehuda Fisher
Producer – Frances Shakov
Dancemakers Curator – Amelia Ehrhardt
Images – Francesca Chudnoff
Artists
Amelia Ehrhardt
From 2015-2019 Amelia Ehrhardt was the Curator at Dancemakers fostering international success for many of the artists engaged in the Incubation Production House model.
Antony Hamilton
Antony Hamilton is Dancemakers’ 2015-2018 Resident Artist. A Melbourne, Australian-based choreographer, his multi-award winning performances involve a sophisticated melding of movement, sound and visual design.
acCessibilIty
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible including ramps into the building, elevators and wheelchair accessible washrooms.
Will the event be ASL Interpreted?
All live events will offer ASL interpretation (upon request). Please contact us to request ASL Interpretation.
Will the event be described for Blind and low vision audiences?
This performance does not include audio description.
There are moments when you query whether it is man or machine that you are witnessing.
Secret Garden was created in residence at Dancemakers Toronto in 2018. Working in collaboration with installation and sculpture artist John Dixon, the performance is an intimate, self guided encounter for one audience member in communion with one performer, in an architecturally devised space. Over a five hour period, audience members cycle through, and are invited to stay as long as they wish. There are no limits to how the audience chooses to engage with the performer, but the experience of the encounter remains a private and personal event, that nobody on the exterior can ever know the truth about. The work uses two incongruous spaces as a means to distort reality.
Artistic Director – Antony Hamilton
Performer – Antony Hamilton
Room Design – John Dixon
Lighting Design – Antony Hamilton
Artistic Associates – Francesca Chudnoff & Michael Caldwell
Production Manager – Tanya Bregstein
Producer – Frances Shakov
Dancemakers Curator – Amelia Ehrhardt
Artists
Amelia Ehrhardt
From 2015-2019 Amelia Ehrhardt was the Curator at Dancemakers fostering international success for many of the artists engaged in the Incubation Production House model.
Antony Hamilton
Antony Hamilton is Dancemakers’ 2015-2018 Resident Artist. A Melbourne, Australian-based choreographer, his multi-award winning performances involve a sophisticated melding of movement, sound and visual design.
acCessibilIty
Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible including ramps into the building, elevators and wheelchair accessible washrooms.
Will the event be ASL Interpreted?
All live events will offer ASL interpretation (upon request). Please contact us to request ASL Interpretation.
Will the event be described for Blind and low vision audiences?
This performance does not include audio description.