[A] powerful visual experience On the Fourth Floor, Toronto

Polytoxic and Metro Arts present Trade Winds

20 February 7:30pm - 8:00pm Brisbane Powerhouse - The Hub Interdisciplinary / Hybrid Arts, Large Scale, Site Specific and/or Outdoor Special Event All Ages

A captivating and visually striking dance installation performed on water

Trade Winds is a unique site-specific performance installation featuring Polytoxic's trademark innovation, physicality and striking visuals. Performed atop water this stunning collaboration re-imagines voyages, meetings and exchanges seen on the trade routes of the Pacific Ocean in a breathtakingly beautiful experience for all ages.

In this evocative work two majestic figures literally dance across the water. As they move they become giant screens illuminated by a world of exquisite animated projections created by contemporary artist Samuel Tupou. Their movements are drawn from traditionally inspired and ritualised gestures as their visual world changes and grows – from one of muted tones to a bright pop-aesthetic.

Image: Jarred Seng

Meet the artist

Polytoxic

Inspired by traditions of the Pacific, the guts of physical performance and the crimes of pop-culture, Polytoxic serves up a signature style like no other. Incorporating dance-theatre, physical cabaret and visual design, the company’s ethos is to create entertaining, robust work with a political, contemporary and satirical bite. Trade Winds is produced by Metro Arts.

The visuals featured in Trade Winds are the work of Samuel Tupou, a visual artist who is a founding member of the artist run initiative The Upholstery Contemporary Arts in Cairns, Queensland.

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