“As long as we have people like Shaun Parker creating shows, there is no need to fear for the future of arts in Australia.” The Daily Telegraph
Shaun Parker & Company presents XY
10 minutes Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse 16yrs+
Science meets dance in this investigation of the XY chromosome.
XY (working title) is Shaun Parker’s new dance theatre work that investigates the XY chromosome of the human male. Parker utilises the extraordinary movement skills of nine male performers to investigate how the XY chromosome, from a chemical, biological, and psychological perspective, shapes the male brain on both a microscopic and macroscopic level.
Shaun Parker’s work is consistently routed in scientific investigation and explores different aspects of the human condition through movement, dance and physical expression. This latest work XY will take the genetic science of this chromosome and transform it through the theatrical canvas of the human male body on stage.
Image: Michele Aboud
Meet the artist
Shaun Parker & Company
One of Australia’s most wide-reaching companies, Shaun Parker & Company is an innovator and pusher of boundaries. Its work is widely accessible and has broad appeal, and its intrinsic relationship to music is a particular feature. Led by artistic director and choreographer Shaun Parker, the company has toured across Australia, Malaysia, the Middle East, Europe and the UK, including a sold out season at London’s prestigious dance house Sadler’s Wells. Based in Sydney, the company has won two Australian Dance Awards, a Banksy Award, the Argus Angel Award in the UK and a Helpmann Award for Best Presentation for Children.
Contact:
- Sonia Grebenshikoff
- General Manager
- Shaun Parker & Company
- sonia@shaunparkercompany.com
- +61 2 9351 1941
- http://www.shaunparkercompany.com