“Stewart’s raison d’etre as a choreographer is to push dance beyond the conventional limits … his dancers are amongst the most impressive I’ve seen.” The Times (UK)
By Garry Stewart HABITUS
10 minutes Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse 12yrs+
Will the artefacts of the modern world eventually be reclaimed by nature?
In Habitus Garry Stewart explores the relationship between humans, our domestic world andthe topographies of nature. In this fascinating new work, nine dancers from Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) reframe the logic of our engagement with domestic objects such as books, ironing boards, sofas and other household paraphernalia – all iconic emblems of domestic living that we rarely consider outside of their conventional function.
Through placing them within ‘dance’ Stewart playfully liberates the audience’s understanding of them and of ourselves.Habitus promises to be another innovative and thought-provoking dance work performed by the internationally acclaimed ADT ensemble.
Image: Chris Herzfeld- Camlight Productions
Meet the artist
Australian Dance Theatre
Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) is one of Australia's pre-eminent contemporary dance companies and the longest running. Founded 50 years ago with a clear aim 'to open the horizons for provocative contemporary dance', ADT has pioneered new work that has contributed to defining dance in Australia and beyond.
For the last 15 years, under the artistic direction of Garry Stewart, ADT has engaged in collaborations with artists from a wide variety of fields. With the company’s dancers, Stewart has developed a distinctive movement vocabulary that underpins the ADT’s unique identity and that has enthralled audiences around the world.
Contact:
- Shaun Comerford
- Executive Director
- Australian Dance Theatre
- shaun@adt.org.au
- +61 8 8373 7733
- http://www.adt.org.au