These two new works explore the separation and connection of human experience from its cognitive perception and are presented by Rogue, a brand new collective of dancers determined to exploit the human mind, re-creating the world around us.
Derrick Amanatidis, Danielle Canavan, Holly Durant, Merryn Heath, Laura Levitus, Kathryn Newnham, Harriet Ritchie, Marisa Wilson, Suhaili Micheline Ahmad Kamil (Performers), Doyle Barrow (Costume Design), Frog Peck (Stage Manager), Rogue (Choreography Ocular Proof), Lachlan Carrick (Music Ocular Proof), Olaf Meyer (Multimedia design), Antony Hamilton (Choreography The Counting), Pansonic (Music The Counting), Ben Cisterne (Lighting Design)
About the artist/s:
DANCERS:
Derrick Amanatidis
Since completing his BA in dance at the Victorian College of the Arts derrick has worked professionally performing for Neil Adams, (Vapour Trail, PhD season Incarna), Opera Australia, Raw Collective, Balletlab (Amplification, Origami, Brindabella) and most recently performed in Lucy Guerin’s Pieces for Small Spaces. Derrick is currently working with Australian Dance Theatre on the project ‘G’
Danielle Canavan
Over the past few years Danielle has worked and performed with various contemporary dance artists, including Feng Feng Wang, Jo Lloyd and Tim Harvey. Last year she performed in the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Lucy Guerin’s Pieces For Small Spaces with ROGUE, and was a guest teacher at the Geelong splash! Dance Festival. She also teaches and choreographs a range of dance styles in numerous dance schools around Melbourne.
Holly Durant
Durant is a graduate of the VCA (2005) and a founding member of Rogue. Since leaving the VCA Holly has performed created and studied in various places all over the world most recently in Austria and Germany. She is a company member of AKA dance; arts and education touring company headed by Anna Smith and has also recently performed with the Natalie Cursio Company.
Merryn Heath
Merryn began her dancing career in 2005 performing with the Tasmanian Ballet Company. In 2006 and 2007, she had the great opportunities to work with the Australian Ballet in the ‘Out There’ project, teaching/performing dance in country schools, and also performed in the production of ‘Alcina’ with Opera Australia. Merryn looks forward to working on future projects with Rogue.
Laura Levitus
Laura is a 2005 graduate of the VCA. In 2006 Laura received a Skills and Development Grant for Young and Emerging Artists from the Australia Council for the Arts. Laura is now working with Tasdance, and since graduating has also worked with aka Dance, Natalie Cursio and Felecia Hick.
Kathryn Newnham
Kathryn performs as a dancer, aerialist and contortionist and has performed with Nat Cursio Co, Phunktional Dance, Inverted Dance Theatre, Out of the Blue Studio’s and Rogue amongst others. Kathryn’s choreographic work has been presented throughout Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney and in 2007 Kathryn and Steph Hutchison were commissioned to create a work for the Chookas Kids Festival through their company inverted dance theatre.
Harriet Ritchie
After receiving the Dr Law travel scholarship, Harriet travelled to Brussels, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur to explore dance. Back home Harriet has been working with Chunky Move (Mortal Engine, Glow) and has been performing for Lucy Guerin (Aether, Pieces for Small Spaces). She looks forward to working on Lucy’s new work Corridor in 2008.
Marissa Wilson
Graduated from the VCA in 2005 (Bachelor of Dance), subsequent to training for six years at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. Since graduating her involvements include performing in ‘Parental Guidance Recommended’ as part of Dancehouse’s Graduate Showcase, the choreographic works of Kate Stanley, Taurus Ashleigh and the 2007 season of Piece’s For Small Spaces’.
Suhaili Micheline Ahmad Kamil
Suhaili is a 2005 graduate of Dance at the VCA winning the Most Outstanding Dancer Award 2005, and achieving Honours in 2006. Since graduating Suhaili has achieved numerous things such as performing for Neil Adam’s Incarna season, choreographer for the musical We Will Rock You in Kuala Lumpar Malaysia, and gained runners up in the 2007 Malaysian So You Think You Can Dance.
PRODUCTION:
Olaf Meyer (Audio Visual Designer)
Olaf is an interactive multimedia installation artist who uses video, sound, custom hardware and software to present multimedia content that physically engages its audiences. As well as performing live video compositions at Melbourne’s major events and internationally, Meyer has created interactive video installations at the Melbourne international film festival and NextWave, ElectroFringe, Mind A Maze and Rotterdam Cultural Fund.
Lachlan Carrick (Composer)
Lachlan has been working with sound since age 15. His Mastering credits include Gotye, Architecture In Helsinki, The Triffids, Ned Collette and Whitley. He has toured internationally with many productions for Chunky Move, Back To Back Theatre, Really Useful Group and Cameron Macintosh. He has sound designed shows for Arena and Chamber Made Opera. Lachlan writes and performs in Trip-Hop band Velure, and is excited to make some music for dance!
Alexandre Malta (Lighting Designer)
Alexandre started out his career in 1984 as an actor in professional theatre in Brasilia /Brazil. He has worked in many theatre related areas since: as a sound/lights operator, as a lighting technician and designer, as a producer and as a technical director. Recently he received a Green Room Award for his lighting design for the Cabaret show “The Burlesque Hour”.
Doyle Barrow (Costume Designer)
Doyle graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts Production School in 2005 and has worked professionally for both Dance and Theatre particularly with choreographers Anna Smith and Phillip Adams (BalletLab). Doyle has worked with Rogue before creating costumes for the Malaysia tour and with Holly Durant for the 2006 Fringe Festival.
