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construct Tanja Liedtke
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Dancer: Kristina Chan, Photo Chris Herzfeld |
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Concept/Director:
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Tanja Liedtke |
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Choreographed by
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Tanja Liedtke with Kristina Chan and Paul White |
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Artistic Associate & Remount Director
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Solon Ulbrich |
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Performers
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Kristina Chan, Lisa Griffiths, Paul White
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Set & Lighting Design
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Ben Cobham and Geoff Cobham : Bluebottle |
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Sound Design
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DJ TR!P |
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construct is a sharp, rigorous and curious look at the concept of ‘building'. It starts with an empty theatre full of possibility - a space in which to construct. Building - collapsing - re-building – assembling - disintegrating - always building - slow decay. Effortlessly shifting between the physical act of building and the emotional construction of lives, Liedtke explores with wicked humour the curious connections between building a home, a life, a relationship, and a future. |
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“construct could apply to many things, from personal careers and relationships, to larger matters. We build cities and destroy them. Great civilisations fall apart. Things increase and decrease. It’s a universal subject, something that is inherent in the world." Tanja Liedtke
construct won two Helpmann Awards in 2008: Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production (Tanja Liedtke) and Best Male Dancer in Dance or Physical Theatre Production (Paul White). It has been nominated for four awards in the forthcoming Australian Dance Awards (7 June 2009) |
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On the Boards |
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Premiered at Southbank Centre, May 2007, and toured to The Point, Eastleigh; Arnolfini, Bristol; Contact Theatre, Manchester. 2008: Sydney Festival. 2009: On the Boards, Seattle, Australian tour (Canberra, Frankston, Lismore, Caloundra, Toowoomba, Brisb |
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construct was originally developed with funding from the Australia Council for the Arts, Arts SA and the Keir Foundation; with commissioning funds from The Southbank Centre (London) and Tanja Farman (through the National Endowment of Science, Technology and the Arts); and with support from CultureLab City of Melbourne and the Adelaide Festival Centre. construct was first produced by Rosalind Richards (Artful Management). |
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"construct is a small-scale marvel... (a) candid, complex show with the kind of clever movement that has the audience laughing out loud and frequently bursting into spontaneous applause. " The Times, May 2007 |
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"Liedtke’s style looks all her own; fresh and interesting…it is crafted with audacious originality." The Stage, May 2007 |
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"Liedtke’s work simply blows the rest out of the water…the sheer force of personality (in the work) is overwhelming. " Seattlest, April 2009 |
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