Support Geoffrey on BalletLab Tour
A$5,040
of $5,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 5th Sep 2014 at 6:21AM.
Phillip Adams BalletLab have extended a professional development opportunity for Melbourne-based dancer Geoffrey Watson to be part of a remount and perform the award-winning Aviary at the esteemed Teo Otto Theatre in Germany on September 26th 2014. This represents Geoffrey's first overseas performance with a major Australian contemporary dance company.
This incredibly valuable learning curve for Geoffrey affords the opportunity to embody the pre-existing, highly crafted choreography from one of Australia's premier dance makers, Phillip Adams. Geoffrey will perform alongside highly skilled dancers and present to international audiences.
This is a brilliant opportunity for one of Melbourne's independent dance artists to refine and showcase his craft.
This incredibly valuable learning curve for Geoffrey affords the opportunity to embody the pre-existing, highly crafted choreography from one of Australia's premier dance makers, Phillip Adams. Geoffrey will perform alongside highly skilled dancers and present to international audiences.
This is a brilliant opportunity for one of Melbourne's independent dance artists to refine and showcase his craft.
About Aviary
Aviary (a suite for the bird)
Les Oiseauxs en cage // Le coq dandy // Paradis
Aviary premiered at the Melbourne International Arts Festival in 2011 and presented at MONA FOMA in 2012 to critical acclaim. Now after much anticipation we are showcasing this incredible collaboration - featuring the work of renowned fashion designer Toni Maticevski, milliner Richard Nylon and the divine dancers - to international audiences.
Aviary is a romantic, exotic and visual art-based contemporary dance performance that pays homage to the spectacle of the bird. Aviary a suite of experimental articulations based on French composer Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux, written in the 1950s. These musical scores for the bird are interpreted through classical, modern, and contemporary idioms staged in a flamboyant rethink of paradise.
The suite arrangement implies a non-linking narrative structure. The scores are translated into different social, cultural and chronological locations: a contemporary experimental dance improvisation, a 1980's erotic disco floor, and a jungle in New Guinea.
Aviary was developed by BalletLab in association with The Australian Ballet. Only from the imaginings of choreographer Phillip Adams could this fantasia of contemporary movement and exotic birdlife set against the avian-inspired 20th Century idiom of French composer, Oliver Messiaen's ‘Catalogue d'Oiseaux (1958) come forth.
Phillip Adams BalletLab was announced as the Winner of the 2012 Green Room Award for Dance Design. This award was received for outstanding collaborative work with Toni Maticevski (Costumes), Richard Nylon (Millinery), Matthew Bird (Nest Design and Backdrop), Gavin Brown (Curtain Design) and Benjamin Cisterne (Lighting) for Aviary, which premiered at Melbourne Festival 2011 and was a highlight of MONA FOMA 2012.
Aviary will present internationally on September 26th 2014 at the esteemed Teo Ottto Theatre in Remscheid, Germany.
Les Oiseauxs en cage // Le coq dandy // Paradis
Aviary premiered at the Melbourne International Arts Festival in 2011 and presented at MONA FOMA in 2012 to critical acclaim. Now after much anticipation we are showcasing this incredible collaboration - featuring the work of renowned fashion designer Toni Maticevski, milliner Richard Nylon and the divine dancers - to international audiences.
Aviary is a romantic, exotic and visual art-based contemporary dance performance that pays homage to the spectacle of the bird. Aviary a suite of experimental articulations based on French composer Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux, written in the 1950s. These musical scores for the bird are interpreted through classical, modern, and contemporary idioms staged in a flamboyant rethink of paradise.
The suite arrangement implies a non-linking narrative structure. The scores are translated into different social, cultural and chronological locations: a contemporary experimental dance improvisation, a 1980's erotic disco floor, and a jungle in New Guinea.
Aviary was developed by BalletLab in association with The Australian Ballet. Only from the imaginings of choreographer Phillip Adams could this fantasia of contemporary movement and exotic birdlife set against the avian-inspired 20th Century idiom of French composer, Oliver Messiaen's ‘Catalogue d'Oiseaux (1958) come forth.
Phillip Adams BalletLab was announced as the Winner of the 2012 Green Room Award for Dance Design. This award was received for outstanding collaborative work with Toni Maticevski (Costumes), Richard Nylon (Millinery), Matthew Bird (Nest Design and Backdrop), Gavin Brown (Curtain Design) and Benjamin Cisterne (Lighting) for Aviary, which premiered at Melbourne Festival 2011 and was a highlight of MONA FOMA 2012.
Aviary will present internationally on September 26th 2014 at the esteemed Teo Ottto Theatre in Remscheid, Germany.
Watch an excerpt of Aviary
How The Funds Will Be Used
Your tax deductible donation will be used by Phillip Adams BalletLab to enable Geoffrey Watson's participation in this international tour:
Travel (return flights from Melbourne to Germany and ground travel)
Accommodation
Insurance
Artist fees and allowances
Travel (return flights from Melbourne to Germany and ground travel)
Accommodation
Insurance
Artist fees and allowances
The Challenges
We are dependant on the success of this crowd source campaign to realise this brilliant opportunity for Geoffrey.
Thank you on social media
A personalised thank you and acknowledgement of your gift on Phillip Adams BalletLab's social media
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Est. delivery is Sep 14
Aviary Dance Workshop
A special 2 hour dance workshop with Geoffrey Watson. Participants are guided through a warmup then Act 1 of the solo he is set to fill in BalletLab's Aviary. 1/11/14 2-4pm at Melbourne City Ballet Studios, 10 Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick. Only from the imaginings of choreographer Phillip Adams could this fantasia of contemporary movement and exotic birdlife set against the avian-inspired 20th Century idiom of French composer, Oliver Messiaen's ‘Catalogue d'Oiseaux come forth. NOT INC IN OTHER REWARDS
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Est. delivery is Nov 14
BalletLab Badge and Bag
The above reward plus a BalletLab badge and BalletLab bag
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Est. delivery is Oct 14
BalletLab DVD of Aviary
All of the above plus a BalletLab DVD of Aviary
6 chosen
Est. delivery is Oct 14
Wine Package
All of the above plus a special wine package from Victoria's first and finest vineyard Yering Station. Local delivery included, alternatively pickup required from Southbank, Melbourne, Australia. www.yering.com
3 chosen
Est. delivery is Oct 14
Appointment at Y Salon
A complimentary appointment at Y Salon, social media acknowledgement, badge and bag, and Aviary DVD. Y Salon offers the finest interpretation of fashion, bringing together a unique and eclectic array of expertise in hair. Cutting, colouring and make up informed by more than four decades of experience. Discreetly held in an elegant loft studio at the vibrant Windsor end of Chapel Street Melbourne Australia. ysalon.com.au Own transport required. Bookings at Y Salon convenience.
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Est. delivery is Jun 15
Photographic Print
A limited edition photographic print of Aviary by photographer Jeff Busby, social media acknowledgement, badge and bag, and Aviary DVD. Busby has been an art photographer for 30 years and as a leading practitioner of performance photography, has worked with most of Australia's foremost producers. His work is in collections at Australian National Gallery, Swinburne Institute, Monash Gallery of Art, Performing Arts Collection and National Library of Australia. www.jeffbusby.com
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Est. delivery is Jan 15