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Hello, we are Alice Dixon, Caroline Meaden and William McBride - Slown, Smallened and Son.

Next month we are presenting our new dance extravaganza, Lady Example, at the Substation in Newport as part of Next Wave 2018.

Lady Example will be our fifth work as an ensemble, and it is our biggest and most ambitious to date - for the first time we are working with an expanded ensemble of six additional dancers and performers - every one a brilliant and sneaky performer. And we are joined once again by our brilliant designers Emah Fox (sound), Matilda Woodroofe (set and costume) and Jason Crick (lighting).

From the program: "Lady Example is a dance of bodies, words and women. It undertakes a deranged and exquisite stocktake of our histories and mythologies to propose a litany of new, glorious, shuddering worlds. Combining contemporary dance, text and theatre, this tender and sly performance considers the historical and contemporary feminine – on our stages, on our screens, and in the performance of everyday life – looking at the lady examples that made us, and the lady examples we are making still."

(Image credit: Jess Devereux)

As part of our fundraising efforts, we have been selected for MATCH Funding from Creative Partnerships Australia. This means that every dollar we raise through Pozible will be matched in turn by Creative Partnerships Australia, doubling our money. Your support will enable us to make the most of this amazing opportunity.

(Image credit: disputed [self-timed portrait by the artistes, or Mark Wilson])

You can RSVP on Facebook, here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1634133806666675/ 

Book tickets, here: http://nextwave.org.au/events/lady-example/ 

Check out our website here: https://www.slown.net 

And follow our Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/slown_smallened_and_son/ and Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/slownsmallenedandson/

(Image credit: Jess Devereux)

LADY EXAMPLE

Choreography: Alice Dixon, William McBride and Caroline Meaden Performed by Fleur Conlon, Alice Dixon, Patrick Durnan Silva, Benjamin Hurley, William McBride, Caroline Meaden, Hannah Monson, Emma Riches and Joanne White
Sound Design: Emah Fox
Lighting Design: Jason Crick
Set and Costume Design: Matilda Woodroofe
Produced: Erin Milne
Image: Mischa Baka

Presented by THE SUBSTATION and NEXT WAVE. Supported by City of Melbourne through the Boyd Studio, City of Maribyrnong through the Bluestone Church, Creative Victoria, Vitalstatistix through Adhocracy, Besen Family Foundation and Creative Partnerships Australia.

The artistic team for Lady Example is 9 performers, three designers and our producer. The total project budget goes towards artist fees and costs associated with design. Monies raised through Pozible will go directly into artist fees for our brilliant performers.

(Image credit: Caroline's smart phone - just some of our brilliant performers!)

This is an ambitious project for us. Executing a work at this scale, with a large team, represents a major step for us artistically and professionally. Funding support will enable everyone to commit their time to the project, helping to propel the work into its premiere season.

(Image credit: Caroline's smart phone)

(Image credit: Caroline's smart phone)