September 20 - October 7, 2017
Airports exists between two contemporary dance shows created by Rebecca and Sarah, OVERWORLD 2014 and Underworld 2017. This video installation is a reworked excerpt from Underworld where Claire, Sarah and Rebecca negotiate in-betweens, moving forward in real time, building a backward narrative. They perform movement imagining it in reverse, animating large sheets of plastic. This is captured by a drone in Royal Park's native grassland circle.
Choreographed by Sara Aitken and Rebeccan Jenson
Dancers Sarah Aiken, Rebecca Jensen and Claire Leske
Drone Handler Otto Ivor.
REBECCA JENSEN is a Melbourne based Choreographer, Dancer and teacher at Chunky Move and VCA, Melbourne University. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne (BA Dance 2009).
Her work has been presented at Next Wave Festival and Dance Massive with Sarah Aiken; Gertrude Contemporary at Spring 1883, Room 301 Windsor Hotel; Kier Choreographic Award 2016 Finalist; Melbourne Fringe Festival: Lucy Guerin’s Pieces for Small Spaces. She is a founding member of Deep Soulful Sweats (Brisbane Festival, Festival Of Live Art Artshouse Dark MOFO, Tiny Stadiums, Chunky Move, Next Wave Festival).
SARAH AIKEN is a Melbourne based performer, choreographer and teacher originally from Bellingen NSW. Sarah pursues an ongoing interest in how and what we value, utilising dichotomies and clashes, creating poignancy through absurdity.
Sarah has performed with Natalie Abbott, Rebecca Jensen, Jo Lloyd, Shian Law, Carlee Mellow, James Welsby, Deanne Butterworth/Linda Tegg and Lee Serle amongst others whilst her choreographic credits include 2016 Keir Choreographic Award Tools for Personal Expansion, Set (Dancehouse’s Housemate artist in residence, 2015), Three Short Dances (Les Plateaux de la Briqueterie. Paris 2015, Keir Choreographic Award, 2014). She also worked on a range of collaborative and interdisciplinary projects across music, live art, film, photography and visual arts.
