Vessel

Venue: Dunstan Playhouse
Location: Adelaide Festival Centre, King William Street, Adelaide South Australia 5000
26 Oct - 27 Oct, 2019
Web: https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/events/vessel/

Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre ADELAIDE PREMIERE | DANCE Japan | Belgium

A glowing white moonscape emerges like a mysterious, eerie dream. Seven bodies on this hauntingly lit, floating stage conjoin into abstract sculptural dance, evoking a primordial, otherworldly metamorphosis. As the boundaries between what is human and what is not slowly dissolve a profound installation unfolds of writhing limbs and eerie figures amidst a reflective pool of water. In collaboration with Japanese visual artist Kohei Nawa, renowned Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet has created an experience that is truly out of this world. Paired with a surreal score by Marihiko Hara with Ryuichi Sakamoto, this breathtaking production is a pioneering work that brings together dance and visual art to create a futuristic and even science-fiction-inspired exploration of the human body.

“What is startling about Vessel is how easily you forget you are watching humans altogether” The Guardian

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