'To live "Long Grass" is to live on the fringe, yet right in the middle of the city, the term referring to Aboriginal people perceived as being homeless, in the Northern Territory. But is living Long Grass a sign of disadvantage, or a choice, a refusal? Can honour, courage, solidarity and belonging exist outside a formal postcode and the trappings of stable living. Long Grasscombines live weaving methods, shadowplay, text, sparse video footage, an idiosyncratic dance language indicative of Australia's Northern Territory, and Viki's distinctive choreographic voice, finding warmth, humour and play in a situation so often seen as unremittingly bleak.' (Source: Intimatespectacle website)
Produced by: Performance Space with Initimate Spectacle
Supported by : Critical Path, the Australia Council for the Arts, and the University of Sydney's Department of Performance Studies.
Cultural Consultant & Voice/Sound: Gary Lang
Sound Design: Phil Downing
Design: Clare Britton
Lighting Design: Clytie Smith
Dancers; Katina Olsen, Taree Sansbury, Jasmyne Merhton-Johnson, Tom Kelly, Carl Tolentino
Producer: Harley Stumm
Director: Viki Van Hout
Co-Producer & Local Consultant: Ben Graetz
First performed 14 - 18 January 2015 at Sydney Festival, Seymour Centre, Everest Theatre, Chippendale.
To be performed at Season in Dance Massive, Melbourne, presented by Arts House.
'About an Hour has opened with Long Grass, a highly original take on Indigenous culture and homelessness from Australian choreographer Vicki Van Hout.'
'About an Hour has opened with Long Grass, a highly original take on Indigenous culture and homelessness from Australian choreographer Vicki Van Hout.'
