SUPERCELL set to stun Brisbane

A new festival of contemporary dance is set to hit Brisbane in February! SUPERCELL will be presented at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts from 18 – 25 February.

Unleashing a program of the “highest-calibre contemporary dance”, SUPERCELL will help develop and connect dancers, choreographers and audiences.

The central pieces of the festival’s inaugural program include:  

– Person/All: A Triple Bill by Joe Lau and Bridget Fiske (UK/Australia)

– Passing by Amrita Hepi and Jahra Wasasala (Australia/NZ)

– (To) Come and See by Simone Truong, Elpida Orfanidou, Anna Massoni, Eilit Marom and Adina Secretan (Switzerland)

– Pearl River Delta Dance by Guangdong Modern Dance Company (China), Max Dance Hall (Macau) and Stella & Artists (Macau)

– Underworld by Sarah Aiken & Rebecca Jensen (Australia)

– Depthless by The Farm, Kate Harman and Ben Ely (Australia)

– Cry Jailolo by Eko Supriyanto (Indonesia)

– Interprete/Inappropriate Behaviour by Sonia York-Pryce (Australia)

Plus, SUPERCELL just announced mid-December its next wave of the 2017 program: Independent Dance Exchange, known as INDEX for short. It will serve as a platform for new works to be presented by local Queensland dance artists from 22 – 25 February. It will strive to “encourage fresh perspectives from audience members, generate innovative ideas for choreographers and open doors for collaborative opportunities for homegrown artists.”

The 2017 INDEX artists include Courtney Scheu, Jacob Watton, Stephanie Pokoj and Emma Wilson (with Luke Jaaniste and Denise Comba.)

In addition, SUPERCELL will feature a workshop and engagement program to allow artists to share their diverse styles, skills and knowledge with other professional contemporary dancers, as well as the general public and dance enthusiasts.

The first workshop of the program to be revealed is “Bare Bones.” It will be delivered over the course of three days by The Farm for professional and emerging dance artists 18 years and over.

For more information on SUPERCELL, visit http://supercelldancefestival.com.

Photo: Passing by Amrita Hepi and Jahra Wasasala. Photo by Lucy Alcorn, courtesy of SUPERCELL.