North of the Border

North of the Border

    Text

    Brown's Mart Theatre, Darwin City & Northern Territory Tour

    July 26 -28, Darwin. Territory Tour August 1 - 23, 1991

    Northern Territory tour (Groote Eylandt, Numbulwar, Nhulunbuy, Jabiru, Oenpelli, Beswick, Katherine, Barunga).

    Artists from Melbourne and Darwin combined to create a season of dance that premiered in Darwin and then toured the Northern Territory. The tour included dance and movement workshops for community groups and young people. The tour, in association with the Territory Arts Council, was devised to provide continuity of contact with communities previously visited, and to reach communities that are new to dance-based projects running out of Brown’s Mart Community Arts.

    As a season of work it had to work in the theatre in Darwin as well as in some very remote conditions, schools, arts councils, and Aboriginal communities. Such a fine balance is difficult, but it is part of the Northern Territory artist’s life. Guest dancer David McMicken joined the cast for the Darwin Season remounting a trio section of a work that Tim Newth and Debra Batton had co-devised with him for his Melbourne Company, Storm in a Teacup. (This marks McMicken’s first performance in the Northern Territory.)

    Director's Notes - Sarah Calver

    Modern Dance is reflective of today’s society, it is a style of dance which explores “here and now”, it is innovative, exciting, thought-provoking, and knows no boundaries!

    North of the Border is a performance devised by six professional dance artists, a musician, and a visual artist. It is a show which reveals not only the different energies and styles of the artists involved but which also blends them together in a variety of ways to create a unique performance. The created pieces reflect the world we live in, our interests, thoughts, feelings and our Northern environment … a tropical dance feast.

    Creative Personnel

    Project Director: Sarah Calver
    Choreographers: Deb Batton, Tim Newth, Sarah Calver, Bereni Franklin, John McCormick, Hellen Sky, and David McMicken (choreographer/performer Darwin Season only).
    Poster Design: Rob Hoad, Rachel O’Shea
    Musician: Michael Havir

    Performers

    Debra Batton, Sarah Calver, Berenice Franklin, Tim Newth, John McCormick, Hellen Sky, Rachel O’Shea
    David McMicken (guest performer Darwin season)

    Production Personnel

    Production Manager, Lighting Designer, Operator, and Tour Manager: Matthew James
    Tour Coordinator: Bill Searl, NT Arts Council
    Administration: Helen Haritos

    Scenario

    SOUTH OF THE SEA
    Devised by the company, a look at the Northern Environment. The Billowing Fabric creates a multitude of changing forms to reflect the diverse characteristics of the Top End
    Composer: Michael Havir
    Costume: Rachel O’Shea
    Designer: Tim Newth
    Performers: Sarah Calver, Debra Batton, Berenice Franklin, Tim Newth, John McCormick, and Hellen Sky

    JUST KEEP GOING
    “Let it go, let it out
    Let it all unravel
    Let it free and it can be
    A path on which to travel” Leunig (The Age)
    Whatever the journey, there is a certain amount of baggage to be handled …
    Choreography: Deb Batton
    Music: Michael Havir
    Cartoon: Michael Leunig
    Costume: Rachel O’Shea
    Performers: Debra Batton, Berenice Franklin, Tim Newth, John McCormick, Hellen Sky, Rachel O’Shea

    DESERT DREAMING
    A time to think, dream, reflect and believe … images and feelings for the Central Desert Region.
    Choreography: Sarah Calver
    Music: Enya “Evening Falls"
    Performer: Sarah Calver

    THREE WISHES – A JOURNEY OF THE HEART
    “Once a trio, now the heart travels on.”
    Originally conceived and performed: David McMicken, Debra Batton, and Tim Newth, for Storm in a Teacup Dance Theatre, Melbourne. Special thanks to David McMicken for performing in the Darwin Season.
    Music: Not Drowning Waving, Peter Blakely, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, the North Tanami Band, David Bowie.

    SIGNS OF LIFE
    Uses gestures from everyday life and from many diverse cultures to explore the nature of human interaction.
    Conceived: John McCormick
    Music by Warren Burt
    Performed:  John McCormick and Hellen Sky

    120 BABIES
    A fun and energetic dance
    Choreography: Sarah Calver
    Music by Michelle Shocked “When I Grow Up”
    Performed: Berenice Franklin, Rachel O’Shea, Sarah Calver

    YOU SAID IT (THE WEIGHT OF THE WORD)
    Remembers phrases from our past and ponders what effect they may have had.
    Conceived: John McCormick
    Movement created by the performers
    Music: Michael Havir
    Performed: Debra Batton, Berenice Franklin, Tim Newth, Hellen Sky, John McCormick

    20 GENERATIONS
    Composed of 20 movement phrases derived from the Chinese characters 1 to 20, and combined with 20 computer-generated images.
    How many generations is a history of Australia?
    Choreographed, performed and designed: John McCormick

    CRUSH 1 & 2
    A solo and a duet that looks at two different forms of cultural imperialism
    Choreographed: Hellen Sky
    Music: Soundtrack collaged by Hellen Sky from Radio BBC and Radio Taipei. Also Frank Sinatra's “Crush on You”
    Performed: Hellen Sky and John McCormick

    MIST … THIS FOG PLAYS TRICKS ON A WOMAN’S MIND.
    "There is a level of mist that drifts over the world. It separates the population into the visible, the half-visible, and the ghosts.
    I see her in a white dress, walking towards me, floating, but every time just when I reach out to hug her she disappears.
    She is just mist.
    I miss her so badly. I see the others too …
    But it is my daughter I want most of all.
    Even to know she is really dead.” Salina’s Dream (From El Salvador)
    Conceived & Designed: Hellen Sky
    Choreography in collaboration with the dancers
    Music: Michael Havir
    Performed: Debra Batton, Sarah Calver, Berenice Franklin, Tim Newth, John McCormick, Hellen Sky.

    Northern Territory Tour

    Darwin July 25-30, Groote Eylandt August 1-5, Numbulwar 6, Nhulunbuy 7-9, Jabiru 12-14, Oenpelli 13, Beswick 16, Katherine 19-23, Barunga 21.

    1991

    Dance Development Office: Sarah Calver

    [Under Brown’s Mart Community Arts – Executive Officer Ken Conway]

    Photographer unknown: (l-r) Debra Batton, Tim Newth, Michael Havir, John McCormick. South Of The Sea
    Photo: David McMicken. Hellen Sky. South Of The Sea
    Photo: David McMicken. Hellen Sky. South Of The Sea
    Photo: David McMicken. Hellen Sky, Sarah Calver, Deb BattonSouth Of The Sea
    Photo: David McMicken. Tim Newth
    Photo: David McMicken. (l-r) Berenice Franklin, Sarah Calver, Deb Batton, John McCormick, Tim Newth, Hellen Sky. Mist
    Photo: David McMicken. (l-r) Berenice Franklin, Sarah Calver, John McCormick, Hellen Sky. Mist
    Photo: David McMicken. Hellen Sky, Mist
    Photo: David McMicken. Mist
    Photo: David McMicken. Helen Sky, (top), Berenice Franklin? Just Keep Going
    Photo: David McMicken.Berenice Franklin, Tim Newth, Hellen Sky, john McCormick. Just Keep Going
    Photo: David McMicken. Deb Batton, Tim Newth. Just Keep Going
    Photo: David McMicken. Top John McCormick. l-r Deb Batton, Hellen Sky, Tim Newth, Sarah Calver, Berenice franklin
    Photo: David McMicken. l-r Berenice Franklin, Rachael O'Shea, Sarah Calver. 120 Babies
    Photo: David McMicken. Sarah Calver. Desert Dreaming

    Explore Further

    Professional Dance

     

    Tracks Dance Company Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

    Tracks Inc is proudly sponsored by the Northern Territory Government.

    Copyright © 2012 - 2024 Tracks Inc.

    Warning: This website contains images and names of people who have passed away.