Red

I have never seen anything like this. Nobody has.
The Courier Mail

Time is running out.

Tens of thousands of years ago, a genetic mutation gave rise to the physical manifestation of red hair in humans. Now, like many, they are endangered.

Air is slowly emptying from a large transparent inflatable structure, ultimately sealing its inhabitants in preserved isolation.

Dancenorth uses the plight of its dancers as an allegory for a contracting world. A world where biodiversity is progressively being suffocated and silenced.

Epic and intimate, RED illuminates the universal challenge of our survival: sustaining diverse and resilient social and biological ecosystems.

Time is running out.

Credits

CREATIVE CREDITS

Concept, Direction and Choreography Amber Haines and Kyle Page

Composition/Sound Design Alisdair Macindoe, featuring Music by Ellen Arkbro and Vocals by Sara Black

Lighting Design Niklas Pajanti

Costume Design Harriet Oxley

Inflatable Set Design Consultant David Cross

Dramaturgy Gideon Obarzanek

Previous Performers/Choreographers Marlo Benjamin, Sara Black, Nelson Earl, James O’Hara, Georgia Rudd and Michael Smith

Acknowledgements

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals Inc., commissioned by RISING, Brisbane Festival, Darwin Festival, Ten Days on the Island, and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Dancenorth Australia is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, and by Townsville City Council. Dancenorth is supported by the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation and receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund.