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BRISBANE POWERHOUSE AND BRISBANE FESTIVAL 2010 PRESENT NEW DANCE FROM INDONESIA SANGHAWA (EVE) + RANTAU BERBISIK (WHISPERINGS OF EXILE) Nan Jombang Company enjoyed their first overseas production at the Brisbane Powerhouse in 2007. Since then, they have performed at the Tokyo Performing Arts Market, Dans Festival (Singapore), Chang Mu international Dance Festival (South Korea) and Theater der Welt (Germany). This is their new double bill on a Australian and UK tour by choreographer Ery Mefri. |
In SangHawa (Eve), choreographer Eri Mefri contemplates Eve, the first woman in the story of creation shared by Islam, Christianity and Judaism. In matrilineal Minangkabau culture, property is owned by women and passed from mother to daughter.
Abstract and beautiful, the dialogue in the dance is performed by the company's senior artists, showing how the interaction between Minang men and women in relation to property, family, religion and love is unique in the world.
RANTAU BERBISIK (WHISPERINGS OF EXILE)
This piece is inspired by the long tradition of Minang men migrating across the archipelago to make their fortune before returning home. In Rantau Berbisik (Whisperings of Exile), Eri Mefri brings together the physical, the spiritual, the ancient and the contemporary in what can only be described as a dance "tour de force".
”Choreographer Eri Mefri always keeps the tradition in his creation that is rich of musical concept and the purity of the stage” Kompas (indonesia)
| Friday 10 - Saturday 11 September | 7.00pm-8.30pm | |
| Sunday 12 September | 6.00pm-7.30pm |
| Choreographer: | Eri Mefri |
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| Dancers: | Angga Mefri | |
| Rio Mefri | ||
| Lighting Designer: | David Walters | |
| Head Electrician/Board Operator: |
Matt Strachan |
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| Costume Designer: | Oscar Lawalata Dramaturg Yudi Tajudin and Agus Noor |
Tarian Baru Dari Indonesia is supported by the Commonwealth through the Australia-Indonesia Institute of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
For tickets and further information please visit Brisbane Powerhouse