“I think that in any climate, the forty years of contemporary dance companies are, but especially this is a proud thing.”
Therefore, Amy Hollingsworth, CEO and artistic director of the Australian dance group in Brisbane, announced. The company was founded by Maggie Sietsma and Abel Valls in November 1984 and debuted on the stage the following year. status.
At that time, the company had been guided by three directors: the co -founder Sietsma has been 24 years, and it has been 24 years. Natalie Weir for ten years, over the past six years, Hollingsworth. This year, these three will be the core of the company’s 40TH The anniversary season of May.
Hollingsworth (Hollingsworth has no feat. You know, this does illustrate passion and perseverance. “
For the current advertisement, it is part of her work method to her predecessor. “I run these two incredible women in front of me … They just have so courage and respect for our art form, which will inspire me every day.”
However, the annual anniversary of the value and marketing opportunities may also be a trap. Celebration is easy to become emotion, so as to become attitude. As an artist, Hollingsworth knew this. Therefore, although there are four major zeros, she still knows. She insisted that all programming complied with at least the strategic commitment of the company’s quadruple.
For the upcoming May of May QPAC, a triple bill is called BlueThese commitments are still the front and center. In short, this means “investing in artists and artists, re -imagine space and medium, strive to seek creativity, citizen tasks, and actively seek and establish imaginative partnerships.”
If this sounds like a high degree of polishing and the company speaks, then Hollingsworth will soon give it a texture. “With 40 years of shots, I think True The company’s signature is most. There are too many sound contributions. Therefore, in this way, I think we really start to dig out how to reflect this majority and how to poetry this. “
The result is BlueEssence By using the anniversary theme and then linked it back to the wedding tradition, the creative team was appropriately inspired. Old things, new things, things borrowed things … three -united paintings appeared from there.
As the person in charge of the company explained: “The jumping point is considering how to reflect our inheritance and future.” Blue Therefore, it will be taken from the excerpt of the former Ad Natalie Weir When time stopsThis is the new work of Australia/Java choreographer Melanie Lane, and a group of breakthrough works by a group of Israeli dancers Hofesh Shechter, Hofesh Shechter, In your roomThe first actor lineup except Hollingsworth.
She said: “I think the beauty of the three bills is that the audience who is against the point may be satisfactory.” “It can indeed lead them through the journey.”
Here, the connection point. The age of 40 is the invitation to consider your journey. “Therefore, as far as my tendency to be an artistic director, the two previous directors will debut with myself at night.”
In particular, Maggie Sietsma (Maggie Sietsma) will be part of the celebration. Hollingsworth said: “I also thank her very much for what she has done for this company, so the entire foyer of QPAC will have the exquisite images and shots she brought to everything she brought to the company during the 24 years.” “Oh, but also With some other snacks, I want to keep a surprise. “
The process of drilling deeper and deeper, the process of gathered in the past, and the possible future, has triggered a new appreciation of the core core. That is, the name. Australian dance collectiveEssence
Hollingsworth pointed out, “We really stand in the truth. In fact, this is one of the key characters I applied for this work. In other words, I really want to know how others want to do. Our art form contributes to me. I don’t like leaders from layered positions. for Many people, you should do it and Many people. “
Sometimes the root of regeneration is in DNA-in this case is a word. Judging from such a simple and strange starting point, the surprising results may appear.
Or, as Hollingworth said, “The magic of working is that we have no final control. We cannot accurately predict and draw our own way to what we finally think that we will exist, because this delicious exchanges alchemy.”
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