The Substation/​ Slown, Smallened & Son/​ Lady Example/

Lady Example is a dance – of bodies, words, and women.

Created and performed by Alice Dixon, Caroline Meaden and William McBride, with an ensemble of artists, Lady Example undertakes a deranged and exquisite stocktake of our histories and mythologies to propose a litany of new, glorious, shuddering worlds. Combining contemporary dance, text and theatre, this tender and sly performance considers the historical and contemporary feminine – on our stages, on our screens, and in the performance of everyday life – looking at the lady examples that made us, and the lady examples we are making still.

Choreography: Alice Dixon, William McBride and Caroline Meaden Performed by Fleur Conlon, Alice Dixon, Patrick Durnan Silva, Benjamin Hurley, William McBride, Caroline Meaden, Hannah Monson, Emma Riches and Joanne White
Sound Design: Emah Fox
Lighting Design: Jason Crick
Set and Costume Design: Matilda Woodroofe
Produced: Erin Milne
Image: Mischa Baka

Presented by The Substation and Next Wave. Supported by City of Melbourne through the Boyd Studio, Creative Victoria, Besen Family Foundation, Creative Partnerships Australia and the Australian Government through Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Content warning: contains nudity and strobe effects.