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Resonance by James Batchelor & Collaborators – A choreographic echo across generations

PRESENTED BY THE SUBSTATION AND MELBOURNE FRINGE

Resonance is a powerful new work by award-winning choreographer James Batchelor and Collaborators, uniting three generations of Australian dancers in a moving celebration of memory, connection, and reinvention.

The work brings Batchelor’s meditative choreographic language into a curious dialogue with the legacy of Tanja Liedtke – a rising star in the Australian dance scene whose life was cut short at the age of 29 on the eve of her ground-breaking appointment as Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company in 2007. Liedtke’s untimely passing left an indelible mark on the dance community; this performance recaptures the creativity and potential of her ideas through the lens of the next generation in dance.

Featuring some of the dancers who worked closely with Liedtke, Resonance recognises the dancer’s body as a living archive. With an intergenerational cast, including guest dancers from the Victorian College of the Arts, Resonance invites audiences into an intimate act of choreographic transmission. It celebrates dance as a vital language of friendship, community, and continual transformation, revealing the boundless creativity that emerges through its circulation.

Victorian premiere co-presented by The Substation and Melbourne Fringe Festival.

ARTISTIC TEAM

James Batchelor  – Lead Artist, Choreographer, Producer

Bek Berger – Dramaturg, Producer

Performed and realised by James Batchelor, Chloe Chignell, Leah Marojević, Kristina Chan, Anton, Amelia McQueen, Charlotte Macarthur and dancers from Victorian College of the Arts

Morgan Hickinbotham – Composer

Katie Sfetkidis – Light Designer

Theo Clinkard  – Costume Designer

DATE AND TIME

Opening Night Performance, Wednesday 1 October, 7.30 pm

Performance, Thursday 2 October, 7.30 pm

Performance and post-show Q&A, Friday 3 October, 7.30 pm

Performance, Saturday 4 October , 7.30 pm

Performance duration: 60 minutes

WARNINGS

This performance contains intermitted loud noises.

ACCESS

This event is wheelchair accessible and gender neutral accessible toilets are available. Registered assistance animals are welcome.

SUPPORT
Supported by Tanja Liedtke Foundation, Creative Australia, Arts ACT, Michael Adena & Joanne Daly, Keir Foundation, QL2 Dance, Goethe Institut and our circle of friends and supporters via the Australian Cultural Fund.