The Australian Ballet presents Kunstkamer Tickets
About The Australian Ballet presents Kunstkamer
Never before has The Australian Ballet presented contemporary dance of this scale and ambition. Commissioned for the 60th anniversary of Nederlands Dans Theater, the world’s most celebrated contemporary company, and now presented for the first time outside of the Netherlands by The Australian Ballet, Kunstkamer is the joint creation of four choreographers: frequent collaborators Paul Lightfoot and Sol León; Marco Goecke; and the Canadian prodigy Crystal Pite.
Inspired by the 18th-century cabinet of curiosities, this work draws together diverse elements – stark movement, song, film, spoken word – into an eclectic and fascinating whole, bound together by recurring motifs and characters and featuring music by a vast array of composers from Beethoven to Bach to Britten, Janice Joplin to Joby Talbot.
The choreography, moving from the intimacy and humour of solos and pas de deux to intricate waves of ensemble movement, references dance theatre traditions while exploring new frontiers of expression.
Like a modern museum curated with wit and incisive intelligence, Kunstkamer invites you to wonder at the endless possibilities of art.
Venue
Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible. An Assistive Hearing system is available. Assistance Animals are welcome in all areas of Arts Centre Melbourne and water bowls are available on request.
Directions
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY CAR: The Arts Centre Melbourne undercover car park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The car park entrance is located at 4 Sturt Street. It is housed underneath the Theatres Building – a 5 minute walk (outside) to Hamer Hall or a 10 minute walk along St Kilda Rd to Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The car park is a cash-free facility, so please make sure you have a valid credit or debit card before entering.
BY TRAIN: The closest train station to all venues is Flinders Street Station. Exit the station onto Swanston Street, turn your back on the city and walk across Princes Bridge.
BY TRAM: The tram routes that stop in front of Arts Centre Melbourne are: 1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72. This stop is number 14 – “Arts Precinct"
BY BICYCLE: Bicycle lanes run north and south along St Kilda Road. On-street bicycle hoops are available outside Hamer Hall and the Theatres Building (under the Spire)
More information about The Australian Ballet presents Kunstkamer
Kunstkamer is a celebratory work made by the Nederlands Dans Theater for its 60th anniversary. It involves four choreographers, a huge cast – more than 80 dancers on stage at once sometimes – and an unlikely cross-section of music, from Beethoven to Janis Joplin.
★★★★½ "Don’t miss this tour de force from the Australian Ballet" - The Sydney Morning Herald
★★★★★ "Kunstkamer is a masterpiece and this production by The Australian Ballet exceeded all expectations, proving a triumph for AD David Hallberg and the dancers." - Limelight
"It’s performed with the frame-by-frame urgency of a graphic novel and – herein lies its brilliance." - The Guardian
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DAVID HALLBERG WILL JOIN THE COMPANY TO DANCE ON STAGE IN A SERIES OF SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES FOR KUNSTKAMER Melbourne Season (Subject to change): Friday 3 June 7.30pm, Saturday 4 June 7.30pm, Tuesday 7 June 7.30pm, Wednesday 8 June 7.30pm, Friday 10 June 7.30pm, Sat 11 June 7.30pm.
"As The Australian Ballet approaches its 60th anniversary celebrations, it seems fitting to perform a work created as a 60th anniversary celebration. Kunstkamer is dance at its most surprising, seen through the lens of some of the most inventive choreographers working today. This work takes The Australian Ballet in a new direction, exploring new movements and nuances. What unfolds is a world of curiosity and beauty.” David Hallberg (Artistic Director)
Choreography: Paul Lightfoot, Sol León, Crystal Pite, Marco Goecke
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven, Janis Joplin, Arvo Pärt, Béla Bertók, Franz Schubert, Benjamin Britten, Henry Purcell, Joby Talbot, Johann Strauss Jnr, Christoph W Gluck, Chavela Vargas, Ólafur Arnalds
Costume design: Joke Visser, Hermien Hollander
Original lighting design: Tom Bevoort, Udo Haberland, Tom Visser Film Rahi Rezvani
With Opera Australia Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria
Australian Production Photography: Daniel Boud
World Première 3 October 2019, Zuiderstrandtheater, The Hague, the Netherlands
Kunstkamer is generously supported by Joan Clemenger AO and Peter Clemenger AO, Linda Herd, Shane Lloyd and Alan Joyce AC and The David Hallberg Fund.
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