Ritual of the Rehearsal When rehearsals start at Chunky Move the first few weeks can be tough and painful for the dancers.
Luke George and Nicole Johnston agree that dancing is hard work and exhausting.
Rehearsals for Wanted started eight weeks prior to the opening night in Melbourne. Days are long for the dancers; 9.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday.
It can get tense, explains company coordinator David Tyndall, but it's all very humourous at times too.
After receiving the survey report choreographer Gideon Obarzanek set out to create Australia's most wanted dance work.
Confronted by the results and the challenge of creating a dance work for contemporary democracy, Obarzanek and the dancers began to shape the performance.
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Download the full survey report made by Open Mind Research.
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Behind the ScenesChunky Move, in collaboration with Ausdance, asked over 2800 members of the dance attending public what they prefer to see in a dance work. Australians were also asked what they wanted in sound and stage design. Quicktime Video LO (819KB) Quicktime Video HI (2.7MB)
The low audience rating for electronic music meant that techno producer Luke Smiles, was forced to compose a contemporary classical piece for the most wanted dance work.
Play the MP3 soundtrack to the most wanted piece.
The survey respondents wanted some video or film projection, but not too much.
See the motion graphics used in the performance, designed by visual artist Michaela French.
A dymanic crew of set designers, riggers, costume designers and sound engineers were called upon to create Australia's Most Wanted dance work. In the meantime, the small, hard-working team at Chunky Move were busy managing the marketing and logistics that make the show a success.
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Live PerformanceFrom the report: "Australia's Most Wanted is a little humourous, mildly intellectually stimulating and highly entertaining. Dancers in the work perform at a mixed pace and are engaged with audiences using very expressive faces." View slideshow
The 50 minute show presented the survey results leading up to Australia's Most Wanted dance work.
For Gideon Obarzanek the results were not surprising.
In typical Chunky Move style the story was not complete without a twist. A comic interpretation of the Three Little Pigs presented Australia's most unwanted dance elements, with a huff and a puff...
To find out who worked on the Wanted production follow the link below.
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