XANTHE was joined by four professional dancers – selected through a call-out through ‘Dance Australia’ – William John Banks, Brittany Duwner, Nicole Corea and Josh Freedman. The rehearsal was observed, by special arrangement, by six work experience students from the Tanya Pearson Academy.
Over the week of June 7-11, the dancers created a piece which will be shown at The Australian Ballet’s Bodytorque Up Late, scheduled for the end of the year.
Enjoy Xanthe’s account of the experience here.
I had applied for The Australian Ballet’s Emerging Female Classical Choreographer Award well over a year ago, before “lockdown” became a familiar concept. My application was lodged with no solid expectations, but the initiative appealed to me as a unique opportunity.
During the middle of the first lockdown, I received the uplifting news that I was the recipient of the
