2024

Counterpoise

World Premiere.

Guest in attendance.

A stirring dance film created by Restless Dance Theatre together with 29Dong Dance Theatre, Korean Music Project and University of South Australia Connect2Abilities.

Director

Matt Byrne
Larissa McGowan

Runtime

20 Minutes

Country

Australia

Classification

All Ages

A stirring dance film created at the height of the pandemic, forcing everyone to find ways to form connections when physical closeness was inherently dangerous. Counterpoise highlights the noise of life outside, and the quiet place within, showcasing how we balance the forces of quiet loneliness and the human frenzy that press on us daily. Counterpoise asks the question, what is our universal culture? Are we heading to a tipping point of a vastly similar human experience, irrespective of the lines that divide us?
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Film Credits

Director

Matt Byrne & Larissa McGowan

Year

2024

Country

Australia

Language

English

Type

Documentary & Short

Program Strand

World Documentary

Producer

Roz HerveyDr Boram Lee & Ruth Rentschler

Film Source

Restless Dance Theatre

Genre

Dance & Disability

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