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?
Film Credits
Director
Matt Byrne & Larissa McGowan
Year
2024
Country
Australia
Language
English
Type
Documentary & Short
Program Strand
World Documentary
Producer
Roz Hervey, Dr Boram Lee & Ruth Rentschler
Film Source
Restless Dance Theatre
Genre
Dance & Disability
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