A pulsating work from one of Australia’s leading dance companies
Tens of thousands of years ago, a genetic mutation gave rise to the physical manifestation of red hair in humans. Now, like many, they are endangered.
The audience enter QPAC’s Playhouse to find a transparent inflatable containing two dance performers with red hair. Audience members are taken to their seats on stage.
Eventually the air inside the inflatable is gradually removed, ultimately vacuum packing the two performers, preserving them with nothing but one another.
Opening to critical acclaim at Brisbane Festival in 2021, RED illuminates the preciousness of life and the intrinsic value of nature through the exquisite, immersive performance by ensemble members Marlo Benjamin (Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer – 2020 Australian Dance Awards) and Michael Smith (2020-21 Matilda award winner). Performing at QPAC for the first time, Dancenorth is one of Australia’s leading contemporary dance companies having presented work in over 45 International Arts Festivals and venues around Australia and the world.
Epic and intimate, RED illuminates the universal challenge of our survival.
Time is running out.
