Images from premiere season © Gregory Lorenzutti

LUCY GUERIN INC

Split

2019-10-24 20:00 2019-10-26 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: LUCY GUERIN INC

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21636

Lucy Guerin heads one of Australia’s most fearless dance companies, and her award-winning duet Split is one of her most celebrated; a sharp and elegant work that is at once abstract and dramatic. Dancers Lilian Steiner and Ashley McLellan, one clothed and one naked, masterfully perform a dance that grows in intensity as the dimensions of space and time diminish. With a percussive score by UK composer Scanner, Split will transport you while offering a poignant reflection on...

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Azrieli Studio,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
October 24 - 26, 2019
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Images from premiere season © Gregory Lorenzutti
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Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti
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Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti
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Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti
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Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti
Dance Contemporary
“… a work of intricate yet unadorned artistry.” The Australian, Eamonn Kelly, 2017
  • ≈ 50 minutes · No intermission
  • Nudity
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Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti
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Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti
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Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti
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Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti

Lucy Guerin heads one of Australia’s most fearless dance companies, and her award-winning duet Split is one of her most celebrated; a sharp and elegant work that is at once abstract and dramatic. Dancers Lilian Steiner and Ashley McLellan, one clothed and one naked, masterfully perform a dance that grows in intensity as the dimensions of space and time diminish. With a percussive score by UK composer Scanner, Split will transport you while offering a poignant reflection on the dilemmas of negotiating with oneself and others in an increasingly complex world.

Artists

  • Choreographer Lucy Guerin
  • Dancer Ashley McLellan
  • Dancer Lilian Steiner
  • Composer Scanner
  • Sound Designer Robin Fox
  • Lighting Designer Paul Lim
  • Producer Michaela Coventry