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Dancers performing in spotlit darkness.
16 – 20 Sep

RAIN

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A bold and brilliant work of contemporary dance, RAIN slips between hypnotic control, deadpan absurdity and sudden slapstick betrayal.

From award-winning choreographer and dancer Harrison Ritchie-Jones, RAIN enters a reflective meditation which gets hijacked by fictional histories. Or perhaps they’re futures.

The performers follow the energetic memory of their own structures until their bodies develop rogue agendas. What emerges is a strange, shared world that oscillates between doing, sensing and performing. Driven by an internal, compulsive logic, RAIN tests repetition to its absolute limit, where the gnarlier a movement looks, the more sensitivity it demands.

Anchored in a rigorous physical investigation, RAIN is a self-reflexive study in surrender and resistance, knowing exactly how to commit to the bit when the tracks begin to falter.

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Date Times
Wed 16 Sep
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Thu 17 Sep
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Fri 18 Sep
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sat 19 Sep
  • 2pm - 3pm 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 8.30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Sun 20 Sep
  • 5pm - 6pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm

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Arts House
521 Queensberry St
North Melbourne 3051

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Price and bookings

From $15 to $40

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  • Accessible toilets
  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access
  • Quiet spaces

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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