RISING: Love Lock and Forever & Ever

Love Lock is a fantastical folk dance of the future from Melanie Lane – the choreographer who led us into the garden of paradise with Arkadia (RISING, 2024). Then those primal instincts pull us towards the club in Antony Hamilton’s Forever & Ever.

Melanie’s work reimagines love songs to revel in the fantasies and collective experiences of diverse cultures. With striking costumes by designer Akira Isogawa and a score by UK electronic artist Clark, it’s a dance that summons a pulsing and transfixing energy.

Next up, this internationally acclaimed work from Antony Hamilton (Chunky Move) pulses with techno, high fashion, movement and precision. Featuring a thumping score from his brother Julian (aka one half of The Presets), it’s a playground of pop culture, precision, order and chaos. Humanity glimpsed through dance-floor politics.

Love Lock and Forever & Ever are part of the inaugural Australian Dance Biennale, curated and hosted by RISING.