Dancehouse is on Wurundjeri Country. We offer our respects to the Wurundjeri woi-wurrung people — and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people — who continue to dance on Country, and have done, for thousands of generations. Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Balancing atop 8 inch heels, two women smear across an other-worldly landscape in nuanced union. They slyly navigate the instability and innuendo of the pedestals underfoot, subverting expectation and toying with the viewer in a display of strength and focus. Their bodies melt and solidify, unaffected by interruptions from sound and light. Wet Hard references the sculptural virtuosity of erotic dance forms and aerobics in an exposed and empowered use of movement, costume, sound and light.
An exploration of the effort required to disrupt the limits and expectations placed upon female bodies. Book View Program. Read more about the Keir Choreographic Award. Read interview with Chelsea Hopper for Performance Review. She is driven by the personal and political potency of embodiment, locating the body as a site for play and transformation.
Wet Hard. The Keir Choreographic Award Commissions:. What will the space be used for? Have you hired a space at Dancehouse before? Yes No.
