PIECES by Lucy Guerin Inc (Auslan interpreted spoken word and artist talk)

PIECES is an annual artist development program offering choreographers the opportunity to produce a new 20-minute performance commissioned by Lucy Guerin Inc and The Substation.

PIECES showcases exceptional contemporary artists operating outside of company structures whose work embodies risk, boldness and experimentation. It is a season that reminds us of the capacity contemporary dance has to unveil, defy and inspire.

The commissioning structure provides selected artists with resources to challenge their regular practice and dive into a singular choreographic exploration.

The eclectic program that emerges is an opportunity to gather and celebrate live performance as a vital experience.

The choreographers creating work for the 2022 season of PIECES are Melanie Lane, Amber McCartney and Rachael Wisby.

Premiering this December, PIECES 2022 is a co-production by Lucy Guerin Inc and The Substation.

Commissions include:

Into the Woods by Melanie Lane
Into the Woods treads between fact and fiction, tragedy and horror. Fragments of historical records from the Middle Ages are extrapolated and re-configured into an imagined future. In collaboration with visual artist Tianyi Liao (Shanghai).

Roses by Rachael Wisby
(this is me imagining things)

“She descends without falling”

Tiny Infinite Deaths by Amber McCartney
The maggot will be your guide through the in-between. Don’t take anything with you, remove your jewellery, watch and unzip.

CONTENT WARNING
This performance includes horror themes, descriptions of violence, partial nudity and the use of haze.