Dance Massive 3-15 March 2009

Image: Andrew Curtis

Mortal Engine

Chunky Move

“The effect is terrifying, beautiful, unique and absolutely unforgettable…from the second the whirlpool of light hits the surface of the unfeasible steep set, the audience is at Mrtal Engines mercy” The Metro, London

2008 Helpmann Award Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production

Somewhere between waking and sleeping, between thought and feeling, lies a body that we possess but cannot control - Chunky Move's startling new work begins here.

Mortal Engine is a dance-video-laser performance using movement-responsive technology to portray an ever-shifting, shimmering world in which the limits of the human body are an illusion. Mortal Engine accelerates us into a reality of permanent change where crackling light and staining shadows represent the most perfect and the most sinister of souls.

Following the resounding success of Glow for the 2007 Melbourne Festival, Mortal Engine continues Gideon Obarzanek and Frieder Weiss' interactive fusion of live performance and digital technology.

After its sell-out premiere for the Sydney Festival, Mortal Engine enjoyed standing ovations at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival. In this co-presentation with Chunky Move, Malthouse Theatre brings this highly anticipated production home to Melbourne.

Chunky Move is one of Australia's leading contemporary dance companies who regularly tour the world with their distinct dance performances. Chunky Move's work constantly seeks to redefine what is or what can be contemporary dance within an ever-evolving Australian culture.

Presented by Malthouse Theatre and Chunky Move

www.chunkymove.com

Warning: Smoke, laser and strobe lighting effects and loud volume audio