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A Farewell statement from BalletLab Artistic Director Phillip Adams “I never did anticipate this moment of bidding farewell to my playground of untamed, whimsical and queer mayhem, would come to pass….”BalletLab’s scandalous affair with Australian contemporary dance began with ‘Amplification’ on the 9th of the 9th, 1999, at the Athenaeum Theatre II on Collins St. From that moment forward, BalletLab …
SOME NEWS FROM AFAR FEATURING Sololoquio, Queer camaraderie, & THE PINK PANTHER textJune 29, 2023 In May, Phillip attended the Festival Transameriqué in Montreal to work with choreographer José Navas, Artistic Director of Compagnie Flak. Tripping the light fantastic through an incredible program of opened-ended, choreopolitical assemblage of bountiful stories and visions. A real highlight for Mr.P was Argentinian artists Triziano …
A divine intervention of queer crucifixions after Francis Bacon’s shocking paintings of eroticism and death. PHILLIP ADAMS, AUSTRALIAN MAVERICK OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE PRESENTS TRIPTYCH, A DIVINE INTERVENTION OF QUEER CRUCIFIXIONS INSPIRED BY FRANCIS BACON’S TRIPTYCH PAINTINGS (1944–1986). For FRAME: a biennial of dance Temperance Hall and Phillip Adams BalletLab present Triptych, a divine intervention of queer crucifixions inspired by …
WORLD PREMIERE BY CHOREOGRAPHER PHILLIP ADAMS AT SYDNEY WORLDPRIDE 2023 AT PHOENIX CENTRAL PARK At this year’s Sydney WorldPride (2023), Phillip Adams, Australian maverick of contemporary dance presents Triptych, a divine intervention of queer crucifixions inspired by Francis Bacon’s triptych paintings (1944–1986). Content warnings: Explicit content, adult themes Triptych premiere’s from Friday 17 February to Saturday 25 February 2023 …
CONTENT WARNING: THIS PAGE CONTAINS NUDITYTriptych enables risk taking, experimentation and freedom of expression by creating space for, amplifying, and taking pride in, homosexuality and the queer acts within contemporary dance Phillip Adams’ bold new collaborative dance work brings together 10 artists and designers spanning the mediums of choreography, performance painting and film. Triptych draws inspiration from Francis Bacon’s polarising …
SICK is a landmark dance collaboration between Australia’s foremost provocateur of contemporary dance and choreography, Phillip Adams, and award winning contemporary dancer and performer, Ryan New. Join them for this one-of-a-kind cross-generational dance performance. SICK provides complicated critiques pervading notions and expectations of artists with disability, in an attempt to reframe the debate. Beyond a definition of physical and mental …
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WORLD PREMIERE screening at Temperance Hall (online) Join us for a night of cinema in the comfort of your own home as we premiere The Prelude – a new feature film directed by Phillip Adams and Walter Dundervill in collaboration with Melbourne artists – staring Michelle Heaven, Caroline Meaden, Will McBride Rachael Wisby and Phillip Adams. A new experimental art film exploring themes of religious unorthodoxy, embodied …
THRIVE Festival alongside Open House Melbourne present an in-conversation event with artist Ryan New. presented by temperance hall, and supported by rawcus. *** UPDATED NOTE 20 July 2021 – As we adjust to the rapidly changing Victorian COVID-19 Lockdown scenarios, regrettably Temperance Hall will pause our upcoming programming of Thrive Festival: In Conversation with Ryan New. This is being postponed to …
an immersive installation and performance for an intimate audience presented by Temperance Hall as part of Midsumma Festival 2021. Created by BalletLab Artistic Director Phillip Adams and choreographer Walter Dundervill (New York) with artist William McBride. The project grew out of a larger experimental work The Prelude that fragmented into 4-part multi-disciplinary performances and films. The subtext of Laceship’s investigation was inspired …