ARTISTIC PROGRAM 2022 - Tasdance
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2022 ARTISTIC PROGRAM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We acknowledge the palawa people who have danced across lutruwita for more
than 60,000 years and whose lands were never ceded.
We pay tribute to their Elders past and present, and to other Elders of First Nations
people.
ASSEMBLY 197 is a meeting place of people, art and communities. Our home is in
the heart of Launceston, located at the meeting of the
laykila/North Esk, plipatumila/South Esk and kanamaluka/Tamar rivers.
ASSEMBLY 197 is fortunate to make, perform and share art. It is a privilege that we
are able to bring communities together on this beautiful Country.
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2022 EVOLVE Great art is made and shared when
we assemble together.
ASSEMBLY 197 is an inclusive
site for transforming artists, arts
practice, and audiences; working
with inquisitive artists in regional
practice; and connecting with
curious audiences and creative
communities
“ASSEMBLY 197’s 2022 program
showcases our three Artistic
Domains. We premiere outstanding
interdisciplinary works alongside
seeding vibrant new projects for
future years. At our home, all year
round creative activity simmers
in the studios, the house and the
gardens.”
Adam Wheeler and Emma Porteus
ASSEMBLY 197 is
Tasdance + Situate + Artery
Gabriel Comerford + Lauren Neal, After Erika Eiffel. Image by Julian Friocht
Acknowledgement Page: Reactor. Image by Gabriel Comerford
Cover Page: Jenni Large, Ages & Ages. Image by Melanie Kate Photography
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2022 will have
14PREMIERES
12CREATIVE DEVELOPMENTS
96PERFORMANCES
101 ARTISTS
872 COMMUNITY + STUDENT PARTICIPANTS
12,400 AUDIENCE MEMBERS
Situate Lab 2019. Image by Jacob Collings 5
TASDANCE
A company dedicated to shifting the dance landscape of Tasmania by fusing outstanding
dance artists with innovative artists from other disciplines to create multi-faceted physical
experiences. We are not afraid to take dance out of conventional settings to celebrate our
island, working with diverse communities, while inspiring audiences locally and beyond.
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Tasdance Ensembble 2021. Image by Melanie Kate Photography
TUYLUPA
Image of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
SINSA MANSELL, PAKANA KANPLILA, SOMA LUMIA
MONA FOMA - LAUNCESTON + HOBART
Lead Creative: Sinsa Mansell
Augmented Reality Artist: Darryl Rogers, Troy Merritt (Soma
Lumia)
Cast: Sinsa Mnasell, Jamie Graham, Harley Jac Mansell, Niara
Mansell, Janice Ross
Music Score: Dewayne Everettsmith, James Mangohig
(Skinnyfish)
Dramaturgy: Thomas E.S. Kelly
Rehearsal Director: Gabriel Comerford
Lighting + Production: Chris Jackson (IO Peformance)
The palawa have been the keepers of an ember burning since the
beginning of time. This work shares a spark of this knowledge.
tuylupa is a mesmerising physical, sonic and visual exploration of
what it means to keep the flame alive for 60,000 years. This work
explores the journey of the palawa people and the evolution of the
island of lutruwita, Tasmania.
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AGES & AGES
Image of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
JO LLOYD + PETE MATTILA
JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL + HOBART
In partnership with GUTS DANCE (NT)
Lead Creatives: Jo Lloyd, Pete Mattila
Costume Design: Andrew Treloar
Cast: Gabriel Comeford, Amber McCartney, Jenni Large, Kyall
Shanks, Frankie Snowdon, Madeleine Krenek
Music Score: Duane Morrison
Lighting + Production: Chris Jackson (IO Peformance)
Are there several or is there just one
Will they come
I can wear what you wear and become you, someone else can be
me
Where is the frequency
After the premiere of Ages & Ages at The Unconformity Festival,
Queenstown, Jo Lloyd and Pete Mattila lead a charged Tasdance
Ensemble and GUTS Dance (NT) to present a site responsive work
where the ephemeral nature of dance collides with the monolithic
permanency of steel.
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Ages & Ages. Image by Melanie Kate Photography
INFLUENCER KYALL SHANKS + VJAM IN DEVELOPMENT Lead Creative: Kyall Shanks Image of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston XR Artist: Matt Neil (VJAM) Cast: Kyall Shanks, Amber McCartney, Keia McGrady Creative Associate Kyall Shanks will collaborate with Matt Neil from VJAM. Three dancers meet extended reality technology (XR as seen on the Mandalorian) to challenge the way social media influences our lives. Supported by Amber McCartney and Keia McGrady, Kyall will lead his first major project in Tasmania, which will tour statewide in 2023. Ages & Ages. Image by Melanie Kate Photography META-NARRATIVE ADAM WHEELER, EMMA PORTEUS, NATHAN MAYNARD, GABRIEL COMERFORD, CHEYNE MITCHELL (MUDLARK) IN DEVELOPMENT Lead Creatives: Adam Wheeler, Emma Porteus, Cheyne Mitchell, Gabriel Comerford, Nathan Maynard Cast: Gabriel Comerford, Jenni Large, Olivia McPherson, Tasmanian Championship Wrestlers + others Lighting + Production: Chris Jackson (IO Peformance) Tasdance and Mudlark partner for the first time to collaborate with the Tasmanian Championship Wrestling to create a work for the north of Tasmania. Meta-Narrative will pull apart what is fiction, what is reality, while immersed in the middle of a wrestling match. Written by Nathan Maynard, involving professional actors, dancers, wrestlers set for Junction 2023 to warp our narrative. 7
BABY GIRL
AMBER McCARTNEY
IN DEVELOPMENT
Lead Creative: Amber McCartney
Image of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
Confusingly sexual, at times eerily humorous, Amber wears a
prosthetic mask of her own face in an attempt to perform ‘herself’.
Amber’s current practice involves the casting and creating of
prosthetic body parts to augment her form.
A new solo work set for Mona Foma 2023
Amber McCartney, Where Do We Start?. Image by Nick Hanson
REACTOR
ADAM WHEELER, CAITLIN COMERFORD, KYALL SHANKS +
YELLOW WHEEL
MELBOURNE TOUR
Lead Creatives: Adam Wheeler, Caitlin Comerford, Kyall Shanks
Cast: Kyall Shanks, Olivia McPherson, Amber McCartney + 20
Yellow Wheel dancers
Lighting + Production: Chris Jackson (IO Peformance)
Sound: Anna Whitaker
In 2020 Stompin and Tasdance partnered for the first time to
present Reactor at Mona Foma. To celebrate Yellow Wheel’s
10th anniversary Tasdance will work with 20 young Victorians
to recreate an immersive, interactive dance work allowing the
audience to be in the control seat with the dancers responding to
directions given to them by participating audience members.
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Amber McCartney + Kyall Shanks, Reactor. Image by Gabriel Comerford
SITUATE
Situate mentors, nurtures and assists emerging and mid-career regional artists to create
and produce extraordinary experimental live art for festivals and other presentation partners.
Situate produces works of scale that express the lifestyle, diversity, and spectacular natural
environment of the regions in which its artists work. Situate responds to the global trend that
finds audiences and festivals seeking more experiential art that reflects who they are and the
world around them.
Landing. Image by Briony JacksonSITUATE 22/23
LAB 1 - March, LAB 2 - MAY,
Image ofR+D JUNE-NOVEMBER
Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
EMMA PORTEUS + MARY SCOTT
Exectutive Producer: Emma Porteus
Lead Provocateur: Mary Scott
Year one will deliver a long-form interdisciplinary artist laboratory
and mentorship program led by Emma Porteus and Dr mary Scott,
alongside Tasmanian and interstate Artist Provocateurs.
The purpose of Year One is for artists to become knowledgeable
in socially relevant arts practice, and to develop project ideas in
consultation with the communities they live in. The artists will also
use this time to undertake consultations and interviews with locals
and community leaders and organisations to identify opportunities
for creative engagement.
Year Two provides support for the lead artists to realise the
project ideas they have developed with and for their communities,
and in collaboration with partner organisations. The artist will be
encouraged to build teams of creative collaborators (other local
practitioners, video artists, designers, writers, musicians etc) and
they will source the relevant materials and resources within their
budgetary allowance. Steps here are dependent on the types of
projects to be realised; each of the nine projects will have different
focusses and intents, dependent on the community they are
collaborating with.
Situate North Lab. Image by Melanie Kate Photgraphy
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COMMISSIONS
MONA FOMA + JUNCTION ARTS FESTIVAL
Situate North Artists: Kelly Slater, Benge Allen, Samantha Dennis,
Image of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
Caleb Nichols-Mansell and Clara Martin
Situate will identify works best suited for Mona Foma and Junction.
SITUATE ROADSHOW
NATIONAL TOUR
A Situate roadshow tour to regional locations across Australia to
promote the Situate 22/23 program and recruit artist participants.
Situate North Lab. Image by Melanie Kate Photgraphy
GENERATE GC
SITUATE’S SISTER PROGRAM ON THE GOLD COAST
Created by the City of Gold Coast and delivered in collaboration
with Situate, Generate GC is a bespoke two year program designed
to develop new site specific work by Gold Coast artists and
creative practitioners. 2021-2022 marks the third iteration of this
highly successful program.
Generate GC provides an exciting opportunity for Gold Coast
artists and creative practitioners to push boundaries, take creative
risks and develop new work that responds to the unique potential
of Gold Coast communities and environments.
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Generate GC Lab. Image Maleika HalpinARTERY
Building on Tasdance’s renowned education program, Artery will offer interdisciplinary arts
experiences. Artery will create sustainable and resilient careers for Tasmanian artists through
pathways for students from primary school to tertiary education, and subsequently into paid
employment in the arts, collaborating closely with UTAS.
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Tasdance School of Dsnce. Image by Adam WheelerLAUNNIE CAN DANCE
ADAM WHEELER, GABRIEL COMERFORD, LUCI REID
APRIL-JULY
Image of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
Lead Creatives: Adam Wheeler, Gabriel Comerford, Luci Reid
Cast: 5-6 schools from the northern suburbs of Launceston
Launnie Can Dance will engage a dance artist, a storyteller,
and a filmmaker to work with northern suburbs’ schools and
communities. A cross artform performance bringing dance,
physical theatre and film together to share an original Launceston
story with, by and for our communities.
Tasdance School of Dance. Image by Adam Wheeler
FRAME OF MIND
GABRIEL COMERFORD + KEIA McGRADY
Lead Creatives: Gabriel Comerford, Keia McGrady
Frame of Mind (DW4S). Choreographed by Gabriel Comerford and
Keia McGrady, this work will come face to face with how young
people deal with inner monologues, self-worth and reframing
perspectives of self.
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TROLLS. Image Melanie Kate PhotographySITUATE FOR
SCHOOLS Image of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
A bespoke program modelled on Situate. A site responsive creative
development delivered in schools for students and teachers, led by
practicing interdisciplinary artists. The program will be designed
and delivered in close collaboration with schools and targeted to
meet their individual needs.
ARTERY @ SCHOOLS
Tasmanian students regardless of age, gender, and culture should
have the opportunity to experience and enjoy the arts in a non-
competitive, age-appropriate and inclusive environment. We want
to not only share our passion for the arts with young people, but
also be at the forefront of progressive arts education that meets
the needs of an ever-evolving world.
Artery can offer a myriad of programs that will best suit any
school conditions and needs. In 2022 Artery will build on its 2021
residency programs at Margate and East Tamar Schools.
7OUR HOME
A re-imagined and more publicly accessible home for Tasdance, Situate, Artery, and our
broader community. Multiple spaces for the development of performance and other live arts;
an expanded and inclusive Public Program; Sessions, our monthly creative gatherings where
local artists can share work in development for supportive critical feedback; TRIP, Tasmania’s
Residency for Independent Practice; and ongoing support for company-in-residence -
Stompin. A home for our community to gather, to celebrate, to enjoy, and to participate in the
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art. Tasdance School of Dsnce. Image by Adam WheelerTRIP
TASMANIAN RESIDENCY for INDEPENDANT
PRACTICE
Image of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
Tasdance has a long history of supporting dance practice
and dance artists. As ASSEMBLY 197 we will support more artists
from more disciplines than ever before.
The tranquil setting of our spacious studio, charming cottage,
heritage garden and recently made avilable rooms inside the house
provides artists with much needed time and space for reflection,
invigoration, collaboration and response. Tasmanian regional
practice is full of inspiration, an opportunity to unlock new ideas.
TRIP celebrates everything ASSEMBLY 197, as a leading provider
of choreographic opportunities; and, celebrates everything
Tasmanian, the bespoke state of Australia.
SESSIONS
MONTHLY EARLY DEVELOPMENT SHOWINGS
Sessions will provide a creative space for artists to share work
early in development for critical feedback. Held once a month on a
Friday, artists will present a work in development, offering artists
and the community the opportunity to engage together in critical
reflection in a nurturing environment. It will catapult new Tasmanian
works and solidify Launceston as the home of Live Art creation in
Tasmania.
Tra Mi Dinh. Image by Gabriel Comerford 7PUBLIC PROGRAM
TASDANCE SCHOOL OF DANCE
Tasdance School of Dance givesImage
students comprehensive
of Pete Mattila by Scott Gelston
tuition and experience in dance with a strong emphasis on the
developmental process, creative expression and most importantly
on having a good time.
The School offers Contemporary, Ballet and Street and class ages
range from 4-18.
We will continue our partnership with Stompin to offer the FUTURE
Youth Extension Program in 2022.
ADULT CASUAL CLASSES
ASSEMBLY 197 offers weekly Contemporary and Ballet classes,
and a monthly improvisation class (Collective Behaviour) for adults
wishing to participate in dance classes on a casual basis and in a
non-competitive environment. In 2022 we will launch a series of new
classes from numerous artforms.
MAKE CHOREOGRAPHIC
INTENSIVE
MAKE is a platform for dance-makers to share and explore
choreographic practice. Led by an exceptional Australian
choreographer each year, it is a space to unpack and transform
choreographic practice and seed new ideas for the future. Previously
led by Jo Lloyd and Jenni Large, in 2022 we welcome Melanie Lane.
Tasdance School of Dance. IMage by Adam Wheeler 78 Tasdance 2021, Mount Borrow. Image by Melanie Kate photography
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