(The Society thanks Dance North, D’Esley Smith, and the Performing Arts Museum’s own archives for the following information)
REPERTOIRE 1990
Major works
“Ochre Dusk” (Remounted 1990)
Choreography: Cheryl Stock
Music (commissioned score): Gondwanaland
Design (Set & Costumes): Michael Pearce
Lighting: Andre Reynaud
“Edge of the Precipice” (Remounted 1990)
Choreography: Natalie Weir
Music: Ennio Morricone
Design (Set & Costumes): Andre Reynaud
Lighting: Kenneth Rayner
“World Café”
Choreography: Graeme Watson
Music: Ofra Haza
Design (Set & Costumes): Michael Pearce
Lighting: Norman Kupke
“Desert Magic”
Choreography: Cheryl Stock assisted by Natalie Weir
Scenario: Nadine Amadio
Music (commissioned score): Blair Greenberg
Designer: John Coburn
Set Realisation: Andre Reynaud
Lighting: Kenneth Rayner
“Risk Factor” (First created 1989 – Remounted 1990)
Choreography: Helen Simondson
Music: Severed Heads, Puccini, Vaughan Williams
Design – Set: Andre Reynaud
Costumes: Kate Wall (Courtesy N.I.D.A.)
Lighting: Kenneth Rayner
Other repertoire
“Get Off Me Baby”
Choreography: Cheryl Stock
Music: Holly Near
Design: Andre Reynaud
“Brat Pack”
Choreography: Warwick Long
Music: Billy Brag
Design: Warwick Long
“Body Talk”
Choreography: Carol Wellman
Music: Bobby McFerrin
Design: Carol Wellman
Dancers:
Luisa Barisic
James Cunningham
Brett Daffy
Viona Lowenthal
Pharr Anh Phuong
Carol Wellman
Bernadette Walong (Dancer-in-training)
REPERTOIRE 1991
MAJOR WORKS
“A Moon of Our Own”
Choreography: Cheryl Stock Music (commissioned score): Robert ane
Design (Set & Costumes): Anneke Silver
Lighting: Norman Kupke
“Gods of Sand”
Choreography: Jane Pirani
Music: Philip Glass
Design (Set & Costumes): Andre Reynaud
Lighting: Norman Kupke
“Wind Prints”
Choreography: Nanette Hassall
Music: Kevin Volans
Design (Set & Costumes): Margaret Wilson
Lighting: Norman Kupke
“Desert Magic” (first created 1990 – remounted 1991)
Choreography: Cheryl Stock assisted by Natalie Weir
Scenario: Nadine Amadio Music (commissioned score): Blair Greenberg
Designer: John Coburn
Set Realisation: Andre Reynaud
Lighting: Kenneth Rayner
OTHER REPERTOIRE
“Risk Factor” (First created for main season – Remounted for High School Show 1991
Choreography: Helen Simondson
Music: Severed Heads, Puccini, Vaughan Williams
Design – Set: Andre Reynaud
Costumes: Kate Wall (Courtesy N.I.D.A.)
Lighting: Kenneth Rayner
“Midas-Well-Touch 90”
Choreography/ Design: Brett Daffy
Music: Yello – Goldrush
“Get Off Me Baby”
Choreography: Cheryl Stock
Music: Holly Near
“Burn This Territory”
Choreography: Bernadette Walong
Music: Art of Noise
THE DANCEMIX SEASON
“Orchid Sky”
Choreography/Design: Bernadette Walong
Music: Jon Hassell & Brian Eno
“Take It As It Comes”
Choreography/Design: Tim Kay
Music: Paranormal Music Society
“Invisible Barrier” (remounted)
Choreography/Design: Pharr Anh Phuong
Music: Peter Sculthorpe
“Cross Your Heart”
Choreography/Design: Bradford Leeon
Music: Paul Horn & Culture Beat
“Lost and Found”
Choreography/Design: James Cunningham
Music: Philip Glass
“You Take My Breath Away”
Choreography/Design: Brett Daffy
Music: Tuck & Patty
“Tom Tom Box”
Choreography/Design: Brett Daffy
Music: Tom Tom Club
Dancers
Debbie Clements (to 29 Mar)
James Cunningham
Brett Daffy
Tim Kay
Bradford Leeon
Bernadette Walong
Carol Wellman
Lisa Wilson (from 25 May)
Luisa Barisic (Desert Magic, Adelaide)
Repertoire 1992
First season “Don’t forget the Forties” Programme Townsville April 30-May 5:
“Women’s war too”
Choreography: Cheryl Stock (with dancers)
Music: Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey, J Davidson and ABC Show band, The Andrews Sisters, Vera Lynn, Benny Goodman, Bert Howell, Carmen Miranda
Design: Michael Pearce
Cast: Dance North and Tropic Line
“40’s Medley”
Upswing
“Scenes from Castle Hill”
Writer: John Lavery
Director: Jean-Pierre Voos
Design: Michael Pearce
Cast; Tropic Line
“If war were a dance”
Choreographer/Directors; Richard Allan and Karen Pearlman
Writer: Richard Allen
Music: Danny Blume and tunes from the 40’s
Design: Michael Pearce
Cast: Dance North and Tropic line
Second season “Speed of light”
Programme Ayr, Rockhampton in September, and Brisbane in October
“Wind Prints” (remount)
Choreography: Nanette Hassall
Music: Kevin Volans
Design Margaret Wilson
“Shoulder high in shadow”
Choreographer: Susan Healey (with the dancers)
Lauri Anderson; F.M. Einheit; C. Schultz; Laurent Petitgand
Design Sue Healey, Norman Kupke
“Women’s war too”
reworked without the actors
Primary School Programme
“Desert Magic”
Secondary School programme “Making contact” (Works from previous seasons)
“Orchid Sky” (Dance Mix 1991)
“Tom Tom Box” (Dance Mix 1991)
“Take it as it comes” (Dance Mix 1991)
Excerpts from “If war were a dance” (Don’t forget the 40’s)
Japan Tour
December, to Tokuyama & Iwaki with “Speed of Light” (“Desert Magic” and “Wind Prints”)
Dancers:
Peter Lucadou-Wells
Debbie Clements
Terrie-Ann John
Tim Kay
Bradford Leeon
Bernadette Walong
Lisa Wilson
Repertoire 1993
Taking Flight season included
“Andy’s arranging flowers”
Choreographer: Leigh Warren
Set & costume design: Ben Anderson
Music: Graham Fitkin; Stewart Copeland; Lou Reed; Miles Davis
“Shoulder high in shadow”
Choreographer: Sue Healey with dancers
Set & Costume design: Sue Healey, Rebecca Palmer
Music: C. Schultz; Jurgen Knelper; Stein, Einhelt and Haage
“Broken Places”
Direction and choreography: Cheryl Stock, Robyn Archer & dancers
Music and Text: Robyn Archer
Set & Costume design: Ben Anderspn
Primary Schools programme
“Taking Flight”
Choreography: Cheryl Stock, Jane Pirani
Set & Costume design: Andre Reynaud
Music; Robyn Archer – Mrs Bottle’s Burp
Secondary Schools programme
“Making Contact”
War dance medley – originally entitled “Excerpts from “If War Were a Dance”
“Orchid sky” (1991/2)
“Tom Tom Box” (1991/2)
“Take it as it comes” (1991/2)
Cultural Exchange Programme
Performance in Vietnam followed by three weeks creating 4 new works.
“Hello or Xin Chao”
Choreography Bernadette Walong and Debbie Clements
Music Ross Edwards
Performers: 24 students of the National Dance School
“So it does in Hanoi or Hanoi the do”
Devised and Directed by Tim Kay and Lisa Wilson
Music Mark Isaacs
Performers: 14 students for the Army Theatre
“Lotus calling or Tieng goi Hoa Sen”
Choreography: Peter Wells and Terrie-Ann John
Music; Carl Vine
Performers 18 dancers from Hanoi Ballet company
“Where’s the Breeze? Or Con gio dau roi?”
Choreography: Csaba Buday and Terrie-Ann John
Music Richard Marle
Performers: 5 men and 5 women of Hanoi Ballet
Dancers:
Csaba Buday
Debbie Clements
Terrie-Ann John
Tim Kay
Peter Lucadou Wells
Bernadette Walong
Lisa Wilson
Martine Redman
Repertoire 1994
“World’s Apart” season included
“Interior”
Choreographer: Csaba Buday
Music: Henry Tourgue and Serge Houppin
Set & Costume Design: Csaba Buday
“From the other side of the sea”
Choreographer: Xu Su – Zhen
Music: Kitaro, Silk Road II
Set and Costume design: Andre Reynaud
“World Café” (1990)
Choreographer: Graeme Watson
Music: Ofra Haza, Shaday, Yemenite songs
Set and Costume design: Michael Pearce
Alternative Repertoire
“Broken Places” (1993)
Primary Schools programme
“Taking Flight” (1993)
Secondary Schools programme
“Beat up”
A collection of short works created by the dancers after discussions with students about issues that affected their lives and the meanings of the words “beat” and “up”
“Who’s the Pedagogue”
Csaba Buday
“Discovery”
Peter Lucadou-Wells
“Moving out”
Debbie Clements
“Fine Line”
Terrie-Ann John
“Broken Places” (excerpt)
Cheryl Stock and Jane Pirani with Robyn Archer
“Meet me at Kissing Point”
A community project by Dance North in Partnership with the Townsville City Council created as part of the company’s 10th anniversary celebrations.
Artistic Director Cheryl Stock
Musical Director and composer Linsey Pollak
Design Director Christine Spain
National Festival of Australian Theatre at Albert Hall, Canberra
“Please no more palms”
Choreographer: Cheryl Stock with the dancers
Music: Stephen Richter, Digeredoo, Alistair Black, Balanda Dancing, Kronos Quartet
Costumes and set design: Robyn Gordon
Dance Mix ’94
“Red Tape Grid”
Tim Kay
“Our little secret”
Debbie Clements
“Full Circle”
Terri-Ann John
“The Game”
Lisa Wilson
“Desire – Memory III & IV”
Sandra Parker with the dancers
Dancers
Csaba Buday
Debbie Clements
Terri-Ann John
Tim Kay
Peter Lucadou-Wells
Lisa Wilson
