dance&choreography
Me^^^ Photo by Sarah Saxon
02 Waiting Game
2022
Phaedra Brown and Sarah Saxon, Melbourne season of Waiting Game Photos by Lachlan Wolters
Resilience and gentle hope – that which is
cultivated everyday through small acts of
humanity.
Waiting Game speaks to the joy, humour and tragedy within the minutiae of everyday life. It is simultaneously relentless and expectant; desolate yet dependent upon camaraderie and togetherness. The work embraces the need for connection in a world that seems so illogical.
It reflects experiences of anticipation, repetition and monotony that might transform ultimately into disillusionment. However, by reimagining these feelings, now familiar from long periods of isolation, Waiting Game aims to shift into spaciousness, clarity, and conversation. Join us as we dance away our disillusionment, and the joy of movement becomes a tool for resistance.
Waiting Game was created in collaboration with original cast member Tamara Bouman, who is now acting as artistic consultant. The work’s most recent Melbourne season was performed by Sarah Saxon alongside Phaedra Brown.
The work features music & soundscape by composer Oscar Sweeney and lighting design by Lacklan Wolters
“Absolutely love the connection between the dancers and the enchanting soundscape.” – March Dance Festival
“Emerging dancer-choreographer Brown is no longer waiting in lockdown or elsewhere. She is here, and we can’t wait to be there with her, too.” – Kate Maguire-Rosier, Dance Informa
︎ This work was presented as part of March Dance Festival 2022, supported by March Dance Festival and the City of Sydney.
︎ It was also presented as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival supported by Maribyrnong City Council.
Waiting Game speaks to the joy, humour and tragedy within the minutiae of everyday life. It is simultaneously relentless and expectant; desolate yet dependent upon camaraderie and togetherness. The work embraces the need for connection in a world that seems so illogical.
It reflects experiences of anticipation, repetition and monotony that might transform ultimately into disillusionment. However, by reimagining these feelings, now familiar from long periods of isolation, Waiting Game aims to shift into spaciousness, clarity, and conversation. Join us as we dance away our disillusionment, and the joy of movement becomes a tool for resistance.
Waiting Game was created in collaboration with original cast member Tamara Bouman, who is now acting as artistic consultant. The work’s most recent Melbourne season was performed by Sarah Saxon alongside Phaedra Brown.
The work features music & soundscape by composer Oscar Sweeney and lighting design by Lacklan Wolters
“Absolutely love the connection between the dancers and the enchanting soundscape.” – March Dance Festival
“Emerging dancer-choreographer Brown is no longer waiting in lockdown or elsewhere. She is here, and we can’t wait to be there with her, too.” – Kate Maguire-Rosier, Dance Informa
︎ This work was presented as part of March Dance Festival 2022, supported by March Dance Festival and the City of Sydney.
︎ It was also presented as part of Melbourne Fringe Festival supported by Maribyrnong City Council.