Dance meets destruction head on in this passionate and personal piece
For over thirty years Rosalind engaged with the materiality of the body through her work. She was the first choreographic associate of the Atelier de Paris-Carolyn Carlson, and in 2015 was awarded a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres by France.
But then she went home. Rosalind returned to where she grew up in Omeo, East Gippsland. She was devastated by what she saw. The pristine wilderness of her youth, gone. The country, scarred and barren. Widespread logging, burning and industrial farming has stripped the ancient land of its heart. Barely anything recognisable remains, and we as Australians are responsible.
Rosalind’s experiences in her home town inspired the formation of DIRt (Dance In Regional disaster zones) in 2017 connecting artists, activism and place.
DIRtywork tells this story. Through the lens of her own encounters, Crisp uses this danced lecture to bring new meaning to the most critical issue of our time.
Don’t miss this impassioned and timely call to action.
Presented by the Sydney Opera House.
Credits
Thanks to DIRt artists Vic McEwan, Andrew Morrish and Peter Fraser, and Chunky Move, Warrnambool Art Gallery, Dancehouse (Melbourne), Dance Massive, Critical Path (Sydney), ReadyMade Works (Sydney), The Cad Factory, East Gippsland Art Gallery, Orbost Exhibition Centre, Dance Limerick (Ireland), the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Artlands Victoria, and the Regional Arts Fund.
https://www.omeodance.com/dirt
The Australian Government's Regional Arts Fund is provided through Regional Arts Victoria, administered in Victoria by Regional Arts Victoria.
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