LUCY GUERIN INC

Split

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21636

Lucy Guerin heads one of Australia’s most fearless dance companies, and her award-winning duet Split is one of her most celebrated; a sharp and elegant work that is at once abstract and dramatic. Dancers Lilian Steiner and Ashley McLellan, one clothed and one naked, masterfully perform a dance that grows in intensity as the dimensions of space and time diminish. With a percussive score by UK composer Scanner, Split will transport you while offering a poignant reflection on...

October 24 - 26, 2019

Azrieli Studio 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada

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LUCY GUERIN INC

Oct 24 - 26, 2019

Azrieli Studio

Images from premiere season © Gregory Lorenzutti

split-lucy-guerin-inc.-image-credit-gregory-lorenzutti-3 — Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti

split-lucy-guerin-inc.-image-credit-gregory-lorenzutti-6 — Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti

split-lucy-guerin-inc.-image-credit-gregory-lorenzutti-7 — Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti

split-lucy-guerin-inc.-image-credit-gregory-lorenzutti-10 — Images from premiere season. © Gregory Lorenzutti

Dance Contemporary

“… a work of intricate yet unadorned artistry.” The Australian, Eamonn Kelly, 2017

≈ 50 minutes · No intermission

Lucy Guerin heads one of Australia’s most fearless dance companies, and her award-winning duet Split is one of her most celebrated; a sharp and elegant work that is at once abstract and dramatic. Dancers Lilian Steiner and Ashley McLellan, one clothed and one naked, masterfully perform a dance that grows in intensity as the dimensions of space and time diminish. With a percussive score by UK composer Scanner, Split will transport you while offering a poignant reflection on the dilemmas of negotiating with oneself and others in an increasingly complex world.

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