One more day to go – We have a Saturday matinee and the closing night evening performance tonight.
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Video Interview with Matt Cornell – and the boys doing Break Freezes!
Choreographer Matt Cornell is interviewed on stage, and he talks about why he sought to work with Quantum Leap, about the motivations for creating his piece, and about the group of boys he made the work with!
Rehearsal Video – Quantum Leap in Action!
So Quantum Leap has moved in to the Playhouse, and we’ve been trying to capture some of the excitement on video. Continue reading
Sneak Peek – video portraits of Quantum Leapers (the last one)
IT’S THE DAY OF OPENING NIGHT! Here’s the last of the Bearcage videos, so don’t miss them after you watch it, come and see the real thing! : ) BOOK NOW
Next up, some pics from rehearsals!
“the person next to you will get a completely different story…”
Quantum Leap has moved into the Playhouse! More from the production week madness soon… BUT NOW! The latest video offering a sneak peek into the lives of Quantum Leapers. Dancers speak on how they discover new things about themselves, ways of moving, and how different people can get very different experiences out of watching the same things.
So what kind of experience will you have? Watch Quantum Leap at the Playhouse, in ME RIGHT NOW!
The final adjustments… notes from the Costume Mistress!
Final adjustments for the costumes for Me Right Now are underway – this is where the real problem-solving lies. Continue reading
“Every small move makes the story one” – video sneak peek C
In this video by Bearcage Productions, Quantum Leapers talk about how their ideas, emotions and choreography become part of the whole story of “Me Right Now“.
By the way… “Me Right Now” is exactly ONE WEEK away from Opening Night. So, have you got your tickets? Book ‘em now!
Online: www.canberraticketing.com.au or phone 6275 2700.
Why do the Quantum Leapers do it?
Quantum Leapers, why do you dance in Quantum Leap? Listen and watch!
“We get to work with professional choreographers in a professional environment… It’s given me a purpose”
Costume frenzy!
We are nearing production week and we are well and truly on the down-hill run with the costume construction.
“Me Right Now” – video sneak peak!
We are taking a peek into the dancers’ world, seeing and hearing performers from “Me Right Now” as they talk about their experiences dancing with Quantum Leap. Continue reading
Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal + female dancers
Jade Dewi Tyas Tunggal is one of the 4 choreographers of Me Right Now. She is a freelance dance artist from New South Wales, and has extensive performing experience, starting in her high school years at the Newtown Performing Arts School. This gives her a particular understanding of the group of young female dancers she is working with in Canberra for her piece in Me Right Now “All to get her”. She has created and toured works in Australia, the US, Taiwan, Europe, and New Zealand, and it’s her first time choreographing for Quantum Leap. I catch up with Jade at the Bungendore Woodworks Cafe as she gives me a snapshot of where her work is up to mid-way through her intensive rehearsal period. Continue reading
Interview with Lorna Sim, photographer
Lorna Sim is a Canberra-based photographer. She creates interesting art, marketing and documentary photos for performing artists, and especially loves working with dance. She regularly works with the Street Theatre, Photoaccess, local magazines, and QL2 Dance. We interviewed her over the Easter weekend about her history, inspiration, and experiences working on the marketing image for Me Right Now.