Lake March was a spontaneous dance and music performance unfolding along the pathways of Lakes Burley Griffin, Ginninderra and Tuggeranong across two weekends in August 2020. Families, friends and exercise buffs of all ages flocked to the Lake to fill up on nature, gossip and sweat were unsuspectingly treated to an artistic happening, a shared moment of surprise, reflection and joy.
Along the water’s edge, eight dancers continuously moved in a spatially distanced procession to live musical accompaniment honouring the watery spaces as places of connection, reflection and for some, trauma.
Ignited by the turbulent context we experienced globally in 2020, the artists drew on notions of absence – of human-to-human touch, of a just and stable world, of collective joy – experiences for which we yearn.
The Nelken Line
World famous director, Pina Bausch’s ‘The Nelken Line’ was released to be performed by citizens across the globe, uniting communities amidst the covid-19 pandemic. On the 16th of August, Australian Dance Party was joined by dancers and dance lovers from the Canberra community in a filming of ‘The Nelken Line’ to share with the international community on the Pina Bausch Foundation website here. We would like to thank the Pina Bausch Foundation for this initiative.
Details
LAKE MARCH: August/September 2020
Where: Lake Burley Griffin, Lake Tuggeranong and Lake Ginninderra.
THE NELKEN LINE: 16th August
Where: Lake Burley Griffin.
Artists
Choreographer/Performer: Alison Plevey.
Assistant Choreographer: Alana Stenning
Dance Artists: Olivia Fyfe, Ryan Stone, Jake Silvestro, Jacqui Simmonds, Ashlee Bye, Philip Piggin and Liz Lea
Musicians: Michael Liu (Violin) and Alex Voorhoeve (Cello)
Along with community participants
Photography by Lorna Sim
Lake March is presented by the Where You Are Festival with the support of the ACT Government. With thanks to the support of arts ACT, QL2 Dance, Lorna Sim, Maxim Chartered Accountants, All Insure and Michael Whaites.
