What Remains

SATURDAY 24 AUGUST
5PM – 10PM
ABBOTSFORD CONVENT
1 ST HELIERS ST, ABBOTSFORDS, VIC, 3067

Rebecca Jensen and I will be reimagining, remembering, and reinventing what we made for The Keir Chorepgraphic award (which became the show ‘Slip’) as part of this event.

WHAT REMAINS is a celebratory program that revisits and amplifies some of the major contributions the Keir Choreographic Award (KCA) has made to the Australian dance ecology.

Launched in 2014 and held biennially over five editions, KCA was a unique and innovative public-private initiative dedicated to the commissioning, presentation, and promotion of new Australian choreography. Initiated by The Keir Foundation in partnership with Dancehouse, Carriageworks and Creative Australia, the Keir Choreographic Award (KCA) was an incredibly significant commissioning and presentation context for independent Australian choreography. With a total of 40 new choreographic works over ten years, the KCA legacy has truly influenced the scale and vibrancy of Australian dance.

For this program, a suite of artists involved in the awards have been invited to respond to WHAT REMAINS as a provocation. Previously commissioned artists will perform embodied memories of their KCA works. Photographer Gregory Lorenzutti and videographer Cobie Orger – who have both documented every edition of the award – will revisit their archives as original installations. A publication that critically maps the history, impact and implications of KCA and a dedicated website will be launched. And finally, live SCRIBES will capture the evening as we wrap up with a party.