How close is too close?
A performance about intimacy and helplessness
Inert is a performance experience that delves into the psychology of love and loss when one is heard and seen—or not—by an intimate other.
Small in scale, yet broad in its sensory scope, Inert offers a boutique performance experience immersing its audience in a subtle and extraordinarily intimate world.
The project involves two audience members who are positioned in the work on individual tilting platforms. Gradually shifting from near-vertical to hear-horizontal, these platforms provide a profound bodily experience of gravity that underpins the audiovisual and physical components.
In 2006, Inert was a finalist in the Australian Dance Awards “Outstanding Achievement in Independent Dance” category, and received two Dance Magazine Critics Awards, "Best new work" (Herald Sun), and "Most outstanding choreography" (The Age).
Inert was developed and presented with the support of Arts Victoria, Dancehouse and the University of Northampton.
In September 2008, Inert was awarded City of Melbourne funding to rework and present the project in Studio B at Arts House (Melbourne) as part of the Dance Massive season, 3-15 March 2009. Performance times and booking details to be confirmed in November 2008.