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Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & RISING
Last and First Men – NEON DANCE
A UK dance work set against the surreal and sumptuous sci-fi visuals of the late Jóhann Jóhannsson.
‘Listen patiently. We who are the last men, earnestly desire to communicate with you…’
A future race is on the verge of extinction. Almost all that’s left are lone, surreal monuments, beaming into the wilderness. Across 2,000 million years, these last humans make contact to tell their story. To offer us help, and to ask for it.
Based on the ground-breaking 1930 novel by Olaf Stapledon, Last and First Men was the directorial swansong from Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. This dance performance unfurls against the backdrop of his film—an arresting, post-humanist meditation that he shot on 16mm black and white film, across windswept plains.
Three performers merge and break apart against Jóhannsson’s stark and dreamlike images—orbiting each other like electrons—taking the sci-fi to cosmic new depths. The movement is framed by Tilda Swinton’s commanding narration and an original score by Jóhannsson and Yair Elazar Glotman, performed live for RISING.
Come sit among the ruins and heed their prophetic expression.
Dates & Times
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Duration: 1 hour. Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.
Tickets
Standard $69
Concession $59
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About the Artists
Neon Dance is an internationally renowned company that embraces a diverse and digital population, a place where artists, partners and people can engage in experiences that are experimental and original, yet accessible to all.
Adrienne Hart
Adrienne works internationally as a choreographer and as Artistic Director of Neon Dance. Adrienne has worked in Russia, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Kosovo, Japan, USA, and extensively in the UK. Her work has been commissioned and supported by Arts Council England, British Council, Creative England, Sadler's Wells, The Place, Modern Art Oxford, Glastonbury Festival, Reversible Destiny Foundation, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, South West Creative Technology Network, Pavilion Dance South West and Art Front Gallery amongst others. Commissions include working with Sadler's Wells resident over 60's performance group Company of Elders and her latest work 'Puzzle Creature' invited to premiere as part of Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (Japan).
Accessibility
Wheelchair access
Language No Barrier
Assistance Animals Welcome
Audio 50
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