Campbelltown Arts Centre proudly presents MSTM, a new full-length dance work co-created and performed by Martin del Amo, Sue Healey, Tra Mi Dinh, and Mitchell Christie — an intergenerational collaboration exploring legacy, creative exchange, and what it means to share artistic space across generations.
Running 6–8 November 2025, MSTM unites two pairs of long-time collaborators — Martin and Sue, and Tra Mi and Mitch — as they come together for the first time to form an inventive quartet.
A Dialogue Between Generations
Spanning decades of artistic experience, MSTM offers a rare chance to witness leading and emerging choreographers sharing the stage as equals.
Returning to the stage after a decade, Sue Healey reflects:
“MSTM explores lineage and how dance and ideas echo through time, carried by bodies across generations. It’s about choosing what to hold onto, what to release, and what to inherit from others. Even as things shift, traces remain.”
This intergenerational ethos extends behind the scenes, with sound designer Gail Priest, lighting designer Frankie Clarke, and costume designer Aleisa Jelbart combining emerging and established voices to craft the work’s layered world.
Collaboration at Its Core
At its heart, MSTM examines the act of collaboration — how four distinct artists create from scratch while navigating individuality and collective harmony.
Through shifting formations and delicate interplay, the work maps compatibility, contradiction, and the fragile balance between chaos and order.
Martin del Amo explains:
“This work explores how we see each other and how the audience sees us. By meeting the audience at eye level, we’re investigating the meaning of dance and collaboration. We have just as many questions as the audience.”
An Immersive Audience Experience
Audience participation is an integral part of MSTM. Viewers enter through the backstage area, moving through an atmospheric passage of projections, sound and intimate performances before arriving in the main theatre. The result is an experience where observation becomes performance, and audiences share the same charged field of discovery as the dancers.
Celebrating Connection and Community
Campbelltown Arts Centre Director Mouna Zaylah said:
“We’re proud to present MSTM, an evocative new work developed by four remarkable artists during their residency. This collaboration explores how we connect across generations and respond to the world around us.”
Campbelltown City Council Mayor Darcy Lound added:
“It’s fantastic to see a work like MSTM showcase dedication and shared creativity across generations. It reflects the diverse and inclusive spirit of our community.”
With only four performances, MSTM promises a moving and intimate journey through time, connection, and creativity.
Performance Details
Venue: Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney
Dates: 6–8 November 2025
Times: 7:30pm, with a matinee + Q&A on 7 November
Tickets & Info: campbelltownartscentre.com.au
