Wayfinder
An Immersive Contemporary Dance Experience Set to Music by Hiatus Kaiyote
Monash University Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) is thrilled to present Wayfinder, an exhilarating explosion of heart from Townsville/Gurambilbarra-based Dancenorth Australia that expertly blends contemporary dance, visual art, and music, showing at the Alexander Theatre on 18 – 19 October.
Directed by Amber Haines and Kyle Page, Wayfinder features the music of three-time Grammy nominated Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote and sound artist Byron J. Scullin to create a soaring composition evoking pleasure and possibility. Wayfinder is a tonic for the times, speaking to our sensorial nature and recognising connection as the central axis of the universe, transcending the words that have come to define us.
Described as “thrillingly inspired” by The Guardian, Wayfinder is brought to life by renowned interdisciplinary artist Hiromi Tango, whose costume design and visual work are an explosion of colour, texture, and shapes. Hiromi’s work has also featured at international exhibitions in the United States, Belgium, Dubai and throughout Asia Pacific including Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia and New Zealand.
Returning to MPAC for the first time in five years, since ‘Dust’ in 2019, Dancenorth is deeply committed to the creation of adventurous, thoughtfully conceived, and highly acclaimed new work. Dancenorth has presented work in over 45 International Arts Festivals and venues around Australia and the world. With a national reputation for producing works of the highest quality, Dancenorth has received two Helpmann Awards, two Australian Dance Awards, two Green Room Awards, the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award, and the PAC Australia Impact
Award.
Monash University Performing Arts Centres (MPAC) is the public performing arts and cultural arm of Monash University. MPAC venues are vital to the cultural life of the University, and act as a window to Melbourne’s southeast community, welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors to the university each year. MPAC seeks to connect, challenge and excite its audiences through the commissioning of unique works, along with curating a program that brings the best of local, national and international performing artists to its stages. MPAC is home to five venues, located at the Monash University Clayton and Peninsula campuses; the 561-seat Alexander Theatre, 130-seat David Li Sound Gallery, 150-seat jazz club The Count’s; with weekly gigs and restaurant & bar, plus the 1,598- seat Robert Blackwood Hall and 426-seat George Jenkins Theatre.
Bookings: https://www.monash.edu/performing-arts-centres/event/wayfinder/
