Dance Massive 2019
MELBOURNE’S Dance Massive festival (held in March) has become an important showcase for challenging work since its inaugural season in 2009. Not only does it host work from both emerging and mature artists but it has persisted as an inclusive space for audiences to immerse themselves in a torrent of dance or to gingerly dip in a toe and be refreshed. This year saw an even bigger program than previously, together with very healthy ticket sales, and many shows sold out.
Although it is not reasonable to make too many generalisations across such a rich program, I noticed quite a few two-handers being shown as well as works that focus on the dynamics and relationships between individuals within groupings.
, by Luke George and collaborators, saw the movement of a group en masse. The work dissolves the audience-performer divide
