Terrain is an award-winning contemporary dance and physical theatre show by New Zealand dancer/choreographers Guy Ryan and Malia Johnston.
Winner of the "Best production/technical award" at the Wellington Fringe festival in 2004, Terrain is a captivating performance that weaves together dance, physical theatre and visual imagery. Exploring the concepts of landscape, scale, place and precariousness, Terrain is set on and around an innovative and continuously evolving installation made up of a kitset plywood stage, layers of artificial grass, lighting stands and an array of miniature props (including toy cars, trains, tanks and dolls).
The most unique feature of Terrain is its scale. With a small stage measuring only 3x3m and several miniature scenes, Terrain is designed for a small audience of usually no more than 40 that sit up close on two sides and engage intimately with the action. The music, all played on vinyl, is nostalgic, with vintage songs by Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno and Cole Wilson and the Tumbleweeds and others. As a performance installation it negotiates the traverse between theatre-based dance and the idea of a visual art exhibition in motion.
"If you can get a seat for this fascinating and enriching experience, you will indeed be fortunate." (Gail Tresidder -- Nelson Mail)
See www.riflemanproductions.co.nz and www.guyryan.com for more information about our work or to contact us.
is it possible to see the complete work on video?
tea91907 3 years ago