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Age Of Unbeauty By Garry Stewart

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Garry Stewart, current Artistic Director of the Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) is an innovator as he presents new ideas and expresses originality through his work. His risk-taking, experimental and creative approach has earned him the reputation as one of the most innovative and successful Contemporary choreographers in Australia. This is evident through his use of technology, collaborations with experts in a variety of fields and unique movement style.
Stewart started his dance studies in 1983. He completed most of his training at the Australian Ballet School and the Sydney City Ballet Academy. Stewart discovered an interest in choreography in the early stages of his dance career. He worked as an independent freelance choreographer throughout …show more content…

In Proximity (2012), floor work is the main component of the piece. It is used to show patterns and shapes on the floor. Partner work is a major part in all of Stewart’s work. It is used to show the connection between the dancers and to make interesting pictures and shapes with the dancer’s bodies. In some of Stewart’s work tumbling is a significant part of the piece. Tumbling can make his dance works more interesting to watch and shows the skill level in which the dancers are at. In Stewart’s piece Age of Unbeauty (2002), as well as having a contemporary basis for the dance, martial arts is also included. This is an unusual element incorporated into the piece making it entertaining for the audience to watch. The use of martial arts shows the battle between the dancer and their thoughts. Stewart’s work is known to be creative and innovative with how he fuses different styles of dance and other sports into his …show more content…

Proximity is based around human physiology and is presented through different forms of technology. For this piece, Stewart investigated neurobiological theories and somatic basis of a person’s perception. This influenced the piece to have a basis theory of ‘an investigation on the neurological body maps, nerve endings and different views on the world’. The piece incorporates real-time, re-projection and video manipulation. He collaborated with Thomas Pachoud, a multimedia engineer and visual artist for live performance and interactivity pioneer to achieve this production style. Stewarts forward thinking and technological integration in dance is the main characteristic that defines Stewart and the ADT. The simplistic costuming, collaboration and video effects are all contributing factors of Stewart’s display of ‘innovation’ in creating

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