Ros Warby

Ros Warby is a leading Australian solo dancer/choreographer. Her award winning works have been presented in Australia, Europe and the USA including The 2010 Venice Biennale, London’s Dance Umbrella, Royal Opera House, London, Melbourne International Arts Festivals, Adelaide Festival, and DTW, New York. Warby, along with her collaborators, have created within their work together, an elaborate interplay between the elements of dance, film, music, sound and light, crafting a dialogue where they coexist in a manner rarely achieved in multi-disciplinary work. Warby has also performed with numerous companies and artists including Lucy Guerin Inc and Deborah Hay. Recognized for her unique performance work in multiple contexts Warby has received the Robert Helpmann Award for Best Female Dancer, 2007 Greenroom Awards for Best female performer and best Solo performer in 2001, an Australia Council Fellowship, and the 2007 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award. www.roswarby.com

Project Description

5-7-5 addresses notions of hierarchy within society and the self. This work is a collection of material developed over the past couple of years, and within our process together this spring, that will continue to develop into more extended solo and ensemble works.

The dancers are acting as both performer and choreographer simultaneously, juggling multiple attentions at once, not prioritizing any single moment over another. As they work, they are choreographing themselves, the relationship between one another, and the space they are dancing in.

Thank you to the dancers for their curiosity, questioning, insight and perceptiveness.

And to Arsenio for his exceptional work in framing and elevating our dances year after year, and Mark for his support with sound editing.