Following the success of Hey Scenester in January 2010, I could see the potential in the work and wanted to develop it further. With funding from Arts Queensland, I was able to reimagine the work, and we returned to the Brisbane Powerhouse for an eight-show season in December 2010.
SlowDive is an immersive dance experience into the debauched and underground world of alternative club culture
Enter the world of SlowDive and take a journey to the Brisbane nightclub scene of the 1990s. Choreographer Claire Marshall successfully recreates the atmosphere, aesthetics and feeling of a club in this dance-based, immersive performance art experience where the audience becomes part of the action.
SlowDive cleverly explores human behaviour, as it shifts between the strangely compelling and the somewhat disturbing events that occur in a night club environment. Surrounded by elegant, erotic, at times hilarious and at times violent contemporary dance choreography, the audience follows a bunch of clubbers over the course of a debauched night out.
SlowDive was created by Claire Marshall and choreographed by Claire Marshall in collaboration with the dancers, and occurred over eight performances at the Brisbane Powerhouse.
Dancers: Chafia Brooks, Libby McDonnell, Miranda Zeller, Sammie Williams, Richard Causer, Timothy Brown, Anthony Trojman, Jake Kuzma, and actor Kimberley Twiner.
Rehearsal
Hero Poster Concept
I sketched this rough idea to show my brother, Grant Marshall, who was taking the photo for the shoot. My idea was to show the downward spiral of the story of immersive work visually.
Rehearsal stills by Grant Marshall
Design development
Set designer Rozina Suliman and Claire Marshall worked closely on designing the space. Choreographic, visual and spatial considerations were all important for the immersive theatre format.
Bumping into the Visy Theatre
Stills by FenLan
Cast photo by Megan Andrews
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