Contemporary dance
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International Artist
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aotearoa premiere
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Contemporary dance 〰️ International Artist 〰️ aotearoa premiere 〰️
Tempo Dance Festival presents
Natural Basic
The natural basic waltz step is a three-part clockwise movement. Originating in 16th-century peasant dances, it has evolved through countless forms. In Natural Basic, this cadence is a point of departure, a steady loop that drifts off-axis — its centre of gravity slipping.
Rebecca Jensen
Body as Barometer.
Dancers converge through clouds of thought and matter. In dissonant polyphony their movements register change like barometers — sensitive to pressure and subtle shifts in metronome. Dinosaur-like, they attempt to carry the weight of deep time, caught between extinction and evolution, chewing up the future and spitting it back out again.
From the creator behind Slip (2024).
“How do the conditions of contemporary planetary crisis shape the genres of temporal experience that make up the present?”
— Gary Zhexi Zhang
VENUE
Q Theatre, Loft
DATES & TIMES
Tues 13 – Wed 14 Oct
6.30pm
Duration: 50 min
PRICES & TICKET INFO
$29–$40+
Booking fees apply
ACCESSIBILITY
Accessible for those who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing | Hearing Aid Loop | No Language Barriers | Service Animals | Wheelchair Accessible
CONTENT WARNINGS
Recommended 14 +. See Below
Photo: Darren Gill
CREDITS:
The premiere season of Natural Basic was supported and presented by Dancehouse, Melbourne in 2026.
Choreographer: Rebecca Jensen
Performers: Rebecca Jensen, Anika de Ruyter, Texas Nixon-Kain
Sound Composition: Andrew Wilson
Set & Costume Design: Romanie Harper
Lighting: Giovanna Yate Gonzalez
Producer: Anna Nalpantidis
Consultant: Brooke Stamp
Supported by:
Content warnings detail:
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Haze/Smoke Effects, Loud Noise & Sound Pressure Effects
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