Coalescing Towards
As part of Perth Moves 2024
Presented by Strut Dance in association with Tura and Perth Festival
STRUT in association with Tura will host a laboratory by choreographer, movement researcher and club culture celebrator Michele Rizzo in which will culminate in performances in the PERTH MOVES Hub in Perth Festival 2024.
Tura will commission a Boorloo (Perth) based composer / musician / electronic artist to work with Rizzo creating a new sound score for the work as part of Perth Moves.
The work will be performed in the State Theatre Centre of WA Courtyard as part of Perth Moves.
Michele Rizzo
Director and Choreographer
Michele Rizzo is an Italian artist living between Amsterdam and Milan since 2007. He combines choreography and visual arts to often explore the fusion of club culture and art. His early trilogy of works, starting with "Higher" in 2015, delved into club aesthetics and expanded into immersive spatial experiences in “Spacewalk” (2017). "Deposition" (2019) examined seeing as an act of validation of both performer and spectator. In 2016, Rizzo ventured into the visual arts, collaborating with Amsterdam's "If I Can't Dance I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution" gallery. His work "HIGHER xtn." (2018) entered the Stedelijk Museum's collection and toured extensively in Europe. In 2020, he continued his research in the visual arts with "Rest" (2020), blending choreography, sculpture, and music, presented at the Quadriennale of Rome and acquired by the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. Rizzo also ventured into fashion collaborations with brands like MARNI, Magliano and Off-White. In 2021, the performance “Reaching" premiered at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, created in collaboration with the Julia Stoschek Collection. In the same year Rizzo made his video debut with "Rest" (2021), inspired by his earlier installation work for the Quadriennale of Rome. The video was acquired by the Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum. Rizzo's role as a lecturer in esteemed institutions, including the SNDO School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam, adds to his multidisciplinary influence in contemporary art and performance.
In 2024 a music artist and selection of dancers will work with Rizzo, delving into the dynamics and shared experiences that emerge when people move together. This exploration is rooted in Michele Rizzo's choreographic pieces from his series HIGHER xtn., Reaching, and Rest, which draw inspiration from the communal dancing as in rave culture.
This collaboration will culminate in new choreography that combines contemplation with a gradual intensification of energy and cohesion and will be performed at PERTH MOVES Hub in the Perth Festival.
A laboratory with Rizzo will act as a development period for the creation of the score and the work itself.
Tura acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and create. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. With solidarity and friendship we say thank you.
