b12 summer | main event
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© sarah walker
b12 summer main event
—locations: eden***** studios & dock11
antony hamilton
artistic director of Chunky move
this performance project is designed for about 17 people and lasts 13 days (tuesday off). it will be performed three times alongside two other performance projects at dock 11, a theater in the center of berlin. antony's performance project runs from july 22 to august 3, 2025.
rehearsals and performances:
july 22 - july 28: 13:00 - 16:30 at eden studios
29 july: no rehearsal
30 july: 13:00 - 14:45 in studio dock 11 / 10:45 - 12:15 in theater dock 11
31 july: 9:30 - 11:15 in dock 11 studio / 12:15 - 15:15 in dock 11 theater
1 august: 9:00 - 10:45 in dock 11 studio / 11:15 - 13:15 in dock 11 theater / 16:00 - 18:00 dress rehearsal in dock 11 theater with all three groups / performance: 19:00 - 20:30 in dock 11 theater
2 august: 14:45 - 15:45 possible feedback in dock 11 theater / performance: 19:00 - 20:30 in dock 11 theater
3 august: 14:45 - 15:45 possible feedback at dock 11 theater / performance: 19:00 - 20:30 at dock 11 theater
new: if you are interested in us booking accommodation for you for the duration of the performance project, please indicate this in your application. please understand that we only have a limited number of accommodations available.
the application deadline is april 25, 2025.
dramaturgy of material
antony Hamilton's performance project will incorporate the foundations of his 15 years of choreographic practice. This will include: development of complex choreographies using his unique number based choreographic system; collaborative and democratic choreographic tools; live composition and improvisational strategies; and dramaturgy created from the material conditions of the people, objects, and space. antony's choreographic process calls upon participant's imaginative interpretation of ideas, and intuition with the physical realisation of these ideas. he will guide participants to approach the process with self awareness and criticality towards generating work. Antony cultivates an environment of playfulness and curiosity, alongside rigour and discipline, where process is equal in its value to the outcome.
the description reflects an artist’s idea which was developed at the time it was submitted to b12. it may have changed by the time the workshop or the performance project is starting. please stay flexible. thank you!
biography
Antony Hamilton was appointed Artistic Director of Chunky Move in 2019. His choreographic work examines the elemental nature of the body, set against intersecting narratives exploring past, present and future. He employs a sophisticated melding of movement, sound and visual design to imagine complete worlds and develop new choreographic languages. Antony has been the recipient of major fellowships from Bangarra Dance Theatre, the Tanja Liedtke Foundation, the Australia Council for the Arts, and the Sidney Myer Foundation. In 2013 he was Resident Director of Lucy Guerin Inc and in 2014 was guest dance curator at The National Gallery of Victoria. He was inaugural International Resident Artist at Dancemakers Toronto from 2016 to 2018. He has created numerous national and international commissions, including Keep Everything and I Like This for Chunky Move, Black Project 3 for The Lyon Opera Ballet (FR), Sentinel for Skanes Dansteater (SE), and They Want New Language for La Comète (FR). Antony has received four Helpmann Award nominations, winning for Black Project 1 & 2, and Forever and Ever (Sydney Dance Company). He has won numerous Green Room Awards and has also received a New York Performing Arts Award, Bessie, for Outstanding Production for MEETING. In his time as Artistic Director at Chunky Move, Antony has premiered new works, including Token Armies (2019), Universal Estate (2019), Yung Lung (2022), Rewards for the Tribe (2022), AB_TA_Response (2022), and 4/4 (2023).
company info
Chunky Move
Chunky Move creates bold, visually striking, and genre defying dance works. These works are experiments that merge the body with other forms, explore new ideas and materials, and respond to different spaces and contexts. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Antony Hamilton, and Executive Director Kristy Ayre, Chunky Move plays a crucial role in driving the artform of dance forward in Australia and beyond. Artists and audiences are at the heart of our company, expressed in our dense program of major works, commissions, residencies, workshops, and public classes. Our collaborations, partnerships and projects aim to extend artform influence in the public realm and increase the visibility of contemporary dance as an everyday artform.
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