Set to premiere in 2020 and stalled by the global pandemic, this project became an experiment in international collaboration, a response to the challenge of creating a work together when travel was no longer a possibility. Embracing the experience of connecting through distance and the technology that allows us to do this, Marc choreographed the work from the UK, joining Rawcus remotely in the rehearsal room.
In GLASS, thirteen performers negotiate an evolving performance space supported by an immersive soundscape. Delving into dynamics of power, restriction, tenacity and ambition, this work interrogated invisible edges, boundaries and barriers. GLASS is an invitation to redefine success, limitations, and virtuosity.
Combining moments of vulnerability and humour, GLASS is highly physical, sculptural, unexpected and tender.
Marc Brew – Choreographer
Alice Dixon – Assistant Choreographer
Emily Barrie – Design
Jethro Woodward – Composition and Sound Design
Richard Vabre – Lighting Design
Alana Hoggart – Production Manager
Jess Keepence – Stage Manager
Kate Sulan – Rawcus Artistic Director
Jacque Robinson – Executive Producer
Rawcus Ensemble – Clement Baade, Michael Buxton, Harriet Devlin, Rachel Edward, Nilgun Guven, Joshua Lynzaat, Paul Matley, Ryan New, Kerryn Poke, Leisa Prowd, Louise Riisik, Prue Stevenson, Danielle von der Borch.
The Production of GLASS was nominated for three Green Room Awards in the category of Dance;
Best Production
Best Choreography Marc Brew and the Rawcus Ensemble
Best Sound Design Jethro Woodward, Rawcus Associate Artist – Live Desk Recording
Find out more about the show in a series of conversations with the team behind The Race.
‘I couldn’t stand up or dance the way I used to, but I still wanted to express myself’.
Read Marc’s interview with Sara Keating in the Irish Times
Listen to Marc speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena about The Race, and the importance of represention on the stage.
Commissioned by Rawcus 2019.
Glass was funded by the Australia Council for the Arts, the Victorian State Government Creative Victoria’s International Partnership Program, Darebin City Council, the City of Port Phillip, The Shulu Foundation, The Besen Family Foundation and The Thyne Reid Foundation. Rawcus receives support from The Victorian State Government Creative Victoria’s Organisational Investment Program, The City of Port Phillip’s Key Arts Organisation Program and the Shulu Foundation.
Please contact our Producer Susan Hay for more information.
