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LIZ LEA DANCES / Image: Bluebird / Photographer: Gabriella Csanyi Wills

Image: Bluebird
Photographer: Gabriella Csanyi Wills

LIZ LEA DANCES

Contemporary dance|Contemporary South Asian dance|Participative sculpture

SIZE OF COMPANY
2–8 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Small to medium

PERMANENT STAFF
Artistic Director
Liz Lea

ARTISTIC POLICY
Liz Lea specialises in the field of contemporary and classical Indian dance and martial arts, developing an idiosyncratic movement language that is expressive, detailed, and dynamic. She has toured her diverse range of solo works internationally. From 2009 she will be working with an exciting range of dancers, opening up her company profile.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Lea truly shone in Quicksliver…she is a huge joy to watch. She presents the unpredictable and delivers with skill and intelligence.
The Canberra Times (Quicksliver)
A riveting performer with statuesque gravity…luscious plasticity and superhuman penetrating gaze, her synthesis of dance and martial art is seamless and convincing.
Pulse (Inland)
Lea’s style presents an intriguing ambivalence. This combination, which lures us into the spell of the work but ultimately leaves us guessing, is intoxicating.  
Dance Australia (The Blue Tour)

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Ajanta
Directed by Laurens Postma this solo is inspired by the Ajanta Caves in India, created in 2BC by Buddhist Monks. The work is set in an installation of 30 copper and bronze sculptures and reflects the detail of the carvings, muted beauty of the paintings and the deeply rooted sense of being the Caves hold.
Solo, 15 mins; 2 on the road
Bluebird
The bird flies – outdoors! Bluebird has toured theatres worldwide and now leaves the stage for outdoor performances. Forty meters of silk billow in the wind as Lea flits and plays with an unexpecting audience.
Solo, 25 mins; 2 on the road
Ajanta and Co
A full evening of three works which include the solo Ajanta with a duet and work for five extraordinary dancers – inspired by the In 1923 the Anna Pavlova Company tour of India. An evening of complex movement and emotions that unfolds in waves of humour and skill.
Three works; a solo, duet and a quintet. No interval, Length 55 mins. 7 to 8 people on the road if full evening booked.

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Are we there yet?
A full length solo evening presented and performed by Liz Lea. Travelling since the age of 3, she takes the audience on an evening of dance, film, photos and special guests as she travels. Filled with dry humor, historical gossip and pathos the evening stands as testament to a dancers travels and Lea’s performance skills.     

WRAP-AROUND
Workshops/Masterclasses; Contemporary technique from beginners to advanced fusing on strength, precision and opening performance, with repertoire taught at the end of class. Can run from 2 hours to day/week long workshops. 8–70 years

RECENT INTERNATIONAL WORK
2008 UK, Scotland, India, Italy, Glasgow, Australia, China, South Africa, India
BDE Artist in Residence, Dancebase, Edinburgh
Tour of India following Pavlova Co '23 tour
Dialogue Residency, Florence
Artist in Residence, Cove Park
World Dance Alliance, Masterclass and Performance Presentation
Closing Ceremony of Olympic Games
Creation of ‘Ajanta’ and teaching
Filming documentary on Denishawn India tour in 1926

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Ajanta and Bluebird currently available
All available from mid 2009