Resonance
Resonance unites three generations of Australian dancers in a moving celebration of memory, connection, and reinvention.
At its heart is a conversation between past and present, as Batchelor’s meditative choreographic style engages in a curious dialogue with the legacy of Tanja Liedtke – a rising star in the Australian dance scene whose life was tragically cut short in 2007, on the eve of her ground-breaking appointment as Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company.
Featuring dancers who worked closely with Liedtke and an intergenerational cast, Resonance honours the dancer’s body as a living archive. It becomes an intimate act of choreographic transmission – one that celebrates dance as a language of friendship, transformation, and enduring connection.
Credits:
Lead Artist, Choreographer, Producer - James Batchelor
Dramaturg, Producer - Bek Berger
Composer - Morgan Hickinbotham
Performed and realised by: James Batchelor, Chloe Chignell, Leah Marojević
with Amelia McQueen, Anton, Kristina Chan, Theo Clinkard, Amelie Currie, Anna Street, Belinda Hunt, Carly Shaw, Charlotte Macarthur, Charlotte Warner, Claire Bryan, Eiren Chamley, Ellie Dannock, Esther Hunter, Georgia Sullivan, Grace Arnold, Grace Galimberti, Hugo Howard, Leyla Boz, Lucy Slater, Masha Hassan Adly, Natalie Trainor, Toni Stathopoulos
Lighting Designer - Katie Sfetkidis
Lighting Associate – Lara Gabor
Costume Designer - Theo Clinkard
Costume Maker – Alice Ortona Coles
Dates
October 1 -4 2025
The Substation
Presented by Melbourne Fringe Festival and The Substation
Images by Sarah Walker