Fountain
FOUNTAIN explores the psycho-physical world of auditions through a queer interpretation of 1980s classics including Alan Parker’s FAME (1980) and Jane Fonda’s ‘Workout’ (1982). Exploring themes of repetition, trauma euphoria, exhaustion, endurance and fierce competition, dancers subject themselves to absurd, childish, and fantastical tasks. How far will they go? FOUNTAIN captures the aspirations, struggles, and triumphs of dancers seeking to gain a foothold in the ‘industry’ whilst holding onto a Utopian drive ‘to live forever’. Scored for prepared piano, theremin, bells and recorded retro synth pop, the soundscape evokes both an eerie cinematic atmosphere, and a manic Jane Fonda-esque aerobics class.
Creative Team:
Director & Choreographer – Phillip Adams
Performers - Rikia Bell, Leyla Boz, Mia Canton, Flynn Dakis, Grace Galimberti Espinoza, Natalie Hardy, Jesper Harrison, Belinda Hunt, Indi Mcqueen, Kitana Price, Toni Stathopoulos, Ava Sugden, Cassidy Thomson, Natalie Trainor, Angelique Van Kempen, Isabel Walsh and Keely Wood-Hill
Composer – Jordan Gilmour
Dramaturg – Cam Appleby
Set Designer – Nethmi Oshadi Gunasekera
Costume Designer – Isobel McCauley
Lighting Designer – Andrew Thompson
Sound Designer – Jett Manzie
Vision Designer – Amy Todd
Assistant Vision Designer – Lochlan Maher
Assistant Rehearsal Directors – Sarah Ceraso and Bronte Paruit
Dates
June 5-11 2025
Martin Myer Arena, Victorian College of the Arts, Southbank
Presented by RISING Festival and Victorian College of the Arts
Images by Gregory Lorenzutti