Revolve Premier The Body Festival

REVOLVE from dusk to dawn Media Release What wakes you and what keeps you awake? The Body Festival presents the world premiere of REVOLVE from dusk to dawn, an innovative multi-media performance inspired by sleep science, 4-5th October 2011, Geo Dome, Christchurch Events Village Created by an internationally renowned team - media artist Anne Niemetz (NZ /Germany/USA), choreographer/performer Carol Brown (UK/NZ), sound artist Russell Scoones (UK/NZ), lighting designer Margie Medlin (Aus/UK) and sleep scientist Philippa Gander (NZ) – the work sheds light on the ‘stuff’ dreams are made of, the night-stories and bodily states that shape our sleeping hours. This intimate work unfolds through story-telling, sound, light, video and dance, following the path of the sleeper’s mind and body through the night. Aided by her sensor-equipped costume, solo dancer Carol Brown guides the audience through this immersive experience, heightening, changing or shifting the nature of the performance through interaction with the evolving sound and light environment. Driven by a curiosity about the body, its rhythms and potential for change, REVOLVE brings audiences an intimate, multi-sensory encounter that expands definitions of contemporary performance.

REVOLVE from dusk to dawn will be followed by a post-show discussion with Professor Phillippa Gander, chronobiologist and director of the Sleep/Wake Centre Wellington. Revolve will be premiered at the Christchurch BODY festival on October 4th and 5th in the GeoDome, Christchurch Events Village. Tickets are available from Dash Tickets www.dashtickets.co.nz

Conceived by Anne Niemetz and Carol Brown Sound design: Russell Scoones Lighting design: Margie Medlin Choreography: Carol Brown Sleep Scientist: Philippa Gander Costume design: Christina Houghton Wearable electronics, media design and interactive sound: Anne Niemetz Assistant interactive designer: Kenny Smith REVOLVE has been made possible through the support of NICAI, University of Auckland; Victoria University of Wellington; Massey Sleep/Wake Research Centre; Creative New Zealand. REVOLVE was seeded during the Waking Incubator project supported by Massey University and the Smash Palace fund (CNZ / MORST).