Clear Pale Skin 2002

Clear Pale Skin documented the fallout that results in the pursuit of perfection. This notion of perfection is often present in conversations about dance and choreography, both in terms of the movement technique that comes out of the classical tradition and also in terms of the dancer as a model specimen of physical perfection. By contrast, the choreographic interest of Clear Pale Skin was the inherent flaws in this fiction as our imperfect bodies and capricious emotions serve to undermine our desires. This work was presented as part of a double bill WANTED alongside Australia's Most Wanted: ballet for a contemporary democracy.

WANTED was a double-bill that investigated what we want, whether as individuals and as a society, and its two works were thematically connected by their focus on the human pursuit of 'the ideal'.

Creative Team
Choreography Gideon Obarzanek in collaboration with the performers
Sound System Design Byron Scullin
Motion Graphics Design Michaela French
Costume Design Jane Summers-Eve
Design Collaboration Ben Cobham & Andrew Livingston/Bluebottle
Composition & additional Sound Design Luke Smiles/Motion Laboratories

Original Performers Fiona Cameron, Nicole Johnston, Antony Hamilton, Michelle Heaven, Joel Corpuz, Stephanie Lake, Luke George

Artistic Director Gideon Obarzanek
Executive Producer Vivia Hickman

World Premiere
22 May 2002 Melbourne  

Touring Season
2002 Queensland

L-R: Fiona Cameron, Nicole Johnston Image: unknown

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