4/4 2023
4/4 is the blueprint for choreographic precision. Eight dancers perform a stark symphony of mesmerising movement inside the industrial vastness of the Merlyn theatre. As episode after episode builds upon the last, quartets and duets converge and diverge in ever more hypnotic configurations.
Collaborator Alisdair Macindoe’s sound design uses metronome arrangements to create harmony and discord in its composition, echoing the complexity of the dance. Hamilton and Macindoe wowed international audiences for three years running with their last major collaboration – 2015 Bessie Award winning MEETING. 4/4 reunites their idiosyncratic sound and movement language once again for a new generation of dance-lovers.
In a world full of commotion and clamour, 4/4 is a captivating meditation of meticulous dance.
Creative Team
Concept & Direction Antony Hamilton
Choreography Antony Hamilton with Mason Kelly, Melissa Pham, David Prakash, Harrison Ritchie-Jones, Aimee Schollum, Michaela Tancheff, Nikki Tarling, Jayden Wall
Costume Design Paula Levis
Sound Design Alisdair Macindoe
Lighting Design Bosco Shaw
Rehearsal Director (May/June 2023) Alice Dixon
Stage Manager Claudia Howarth
Touring Stage Manager Lyndie Li Wan Po
Production Manager Ashley Buchanan
Production Coordinator & Rehearsal Stage Manager Olivia Walker
Lighting Programmer Nick Moloney
Touring Sound Programmer Ethan Hunter
Original Performers Mason Kelly, Melissa Pham, David Prakash, Harrison Ritchie-Jones, Aimee Schollum, Michaela Tancheff, Nikki Tarling, Jayden Wall
Touring Perfromers Kyall Shanks, Samakshi Sidhu
Understudies Harshil Vora
World Premiere
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
8–12 August 2023
Touring Season
2024 London, Brussels, Oslo, Heerlen, Porto, Luxembourg
Awards
2024 Green Room Award for Best Sound Design (Alisdair Macindoe)
4/4 is supported by Creative Victoria, the Australian Council for the Arts and City of Melbourne.
Venue Partner: Malthouse.
Image: Peter Rosetzky
Image: Gianna Rizzo