Simulcast 2019

SIMULCAST was about the single and the multiple, minimalism and spectacle. Young, old, trained and untrained dancers worked together to create this murmuration in Melbourne and Bendigo. Visually beautiful and aesthetically satisfying, solo movements triggered mass cannons, ricochets and swarms. SIMULCAST was first presented at Birrarung Marr in Melbourne as part of the Dance Massive festival, produced by Chunky Move in association with Tasdance and Yellow Wheel. The work was performed by celebrated Australian dancer James O’Hara and supported by a local cast of 242 volunteer performers. The project was designed and led by director Alice Lee Holland with choreography by Holland and original soloist James O’Hara. SIMULCAST was later restaged in Bendigo’s Rosalind Park at sunset in partnership with the City of Bendigo, performed by Wiradjuri artist Daniel Riley. This edition included a local cast of 60 with a diverse level of dance experience. Additionally, ten young leaders were allocated to individual rehearsal groups to assist in the delivery of rehearsals and support their community cast.

Creative Team
Concept & Direction Alice Lee Holland
Choreography Alice Lee Holland & James O’Hara
Supported by Adam Wheeler & Sofie Burgoyne (Tasdance), Joshua Lowe & Kyall Shanks (Yellow Wheel)
Soloists James O’Hara (Birrarung Marr) Daniel Riley (Rosalind Park, Bendigo)
Music Kelly Ryall

Young Leaders
Abigail Benham-Bannon, Eiren Chamley, Dominique Cowden, Hana Dawson, Alexandra Dobson, Kayla Douglas, Simone Etheve, Annaleise Gaffney, Samuel Hammat, Cora Hughes, Christiana King, Tahlia Klugman, Piaera Lauritz, Rachel Mackie, Patrick O'Luanaigh, Rachel Owens, Diane Pereira, Rhys Ryan, Aimee Schollum, Breanna Skewes, Angus Syben, Nicola Travers-Robinson, Piroska Vojlay, Sumarlinah Winoto.

Original Performers
Rebecca Adams, Michelle Anderson, Eden Anderson, Angela Andrews, Melissa Arduca, Natasha Aulia, Sahara Bartlett-Matthews, Laura Bianchi, Nicole Boldt, Olivia Bowden, Kristen Cafari, Sara Carinci, Jill Carter, Nicole Cashin, Grace Cavallaro, Anna Cerreto, Phillipa Chapman, Uki Girls, Dance of Life, Dance Cousins,  Deidre Colussi, Ruby Connolly-Hiatt, Lorraine Conway, Aria Cooper, Jilly Cooper, Sara Corchado, Zoe Cresswell, Montserrat Cuellar Mestas, Madd Cushion, St Kevins, Samuel Dariol, Emily Dekker, Gokcen Demir, Ruby Denittis, Angela Dexter, Laura Divall, Emma Jane Druce, Cassie East, Emily Eather, Suryane Enzenhofer, Fleur Etiemble, Eglantine Etiemble, Charlotte Evans, Boland Group, Gayle Factor, Wendy Feng, James Ferguson, Lisa Flaherty, Bridget Flood, Clare Flood, Greta Frederick, Marion Frere, Declan Galagher, Georgie Garvey-Hawke, Andi Gehrke, Barbara Giupponi, Yvette Grant, Caroline Hajncl, Riana Hart, Alby Hart, Daniel Hart, Jessica Hearnes, Siobhan Henderson, Tessa Hens, Laura Hesse, Pariss Hibbert, Eva Hillebrand, Bridget Hillebrand, Indigo Holcombe-James, Eliza Holcombe-James, Marisa Howard, Selina Hsiao, Yvonne Huang, Sarah Hyne, Suzu Ichikawa, Isabel Jackson, Danielle Jansen, Cara Johnston, Hannah Jukes Frere, Cassandra Junkeer, Pemra Kahraman, Luara Karlso, Tess Kent, Philip Kent-Hughes, Lisa Keswick, Stephanie Keswick, Megan Keyes, Heidi Knoepfli, Ariane Korbel, Romi Kupfer, Natalie Kwan, Kevin Lai, Minna Lappalainen, Alison Lasek, Katrina Lavender, Hélène Lee, Jade Leung, Ginny Li, Louise Liang, Arlene Liew, Mary Lin, Larissa Linnell, Agathe Lise, Jacqueline Luty, Olivia Maclean, Alex Macnab, Fotini Malivindi, Kady Mansour, Cugini Group, Alannah May, Sharon Mcauslan, Alesha McCallum, Pippa McEwen, Fenella McGowan, Belinda McGrath, Irene McInnes, Prue McIntosh, Raisa Mclean, Avril McQueen, Caroline Chisholm Catholic College, Paul Mileson, Zoe Miller, Lawrence Moore, Leila Morad, Helen Moshis, Leila Mottaghizadeh, Stephanie Moutray-Read, Cathy Muller, Nicole Muscat, Momoko Nanri, Nami Nelson, Nha Trang Nguyen, Hannah Nichols, Ariela Nucci, Jacquie O’Brien, Conor O’Brien, Sally O’Hagan, Alo Ong, Elena Osalde, Michaela Ottone, Alistair Pace, Isabella Peppard Clark, Adrina Petrosian, Shihoko Phoenix, Kat Phyn, Delia Poon, Leisa Prowd, Myan Pulgo, STEPS, Katrina Rank, Abby Reynolds, Kathryn Riddoch, Cara Robilliard, Nuala Rooney, Aurele Roy, Edwina Saddington, Juliet Saito, Bonnie Sampson, Ruth Seidler, Anna Seymour, Simone Sheridan, Alison Shirley, Jasmine Shirrefs, Holly Shorland, Meg Simondson, Mireille Stahle, Katie Starkey, Jessica Stewart, Amber Stocks, Emma Stott-Thornton, Anna Sublet, Lillah Summerd Dixon, Rebecca Swinton, Ciska Syauta, Ana Tabatabaee, Vittoria Taccone, Nikki Tarling, Soo Taylor, Kim Te, Bree-ann Thomas, Anna Louise Thorbecke, Alison Tong, Amanda Tornel, Sylvia Tran, Ashlea Travaglini, Maria Tsaldaris, Kallie Turner, Amelia Vanzwol, Lauryn Veli, Natalie Vella, Danni Vitalich, Lucy Waddington, Libby Walker, Harriet Wallace-Mead, Isabelle Wallach, Louisa Walsh, Fiona Walters, Sam Walters, Lea Wearne, Lucy Weaver, Sara Webb, Peter Wee, Anna White, Eva White, Delta Williams, Christine Williams, Tomoko Yamasaki, Mollie Yang, Josephone Yeo, Michelle Young, Labanya Zerna, Jo Zito.

Artistic Director Anouk van Dijk
Executive Producer Sarah Greentree
Production Manager Blair Hart

Premiere Season
24 Mar 2019 Melbourne

Touring Season
2019 Bendigo

Presenters/Partners
Birrarung Marr Chunky Move, Dance Massive, Tasdance, Yellow Wheel
Rosalind Park, Bendigo Chunky Move, City of Bendigo, Tasdance

Image: Pippa Samaya