CHAMPIONS Directed by Martin del Amo Produced by FORM Dance Projects

CHAMPIONS is a new Australian dance work featuring an all female dream team of 11 contemporary dancers in an epic, adrenaline-fuelled choreographic match.

Under the direction of Martin del Amo, one of Australia’s most innovative choreographers, CHAMPIONS celebrates the talents of elite performers and harnesses the energy and enthusiasm of sports fans.

Complete with pre-show analysis, backstage interviews and running commentary, hosted by popular Australian sports presenter Mel McLaughlin.

CHAMPIONS draws surprising parallels between football and contemporary dance, and reveals unexpected insights into the fundamentals of athletic and artistic performance.

“Dancers are the cleverest with their feet, next are footballers.” Johan Cruyff

Venue Format
Black Box Venue
Technical Rating
A
Touring Party
14
Considerations

Choreographic inspiration for CHAMPIONS has been derived from a highly physical set of soccer drills, tactics studies, pre-game warm up rituals, on-field victory dances and the performative experience of triumph and defeat. The powerful all-female cast challenges long-held expectations of who qualifies as dance/sports ‘champions’ in a culture that notoriously underpays, and generally underappreciates, the achievements of female performers both in sports and in the arts. CHAMPIONS celebrates the contributions and achievements of female athletes and dancers to Australian society.

FORM Dance Projects is a dynamic independent hub for Australian contemporary dance based in Parramatta, Western Sydney. FORM fulfills a diverse role within the sector, including presentation, producing, education, community engagement and audience development. Under its current director Annette McLernon, FORM’s program has broadened to producing genredefying large-scale productions with the aim to develop audiences for contemporary dance. The first production being PUNCTURE, a multi-disciplinary creation straddling contemporary dance, physical theatre and choral music in its exploration of the evolution of social dancing. Initiated by FORM and co-produced with Legs On The Wall and VOX, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, PUNCTURE premiered in Sydney Festival 2015, playing to sold-out houses and receiving critical acclaim. Buoyed by this success, FORM commissioned Martin del Amo to choreograph and direct CHAMPIONS. FORM has grown into one of Australia’s leading dance presenters, carving its own niche by initiating, commissioning and investing in independent dance artists in order to produce and present innovative and accessible contemporary works of scale. FORM seeks to develop audiences nationally and internationally for Australian contemporary dance, leading the organisation to propose a series of complementary initiatives (digital, education and touring) to enhance reach and global connections as part of its 2016-2020 strategic plan.

Company Website
form.org.au

Unique Selling Point

CHAMPIONS is testament to the adventurous, risk-taking and open-minded approach to collaboration that characterises the independent dance sector making work in Australia today. It promises audiences an exciting, unusual, and ultimately unforgettable, viewing experience.

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Community Engagement

Cast available for workshops