NSW Public Schools Dance Ensembles 2021 – dance films

Through a series of virtual, improvisational workshops, students described and engaged with their surroundings to create movement impacted by the environment and these locations. The collaborative work explores our space as we transitioned from the studio to the confines of our homes and as the dancers worked as a fragmented ensemble, striving to unify. While the dancers evoke time's impacts, they consider connection and unity to dissolve the spatial and physical barriers separating us.

Colour, by definition, is; the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light. This work explores how different colours are embellished as the sun tracks around the earth. The impact and influence colour and light have on an individual and inspire that expression through movement.

Warriors is about discovering individual identity, strength and power. The dancers explore unique movements in places special to them as they find empowerment in who they are as individuals. As though coming from parallel worlds, they find a way to connect to become even stronger and eventually unite as a collective force, expressing the power of connection.

These students found their inspiration for choreography based on their relationships with friends and family and created a truly remarkable and lovely work. If you are a friend or family member, know that you were directly the inspiration of this piece.

New Bodies in Space follows 12 bodies as they arrive into a new environment and reality. The dancers move to discover how their new bodies relate to the environment, as they find certainty and grounding as they navigate the natural physical forces at play.

Anger, frustration, loneliness, peace and surrendering.

Our Senior Ensemble 2 found their emotional voices in this video project, portraying their various feelings surrounding the events of the last 2 years. Through movements and creative work, they successfully expressed their deep inner thoughts. Building their personal voices and vocabularies, these talented students created a work that will allow them to look back and see how historical events shaped their lives.