ABOVE: The FLING Company perform PUFFER at Gather 2023. Image Credit Lorna Sim
failure
premiere season
what happens when we stop viewing defeat as a deficit and embrace uncertainty?
10 shows
July 17 - 25
fling studio, bega
FAILURE is a bold new contemporary performance work developed in partnership with renowned Australian physical theatre company Legs On The Wall.
Combining aerial dance and contemporary physical theatre, FAILURE explores the emotional and physical terrain of risk, expectation and the fear of getting it wrong. Performed by a professional cast of local and guest emerging dance artists, the work examines failure not as weakness, but as a powerful creative force. Exposing vulnerability, resilience, and humour in the instability.
Ambitious, visceral and deeply human, FAILURE signals a significant artistic step forward for FLING Physical Theatre, championing fearless regional contemporary performance and the next generation of Australian artists.
At a time when perfection is increasingly performed and failure is often hidden; FAILURE asks what happens when we stop viewing defeat as a deficit and begin to embrace uncertainty. Through daring movement, immersive staging and emotionally charged performance, the work invites audiences into an intimate encounter with risk and perseverance.
Combining aerial dance and contemporary physical theatre, FAILURE explores the emotional and physical terrain of risk, expectation and the fear of getting it wrong. Performed by a professional cast of local and guest emerging dance artists, the work examines failure not as weakness, but as a powerful creative force. Exposing vulnerability, resilience, and humour in the instability.
Ambitious, visceral and deeply human, FAILURE signals a significant artistic step forward for FLING Physical Theatre, championing fearless regional contemporary performance and the next generation of Australian artists.
At a time when perfection is increasingly performed and failure is often hidden; FAILURE asks what happens when we stop viewing defeat as a deficit and begin to embrace uncertainty. Through daring movement, immersive staging and emotionally charged performance, the work invites audiences into an intimate encounter with risk and perseverance.
professional training
Mondays 5:30 - 7pm
NEW!
Professional Training @ FLING
Monday's
FLING Studio
5:30 - 7pm
Join FLING's Dance Development Facilitator Chris Wade and Creative Director Beth Lane for Professional Training
WHO IS IT FOR?:
- Local professional dance/movement artists seeking regular training and connection with other artists
- Recent graduates at professional/pre- professional skill level looking to extend and maintain their movement practice
- Visiting dance artists looking to train and connect with the Bega Valley dance community
- This program is for experienced adult movers or by invitation for younger artists at the discretion of the FLING artistic team.
WHAT TO EXPECT?:
Professional training will be led by FLING's experienced artistic team and occasionally visiting artists.
Class will work through the contemporary movement practice of the lead artist, so expect variation between people.
Class will often move quickly with the expectation that participants are able to self manage and adjust content to their needs
Class will sometimes move slowly or deep dive into material with the expectation that participants can drive their own knowledge and curiosity.
Got questions about pro training? Email us [email protected]
Professional Training @ FLING
Monday's
FLING Studio
5:30 - 7pm
Join FLING's Dance Development Facilitator Chris Wade and Creative Director Beth Lane for Professional Training
WHO IS IT FOR?:
- Local professional dance/movement artists seeking regular training and connection with other artists
- Recent graduates at professional/pre- professional skill level looking to extend and maintain their movement practice
- Visiting dance artists looking to train and connect with the Bega Valley dance community
- This program is for experienced adult movers or by invitation for younger artists at the discretion of the FLING artistic team.
WHAT TO EXPECT?:
Professional training will be led by FLING's experienced artistic team and occasionally visiting artists.
Class will work through the contemporary movement practice of the lead artist, so expect variation between people.
Class will often move quickly with the expectation that participants are able to self manage and adjust content to their needs
Class will sometimes move slowly or deep dive into material with the expectation that participants can drive their own knowledge and curiosity.
Got questions about pro training? Email us [email protected]
