VERTICAL SHADOWS DANCE COMPANY
REPERTOIRE
I DONT CARE FOR SUGAR, HONEY!
PREMIERED AT
The Annenberg Theater Palm Springs
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Charles Eugene Scheland, Katherine Liu, Rawinan Asawakanjanakit, Natalie Stys, Taylor Kate Ennen
Created especially for the Palm Springs Dance Festival, this premiere piece is set to the iconic vocals of Annie Lenox.
The lighting was created to be musically driven and to keep the audience on their toes. This glitzy, camp number was the hit of the program!
PREMIERED AT
The Annenberg Theater Palm Springs
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Audrey Casey
Aaron Czuprenski
Kat Cheng
Andrew Perez
Crossing The Rubicon delves into the idea of stability within relationships, working through that concept in relation to the choreography has allowed for a diverse repertoire of movement. Relationships are fragile, we are constantly involved in them and they require the ability to learn, grow and change as time goes by. Our relationships can be weathered by our decisions and the point of no return is not often in our foresight until it's to late.
CROSSING THE RUBICON
PREMIERED AT
Federation Square Deakin Edge Theatre
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Kristy Lee Donovan
Het was created for PROJECTion Ballet Gala. The program featured incredible Australia dancers such as Juliet Burnett, Kristy Lee Donovan and acclaimed international artists like Dominic James Ballard and Mara Galeazzi from the Royal Ballet.
HER
PREMIERED AT
The Arts House Meat Market
CREATIVES
STEPHEN AGISILAOU Direction/Choreography
JESSICA MORTLOCK Creative Assistant/Rehearsal Director
CRAIG BOYES Lighting Design
CHRIS AXIAQ Animation
ELISSA HULLAH Costume Design
PERFORMED BY
The Australian Ballets Damien Welch & Marc Cassidy returned to the stage along side contemporary goddess Teagan Lowe & breakout stars
Riley Fitzgerald & Joshua Hunt. KNIGHTS: Rosie Osmond, Josie Hodges, Alarna Curtis, Sophia Lewis
The White Prince defies genre and the typical contemporary dance experience by creating heightened view of reality meeting the imagination.
THE WHITE PRINCE
PREMIERED AT
Chapel Off Chapel
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Jessica Mortlock, Sean Marcs, Jayden Hicks, Tim Barnes, Aaron Lynch, Joshua Austin, Jake Walasek, Tony Keeble, Josh Cetin, Kristopher Brian, Nicolas Mena
A lifetime battle for another existence, accepting who you are in this present state is in many instances easier than the effort to move forward. Is accepting who you are in this present moment easier than risking everything for the chance to be someone, something more? Moving on does not so much help you obtain strength, but rather, empowerment.
ON THE ROCKS
PREMIERED AT
The Malthouse Theatre
Winner of DANCE CREATIONS Award in Choreography
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Stephen Agisilaou, Jessica Mortlock, Jayden Hicks, Benjamin Cure, Dylan Mcewan, Brett Fisher, Jake Alan O'Brian
As we worked with theatrical ideas through contemporary dance, we paradoxically found both restraint and ease in the choreography without venturing over to the contemporary cliché of minimalism. While the audience feels they are watching a slow unfolding sequence, they also feel a constant pressure being built up around them.
LET DOWN YOUR HAIR
PREMIERED AT
Chapel Off Chapel
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Jayden Hicks, Stephen Agisilaou, Jessica Mortlock, Grace Hooper, Sarah Mealor, Megan Sayce
To celebrate Chapel off Chapel’s 20th Anniversary, Vertical Shadows was asked to create a brand new work exclusively for this momentous occasion.
PARALLAX: A Brief Love Encounter indulges in the
unforeseen shot of adrenaline driven by the infatuating
nature of an uncontrollable short-term relationship.
PARALLAX:
A Brief Love Encounter
PREMIERED AT
Chapel Off Chapel
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Donna-Mae Burrows & Geoffrey H Watson
A pas de deux of an avian exploration. Across the crimson sky, two birds flying: they're ominous flight silent and solitary.
Warred and warred with the earth, and when she yielded stabbed her heart, gathered her blood in a chalice, spilling it over the crimson sky.
Selected for SPLASH DANCE FESTIVAL
CRIMSON
PREMIERED AT
Theatre Works
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Jessica Mortlock, Timothy Walsh, James Batchelor, Rachael Ireson, Jayden Hicks, Rachel Coulson, Stephen Agisilaou
A reflection of our internal selves. There are moments in our lives where we either make the most of a situation or let it go by, missing the chance to allow ourselves to grow. Whether we're aware of it or not while it’s happening, these are the moments that make us who we are.
RELEASE THE STARS
TRYBE
PREMIERED AT
Chapel Off Chapel
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Benjamin Hancock, Hayley Uberti, Benjamin Cure, Lucy Doherty, Robert McLean, Megan Sayce
A collaboration with infamous Australian artist Anthony Breslin, TRYBE is a show like no other! At its heart, it's about an artist struggling with his creativity. On stage, that involves Anthony painting the set—a huge face with arms. He does it from scratch each night, all to the beat of a live band, live opera, giant projections and a cast of dancers who each represent a particular colour
OLD GROUND
PREMIERED AT
Chapel Off Chapel
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Scott Pokorny
When we feel we have nothing left to give,
And we are sure that the song has ended;
When our day seems over and the shadows fall,
And the darkness of night has descended.
PREMIERED AT
Theatre Works
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Lauren Drago, Hayley Uberti, Erin Hooper, Robyn Max Wyngaard, Catherine Elis, Bec Demarte
A jazz piece about being a woman in this modern age.
‘The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, "It's a girl!”' - Shirley Chisholm
GROW UP & BLOW AWAY
PREMIERED AT
Gas Works Theatre
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Cheyne Whichello, Timothy Walsh, Leroy Curwood, Caitlin Wheeler, Eley May, Alice Dixon, Rachael Ireson, Kristy Sellars, Libby Abbot, Benjamin Cure, Diana Ricks, Stephanie Brunno, Stephen Agisilaou
HOME is a modern dance piece performed to current electric pop music follows the story of peoples home lives, who they are and the experience of living in a neighborhood.
Directed & Choreographed by Stephen Agisilaou
Performed by Timothy Walsh, Leroy Curwood, Caitlin Wheeler, Steph Bruno, Libby Abbot, Benjamin Cure, Ely May, Chane Whitichello & Diana Ricks
HOME
PREMIERED AT
Forum Theatre Melbourne
Winner of SHORT & SWEET Award: Best Choreography
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Benjamin Hancock, Rachael Ireson, Heather Craig, Leah Watts, Megan O'Mally, Dana Gishen, Kara Bertoncini, Steph Bertoncini
A contemporary work about the environments ever changing problems.
FOREIGN CONTAMINANT
PREMIERED AT
The Space Dance & Arts Center
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Jessica Mortlock, Benjamin Cure, Ellen Mary Simpson, Aaron Lynch, Lauren Drago, Jake Alan O'Brian, Alarna Curtis
We all have a desire to abandon ourselves, whether or not through religion, substance abuse or self-destruction. People are always looking for an escape from reality. It is part of human nature to want to feel something other than the banality of our own existence. Euphoria, paranoia, ease, hunger, recklessness, elation, inspiration, vibration, transformation.
SENT
OF
A
CHARM
THE
FOUNTAIN
PREMIERED AT
Melbourne Town Hall
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Mietta Gornall, Brandan Yates, Paris, Stephen Agisilaou
A magical realism romantic dance drama that blends elements of fantasy, history, spirituality, and science fiction
PREMIERED AT
Chapel Off Chapel
DIRECTED BY
Jessica Mortlock
PERFORMED BY
Stephen Agisilaou & Jessica Mortlock
THE
NITTY
GRITTY
FOX
TIMES
PREMIERED AT
Theatre Works
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Jessica Mortlock, Timothy Walsh, James Batchelor, Rachael Ireson, Jayden Hicks, Rachel Coulson, Stephen Agisilaou
Fox Times explores one idea three times in three different ways. Uncover the inner anguish we deal with when we find ourselves failing to cope with inevitable circumstances out of our control.
A strong undercurrent binds the dancers together, creating a sense of community and space on the stage with an unforeseen force impacting the collective structure.
PREMIERED AT
The Renaissance Theater
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Stephen Agisilaou & Caitlin Wheeler
A love story from beginning to end.
US
PREMIERED AT
The Renaissance Theater
DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Stephen Agisilaou
PERFORMED BY
Stephen Louis Agisilaou, Matt Dillon, Nick Geurts, Caitlin Wheeler, Sarah Ambros, Hayley Uberti, Eleanor Majpruz
Apprentices: Kara Bertoncini, Brendan Daynes,
The premiere work from the company, director Stephen Agisilaou relives the story of his experience living in Canada.